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Genesis 31:1-8

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.

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