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Genesis 31:17-21

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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