Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 31:1-13

1Now Jacob heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085אֶת־'et-H853that Laban’sלָבָן֙ לֵאמֹ֔רla.Van le.MorH3837 H559sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121were sayingדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697, “Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290אֵ֖ת'etH853has taken awayלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belonged toour fatherלְאָבִ֑ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1and builtעָשָׂ֕ה'a.SahH6213אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088wealthהַכָּבֹ֖דha.ka.VodH3519atוּמֵאֲשֶׁ֣רu.me.'a.SherH834our father’s expenseלְאָבִ֔ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1.”

2And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290אֶת־'et-H853sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200from the countenanceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of Labanלָבָ֑ן וְהִנֵּ֥הla.Van ve.hi.NehH3837 H2009that his attitude towardעִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973himכִּתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃kit.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032had changedאֵינֶ֛נּוּ'ei.ne.NuH369.

3Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, “Go backשׁ֛וּבshuvH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of your fathersאֲבוֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1and to your kindredוּלְמוֹלַדְתֶּ֑ךָu.le.mo.lad.Te.khaH4138,and I will beוְאֶֽהְיֶ֖הve.'eh.YehH1961with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973.”

4So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sent wordוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971and calledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Rachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354and Leahוּלְלֵאָ֑הu.le.le.'AhH3812to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖ה אֶל־ha.sa.Deh 'el-H7704 H413where his flocks wereצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629,

5and he toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, “Iאָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595אֶת־'et-H853can seeרֹאֶ֤הro.'EhH7200from your father’sאֲבִיכֶ֔ן'a.vi.KhenH1countenanceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588his attitude toward meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413has changedאֵינֶ֥נּוּ כִּתְמֹ֣ל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם'ei.Ne.nu kit.Mol shil.ShomH369 H8543 H8032;but the Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1has beenהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961with meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.

6Youוְאַתֵּ֖נָהve.'a.Te.nahH859knowיְדַעְתֶּ֑ןye.da'.TenH3045thatכִּ֚יkiH3588I have servedעָבַ֖דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647אֶת־'et-H853your fatherאֲבִיכֶֽן׃'a.vi.KhenH1with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605my strengthכֹּחִ֔יko.ChiH3581.

7And although heוַאֲבִיכֶן֙va.'a.vi.KhenH1has cheatedהֵ֣תֶלHe.telH2048meand changedוְהֶחֱלִ֥ףve.he.che.LifH2498אֶת־'et-H853my wagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.TiH4909tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235timesמֹנִ֑יםmo.NimH4489,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430has notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808allowed himנְתָנ֣וֹne.ta.NoH5414to harm meלְהָרַ֖ע עִמָּדִֽי׃le.ha.Ra' 'i.ma.DiH7489 H5978.

8Ifאִם־ כֹּ֣ה'im- kohH518 H3541he saidיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559, ‘The speckledנְקֻדִּים֙ne.ku.DimH5348will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961your wagesשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָse.kha.Re.khaH7939,’then the wholeכָל־khol-H3605flockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629boreוְיָלְד֥וּve.yal.DuH3205speckled offspringנְקֻדִּ֑יםne.ku.DimH5348.Ifוְאִם־ כֹּ֣הve.'im- kohH518 H3541he saidיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559, ‘The streakedעֲקֻדִּים֙'a.ku.DimH6124will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961your wagesשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָse.kha.Re.khaH7939,’then the wholeכָל־khol-H3605flockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629boreוְיָלְד֥וּve.yal.DuH3205streaked offspringעֲקֻדִּֽים׃'a.ku.DimH6124.

9Thus Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853has taken awayוַיַּצֵּ֧לvai.ya.TzelH5337your father’sאֲבִיכֶ֖ם'a.vi.KhemH1livestockמִקְנֵ֥הmik.NehH4735and givenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414them to me.

10וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Whenבְּעֵת֙be.'EtH6256the flocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629were breedingיַחֵ֣םya.ChemH3179,I sawוָאֶשָּׂ֥א עֵינַ֛י וָאֵ֖רֶאva.'e.Sa' 'ei.Nai va.'E.re'H5375 H5869 H7200in a dreamבַּחֲל֑וֹם וְהִנֵּ֤הba.cha.Lom ve.hi.NehH2472 H2009that the streakedעֲקֻדִּ֥ים'a.ku.DimH6124,spottedוּבְרֻדִּֽים׃u.ve.ru.DimH1261,and speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348malesהָֽעַתֻּדִים֙ha.'a.tu.DimH6260were matingהָעֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927withעַל־'al-H5921the femalesהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629.

11In that dreamבַּחֲל֖וֹםba.cha.LomH2472the angelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֜י'e.LaiH413, ‘Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290!’And I repliedוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, ‘Here I amהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009.’

12‘Look upשָׂא־ נָ֨א עֵינֶ֤יךָsa'- na' 'ei.Nei.khaH5375 H4994 H5869,’he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘and seeוּרְאֵה֙u.re.'EhH7200that allכָּל־kol-H3605the malesהָֽעַתֻּדִים֙ha.'a.tu.DimH6260that are matingהָעֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927withעַל־'al-H5921the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629are streakedעֲקֻדִּ֥ים'a.ku.DimH6124,spottedוּבְרֻדִּ֑יםu.ve.ru.DimH1261,or speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348;forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have seenרָאִ֔יתִיra.'I.tiH7200אֵ֛ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837has doneעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213to you.

13Iאָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.KhiH595am the Godהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH410of BethelH1008,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you anointedמָשַׁ֤חְתָּ שָּׁם֙ma.Shach.ta shamH4886 H8033the pillarמַצֵּבָ֔הma.tze.VahH4676אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834and madeנָדַ֥רְתָּ שָׁ֖םna.Dar.ta shamH5087 H8033a solemn vowנֶ֑דֶרNe.derH5088to Me.Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258get upק֥וּםkumH6965,leaveצֵא֙ מִן־tze' min-H3318 H4480thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063land at onceהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and returnוְשׁ֖וּבve.ShuvH7725toאֶל־'el-H413your nativeמוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ׃mo.lad.Te.khaH4138landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776.’”

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