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Genesis 31:1-21

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.’”

14And Rachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354and Leahוְלֵאָ֔הve.le.'AhH3812repliedוַתַּ֤עַן וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָהva.Ta.'an va.to.Mar.nahH6030 H559, “Do wehave any portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506or inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159leftהַע֥וֹדha.'odH5750in our father’sאָבִֽינוּ׃'a.Vi.nuH1houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004?

15Are we notהֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'H3808regardedנֶחְשַׁ֥בְנוּnech.Shav.nuH2803by himas outsidersנָכְרִיּ֛וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237?Not onlyכִּ֣יkiH3588has he sold usמְכָרָ֑נוּme.kha.Ra.nuH4376,but he hasגַּם־gam-H1571certainly squanderedH398אֶת־'et-H853what was paid for usכַּסְפֵּֽנוּ׃kas.Pe.nuH3701.

16Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588allכָל־khol-H3605the wealthהָעֹ֗שֶׁרha.'O.sherH6239thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430has taken awayהִצִּ֤ילhi.TzilH5337from our fatherמֵֽאָבִ֔ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1belongs to usה֖וּאhu'H1931and to our childrenוּלְבָנֵ֑ינוּu.le.va.Nei.nuH1121.Soוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258doעֲשֵֽׂה׃'a.SehH6213whateverכֹּל֩kolH3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430has toldאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.”

17Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290got upוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and putוַיִּשָּׂ֛אvai.yi.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853his childrenבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802onעַל־'al-H5921camelsהַגְּמַלִּֽים׃ha.ge.ma.LimH1581,

18and he droveוַיִּנְהַ֣גvai.yin.HagH5090אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605his livestock before himמִקְנֵ֗הוּmik.Ne.huH4735וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853מִקְנֵה֙mik.NehH4735קִנְיָנ֔וֹkin.ya.NoH7075אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834רָכָ֔שׁra.KhashH7408בְּפַדַּ֣ןbe.fa.DanH6307,along with allכָּל־kol-H3605the possessionsרְכֻשׁוֹ֙re.khu.ShoH7399אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had acquiredרָכַ֖שׁra.KhashH7408in Paddan-aramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758,to goלָב֛וֹאla.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327in the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776in Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

19Now while Labanוְלָבָ֣ןve.la.VanH3837was outהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980shearingלִגְזֹ֖זlig.ZozH1494אֶת־'et-H853his sheepצֹאנ֑וֹtzo.NoH6629,Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354אֶת־'et-H853stoleוַתִּגְנֹ֣בva.tig.NoH1589her father’sלְאָבִֽיהָ׃le.'a.Vi.haH1household idolsהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834.

20Moreover, Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290אֶת־'et-H853deceivedוַיִּגְנֹ֣ב לֵ֥בvai.yig.No levH1589 H3820Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837the Arameanהָאֲרַמִּ֑י עַל־ha.'a.ra.Mi 'al-H761 H5921by notבְּלִי֙be.LiH1097tellingהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046himthatכִּ֥יkiH3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931was running awayבֹרֵ֖חַvo.Re.achH1272.

21So heהוּא֙hu'H1931fledוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his possessionsאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834וַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,crossedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,and headed forוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760אֶת־'et-H853פָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440the hill countryהַ֥רharH2022of Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

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