Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 30:22-34

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?”

31“Whatמָ֣הmahH4100can I giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414you?”Laban askedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “You do notלֹא־lo'-H3808need to giveתִתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meanythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972,”Jacob repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙vai.Yo.mer ya.'a.KoH3290 H559. “Ifאִם־'im-H518you doתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088one thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697for me,I will keep onאָשׁ֛וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725shepherdingאֶרְעֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7462and keepingאֶשְׁמֹֽר׃'esh.MorH8104your flocksצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629.

32Let me goאֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר'e.'e.VorH5674through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your flocksצֹֽאנְךָ֜tzo.ne.KhaH6629todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117and removeהָסֵ֨רha.SerH5493from themמִשָּׁ֜םmi.ShamH8033everyכָּל־kol-H3605speckledנָקֹ֣דna.KodH5348or spottedוְטָל֗וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921sheepשֶׂ֣ה׀sehH7716,everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605dark-coloredחוּם֙chumH2345lambשֶׂה־ בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםseh- ba.ke.sa.VimH7716 H3775,and every spottedוְטָל֥וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921or speckledוְנָקֹ֖דve.na.KodH5348goatבָּעִזִּ֑יםba.'i.ZimH5795.These will beוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961my wagesשְׂכָרִֽי׃se.kha.RiH7939.

33So my honestyצִדְקָתִי֙tzid.ka.TiH6666will testifyוְעָֽנְתָה־ve.'a.ne.tah-H6030for mewhenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you come to checkתָב֥וֹא לְפָנֶ֑יךָta.Vo' le.fa.Nei.khaH935 H6440onעַל־'al-H5921my wagesשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939in the futureבְּי֣וֹם מָחָ֔רbe.Yom ma.CharH3117 H4279.If I haveאִתִּֽי׃'i.TiH854anyכֹּ֣לkolH3605goatsבָּֽעִזִּ֗יםba.'i.ZimH5795thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are notאֵינֶנּוּ֩'ei.ne.NuH369speckledנָקֹ֨דna.KodH5348or spottedוְטָל֜וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921,or any lambsבַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775that are not dark-coloredוְחוּם֙ve.ChumH2345,theyה֖וּאhu'H1931will be considered stolenגָּנ֥וּבga.NuvH1589.”

34“Agreedהֵ֑ן ל֖וּHen luH2005 H3863,”saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837. “Let it beיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961as you have saidכִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃khid.va.Re.khaH1697.”

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