Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 30:32-43

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.”

35That veryהַה֨וּאha.Hu'H1931אֶת־'et-H853dayבַּיּוֹם֩bai.yOmH3117Laban removedוַיָּ֣סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493all the streakedהָֽעֲקֻדִּ֣יםha.'a.ku.DimH6124or spottedוְהַטְּלֻאִ֗יםve.ha.te.lu.'ImH2921male goatsהַתְּיָשִׁ֜יםha.te.ya.ShimH8495andוְאֵ֤תve.'EtH853everyכָּל־kol-H3605speckledהַנְּקֻדּ֣וֹתha.ne.ku.DotH5348or spottedוְהַטְּלֻאֹ֔תve.ha.te.lu.'OtH2921female goatהָֽעִזִּים֙ha.'i.ZimH5795—every oneכֹּ֤לkolH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had any whiteלָבָן֙la.VanH3836on it—and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605dark-coloredח֖וּםchumH2345lambבַּכְּשָׂבִ֑יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775,and he placed themוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414under the careבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his sonsבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121.

36Then he putוַיָּ֗שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a three-dayשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔יםshe.Lo.shet ya.MimH7969 H3117journeyדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870between himselfH996and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,while Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290was shepherdingרֹעֶ֛הro.'EhH7462אֶת־'et-H853the restהַנּוֹתָרֹֽת׃ha.no.ta.RotH3498of Laban’sלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

37Jacob, howeverיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947freshלַ֖חlachH3892branchesמַקַּ֥לma.KalH4731of poplarלִבְנֶ֛הliv.NehH3839,almondוְל֣וּזve.LuzH3869,and plane treesוְעֶרְמ֑וֹןve.'er.MonH6196,and peeledוַיְפַצֵּ֤לvay.fa.TzelH6478the bark,exposingלְבָנ֔וֹת מַחְשֹׂף֙le.va.Not mach.SofH4286 H3836אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834the whiteהַלָּבָ֔ןha.la.VanH3836inner woodפְּצָל֣וֹתpe.tza.LotH6479ofעַל־'al-H5921the branchesהַמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ha.mak.LotH4731.

38Then he setוַיַּצֵּ֗גvai.ya.TzegH3322אֶת־'et-H853the peeledפִּצֵּ֔לpi.TzelH6478אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834branchesהַמַּקְלוֹת֙ha.mak.loTH4731בָּרֳהָטִ֖יםbo.ro.ha.TimH7298in the wateringהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834troughsבְּשִֽׁקֲת֣וֹתbe.shi.ka.TotH8268in front ofלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227the flocksהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629coming inתָּבֹ֨אןָta.Vo.naH935to drinkלִשְׁתּוֹת֙lish.toTH8354.So when the flocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629were in heatוַיֵּחַ֖מְנָהvai.ye.Cham.nahH3179and cameבְּבֹאָ֥ןbe.vo.'AnH935to drinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354,

39theyהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629matedוַיֶּחֱמ֥וּvai.ye.che.MuH3179in front ofאֶל־'el-H413the branchesהַמַּקְל֑וֹתha.mak.LotH4731.And they boreוַתֵּלַ֣דְןָva.te.Lad.naH3205youngהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629that werestreakedעֲקֻדִּ֥ים'a.ku.DimH6124or speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348or spottedוּטְלֻאִֽים׃u.te.lu.'ImH2921.

40Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290set apartהִפְרִ֣ידhif.RidH6504the youngוְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮ve.ha.ke.sa.VimH3775,but madeוַ֠יִּתֵּןVai.yi.tenH5414theהַצֹּ֧אןha.TzonH6629restfaceפְּנֵ֨י אֶל־pe.Nei 'el-H6440 H413the streakedעָקֹ֛ד'a.KodH6124dark-coloredוְכָל־ ח֖וּםve.khol chumH3605 H2345sheep in Laban’sלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837flocksבְּצֹ֣אןbe.TzonH6629.Then he setוַיָּֽשֶׁת־vai.ya.shet-H7896his ownstockעֲדָרִים֙'a.da.RimH5739apartלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905and did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808put themשָׁתָ֖םsha.TamH7896withעַל־'al-H5921Laban’sלָבָֽן׃la.VanH3837animalsצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

41וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961Wheneverבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the stronger femalesהַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒ham.ku.sha.roTH7194of the flockהַצֹּ֣אןha.TzonH6629were in heatיַחֵם֮ya.ChemH3179,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֧בya.'a.KoH3290אֶת־'et-H853would placeוְשָׂ֨םve.SamH7760the branchesהַמַּקְל֛וֹתha.mak.LotH4731in the troughsבָּרֳהָטִ֑יםbo.ro.ha.TimH7298,in full viewלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the animalsהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,so that they would breedלְיַחְמֵ֖נָּהle.yach.Me.nahH3179in front of the branchesבַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ba.mak.LotH4731.

42But if the animalsהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629were weakוּבְהַעֲטִ֥יףu.ve.ha.'a.TifH5848,he did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808set out the branchesיָשִׂ֑יםya.SimH7760.So the weaker animalsהָעֲטֻפִים֙ha.'a.tu.FimH5848went toוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961Labanלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837and the stronger onesוְהַקְּשֻׁרִ֖יםve.ha.ke.shu.RimH7194to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

43Thusהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376Jacobbecameמְאֹ֣דme.'OdH3966exceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966prosperousוַיִּפְרֹ֥ץvai.yif.RotzH6555.He ownedוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961largeרַבּ֔וֹתra.BotH7227flocksצֹ֣אןtzonH6629,maidservantsוּשְׁפָחוֹת֙u.she.fa.choTH8198and menservantsוַעֲבָדִ֔יםva.'a.va.DimH5650,and camelsוּגְמַלִּ֖יםu.ge.ma.LimH1581and donkeysוַחֲמֹרִֽים׃va.cha.mo.RimH2543.

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