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Genesis 30:1-23

1When Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588she was notלֹ֤אlo'H3808bearingיָֽלְדָה֙yal.DahH3205any childrenרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354for Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,she enviedוַתְּקַנֵּ֥אva.te.ka.Ne'H7065her sisterבַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּba.'a.cho.TahH269. “Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051mechildrenבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,orוְאִם־ אַ֖יִןve.'im- 'A.yinH518 H369Iאָנֹֽכִי׃'a.No.khiH595will dieמֵתָ֥הme.TahH4191!”she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290.

2Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290became angryוַיִּֽחַר־ אַ֥ףvai.yi.char- 'afH2734 H639with Rachelבְּרָחֵ֑לbe.ra.ChelH7354and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Am Iאָנֹ֔כִי'a.No.khiH595in the placeהֲתַ֤חַתha.Ta.chatH8478of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has withheldמָנַ֥עma.Na'H4513childrenפְּרִי־ בָֽטֶן׃pe.ri- Va.tenH6529 H990from youמִמֵּ֖ךְmi.MekhH4480?”

3Then she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Hereהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009is my maidservantאֲמָתִ֥י'a.ma.TiH519Bilhahבִלְהָ֖הvil.HahH1090.Sleep withבֹּ֣אbo'H935herאֵלֶ֑יהָ'e.Lei.haH413,that she may bear childrenוְתֵלֵד֙ve.te.LedH3205for meעַל־ בִּרְכַּ֔י'al- bir.KaiH5921 H1290,so that through herמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595tooגַם־gam-H1571can build a familyוְאִבָּנֶ֥הve.'i.ba.NehH1129.”

4So Rachel gaveוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414Jacobאֶת־'et-H853her servantשִׁפְחָתָ֖הּshif.cha.TahH8198Bilhahבִּלְהָ֥הbil.HahH1090as a wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802,andיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290heslept withוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935herאֵלֶ֖יהָ'e.Lei.haH413,

5and Bilhahבִּלְהָ֔הbil.HahH1090conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029and boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205himלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

6Then Rachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430has vindicated meדָּנַ֣נִּיda.Na.niH1777וְגַם֙ve.GamH1571;He has heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085my pleaבְּקֹלִ֔יbe.ko.LiH6963and givenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414mea sonבֵּ֑ן עַל־ כֵּ֛ןBen 'al- kenH1121 H5921 H3651.”So she named himקָרְאָ֥ה שְׁמ֖וֹka.re.'Ah she.MoH7121 H8034Danדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

7And Rachel’sרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354servantשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198Bilhahבִּלְהָ֖הbil.HahH1090conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029againע֔וֹדodH5750and boreוַתֵּ֕לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290a secondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

8Then Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “In my great strugglesנַפְתּוּלֵ֨י אֱלֹהִ֧ים׀naf.tu.Lei 'E.lo.HimH5319 H430,I have wrestledנִפְתַּ֛לְתִּיnif.Tal.tiH6617withעִם־'im-H5973my sisterאֲחֹתִ֖י'a.cho.TiH269andגַּם־gam-H1571wonיָכֹ֑לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201.”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

9When Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thatכִּ֥יkiH3588she had stoppedעָמְדָ֖ה'a.me.DahH5975having childrenמִלֶּ֑דֶתmi.Le.detH3205,she gaveוַתִּקַּח֙ וַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.Kach va.ti.TenH3947 H5414אֶת־'et-H853אֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853her servantשִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshif.cha.TahH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּ֣הzil.PahH2153to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

10And Leah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812servantשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153boreוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֥בle.ya.'a.KoH3290a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

11Then Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559, “How fortunateבָּ֣אגָ֑דbe.be.//gadgadH935!”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Gadגָּֽד׃GadH1410.

12When Leah’sלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812servantשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198Zilpahזִלְפָּה֙zil.PahH2153boreוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290a secondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,

13Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “How happy I amבְּאָשְׁרִ֕יbe.'a.she.RiH837!Forכִּ֥יkiH3588the womenבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323call me happyאִשְּׁר֖וּנִי'i.she.Ru.niH833.”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Asherאָשֵֽׁר׃'a.SherH836.

14Now during the wheatחִטִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105,Reubenרְאוּבֵ֜ן בִּימֵ֣יre.'u.Ven bi.MeiH7205 H3117went outוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and foundוַיִּמְצָ֤אvai.yim.Tza'H4672some mandrakesדֽוּדָאִים֙du.da.'ImH1736in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704.When he broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853toאֶל־'el-H413his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517לֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812,Rachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354beggedוַתֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־va.To.mer 'el-H559 H413Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994give meתְּנִי־te.ni-H5414some ofyour son’sבְּנֵֽךְ׃be.NekhH1121mandrakesמִדּוּדָאֵ֖יmi.du.da.'EiH1736.”

15But Leah repliedוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Is it not enoughהַמְעַט֙ham.'AtH4592that you have taken awayקַחְתֵּ֣ךְkach.TekhH3947אֶת־'et-H853my husbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376?Now youגַּ֥םgamH1571אֶת־'et-H853want to takeוְלָקַ֕חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947my son’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakesדּוּדָאֵ֖יdu.da.'EiH1736as well?” “Very wellלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,”saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354, “he may sleepיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901with youעִמָּךְ֙'i.moKhH5973tonightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915in exchange forתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478your son’sבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121mandrakesדּוּדָאֵ֥יdu.da.'EiH1736.”

16When Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290came inוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935fromמִן־min-H4480the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704that eveningבָּעֶרֶב֒ba.'e.RevH6153,Leahלֵאָ֜הle.'AhH3812went outוַתֵּצֵ֨אva.te.Tze'H3318to meet himלִקְרָאת֗וֹlik.ra.ToH7122and saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “You must comeתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935with meאֵלַ֣י'e.LaiH413,forכִּ֚יkiH3588I have hired youH7936with my son’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakesבְּדוּדָאֵ֖יbe.du.da.'EiH1736.”So he sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with herעִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH5973thatהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

17And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085toאֶל־'el-H413Leahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812,and she conceivedוַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harH2029and boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a fifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃cha.mi.ShiH2549sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290.

18Then Leahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430has rewarded meנָתַ֤ן שְׂכָרִ֔יna.Tan se.kha.RiH5414 H7939forאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834givingנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my maidservantשִׁפְחָתִ֖יshif.cha.TiH8198to my husbandלְאִישִׁ֑יle.'i.ShiH376.”So she named himוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034Issacharיִשָּׂשכָֽר׃yi.so.sh.KharH3485.

19Againעוֹד֙'OdH5750Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029and boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sixthשִׁשִּׁ֖יshi.ShiH8345sonבֵּן־ben-H1121to Jacobלְּיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

20“Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430אֹתִי֮'o.TiH853has given meזְבָדַ֨נִיze.va.Da.niH2064a goodטוֹב֒tOvH2896giftזֵ֣בֶדZe.vedH2065,” sheלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559. “This timeהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471my husbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376will honor meיִזְבְּלֵ֣נִיyiz.be.Le.niH2082,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have borneיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205himsixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121.”And she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Zebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074.

21After thatוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310,Leah gave birth toיָ֣לְדָהYal.dahH3205a daughterבַּ֑תBatH1323and namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853herשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034Dinahדִּינָֽה׃di.NahH1783.

22Then Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354.Heאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to herאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413and openedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605אֶת־'et-H853her wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358,

23and she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121. “Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853has taken awayאָסַ֥ף'a.SafH622my shameחֶרְפָּתִֽי׃cher.pa.TiH2781,”she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559.

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