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Genesis 30:17-30

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.

24She namedוַתִּקְרָ֧אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֛וֹshe.MoH8034Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “May the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068addיֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3254to meanotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.”

25Nowוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961afterכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354אֶת־'et-H853had given birth toיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837, “Send me on my wayשַׁלְּחֵ֙נִי֙sha.le.Che.niH7971so I can returnוְאֵ֣לְכָ֔הve.'E.le.KhahH1980toאֶל־'el-H413my homelandמְקוֹמִ֖י וּלְאַרְצִֽי׃me.ko.Mi u.le.'ar.TziH4725 H776.

26Giveתְּנָ֞הte.NahH5414meאֶת־'et-H853my wivesנָשַׁ֣יna.ShaiH802andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853childrenיְלָדַ֗יye.la.DaiH3206for whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I have served youעָבַ֧דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647אֹֽתְךָ֛'o.te.KhaH853,that I may go on my wayוְאֵלֵ֑כָה כִּ֚יve.'e.Le.khah kiH1980 H3588.Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045אֶת־'et-H853howאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hard I have workedעֲבֹדָתִ֖י'a.vo.da.TiH5656for youעֲבַדְתִּֽיךָ׃'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647.”

27But Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙vai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “Ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,please stayנָ֛אna'H4994.I have learned by divinationנִחַ֕שְׁתִּיni.Chash.tiH5172that the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has blessed meוַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִיvay.va.ra.Khe.niH1288because of youבִּגְלָלֶֽךָ׃big.la.Le.khaH1558.”

28And he addedוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Nameנָקְבָ֧הna.ke.VahH5344your wagesשְׂכָרְךָ֛ עָלַ֖יse.kha.re.Kha 'a.LaiH7939 H5921,and I will pay themוְאֶתֵּֽנָה׃ve.'e.Te.nahH5414.”

29Then Jacob answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045אֵ֖ת'etH853howאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have served youעֲבַדְתִּ֑יךָ'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647andוְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your livestockמִקְנְךָ֖mik.ne.ChaH4735have thrivedהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961under my careאִתִּֽי׃'i.TiH854.

30Indeedכִּ֡יkiH3588,you hadהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961very littleמְעַט֩me.'AtH4592אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834before my arrivalלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440,but now your wealthלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230has increased many times overוַיִּפְרֹ֣ץvai.yif.RotzH6555.The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288youאֹתְךָ֖'o.te.KhaH853wherever I set footלְרַגְלִ֑יle.rag.LiH7272.But nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,whenמָתַ֛יma.TaiH4970may Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595alsoגַם־gam-H1571provideאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213for my own householdלְבֵיתִֽי׃le.vei.TiH1004?”

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