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Genesis 31:33-42

33So Labanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837wentוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935into Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֣ב׀ya.'a.KoH3290tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168,then Leah’sלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812tentוּבְאֹ֣הֶלu.ve.'O.helH168,and then the tentsוּבְאֹ֛הֶלu.ve.'O.helH168of the twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147maidservantsהָאֲמָהֹ֖תha.'a.ma.HotH519,but he foundמָצָ֑אma.Tza'H4672nothingוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808.Then he leftוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318Leah’sלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812tentמֵאֹ֣הֶלme.'O.helH168and enteredוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935Rachel’sרָחֵֽל׃ra.ChelH7354tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168.

34Now Rachelוְרָחֵ֞לve.ra.ChelH7354had takenלָקְחָ֣הla.ke.ChahH3947אֶת־'et-H853Laban’s household idolsהַתְּרָפִ֗יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,put themוַתְּשִׂמֵ֛םva.te.si.MemH7760in the saddlebagבְּכַ֥רbe.KharH3733of her camelהַגָּמָ֖לha.ga.MalH1581,and was sittingוַתֵּ֣שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427on themעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921.And Labanלָבָ֛ןla.VanH3837אֶת־'et-H853searchedוַיְמַשֵּׁ֥שׁvay.ma.SheshH4959everythingכָּל־kol-H3605in the tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168but foundמָצָֽא׃ma.Tza'H4672nothingוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

35Rachelsaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413her fatherאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1, “Sirאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,do notאַל־'al-H408be angryיִ֙חַר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣יyi.char be.'ei.NeiH2734 H5869thatכִּ֣יkiH3588I cannotל֤וֹא אוּכַל֙Lo' 'u.KhalH3808 H3201stand upלָק֣וּםla.KumH6965before youמִפָּנֶ֔יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440;forכִּי־ki-H3588I am having my periodדֶ֥רֶךְ נָשִׁ֖יםDe.rekh na.ShimH1870 H802.”So Laban searchedוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.PesH2664but could notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808findמָצָ֖אma.Tza'H4672אֶת־'et-H853the household idolsהַתְּרָפִֽים׃ha.te.ra.FimH8655.

36Then Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290became incensedוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734and challengedוַיָּ֣רֶבvai.Ya.revH7378Labanבְּלָבָ֑ן וַיַּ֤עַןbe.la.Van vai.Ya.'anH3837 H6030. “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is my crimeפִּשְׁעִי֙pish.'IH6588?”heיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559לְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837. “For whatמַ֣הmahH4100sin of mineחַטָּאתִ֔יcha.ta.TiH2403כִּ֥יkiH3588have you so hotly pursuedדָלַ֖קְתָּda.Lak.taH1814meאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310?

37כִּֽי־ki-H3588You have searchedמִשַּׁ֣שְׁתָּmi.Shash.taH4959אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605my goodsכֵּלַ֗י מַה־ke.Lai mah-H3627 H4100!Have you foundמָּצָ֙אתָ֙ma.Tza.taH4672anythingמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605that belongs to youכְּלֵי־ בֵיתֶ֔ךָke.lei- vei.Te.khaH3627 H1004?Putשִׂ֣יםsimH7760it hereכֹּ֔הKohH3541beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048my brothersאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251and yoursוְאַחֶ֑יךָve.'a.Chei.khaH251,that they may judgeוְיוֹכִ֖יחוּve.yo.Khi.chuH3198betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the two of usשְׁנֵֽינוּ׃she.Nei.nuH8147.

38I haveאָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595been withעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973you forזֶה֩zehH2088twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242years nowשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141.Your sheepרְחֵלֶ֥יךָre.che.Lei.khaH7353and goatsוְעִזֶּ֖יךָve.'i.Zei.khaH5795have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808miscarriedשִׁכֵּ֑לוּshi.Ke.luH7921,nor have Iלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatenאָכָֽלְתִּי׃'a.Khal.tiH398the ramsוְאֵילֵ֥יve.'ei.LeiH352of your flockצֹאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629.

39I did notלֹא־lo'-H3808bringהֵבֵ֣אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413anything torn by wild beastsטְרֵפָה֙te.re.FahH2966;Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595bore the loss myselfאֲחַטֶּ֔נָּה'a.chat.Te.nahH2398.And you demandedתְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נָּהte.vak.She.nahH1245payment from meמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027for what was stolenגְּנֻֽבְתִ֣יge.nuv.TiH1589by dayי֔וֹם וּגְנֻֽבְתִ֖יYom u.ge.nuv.TiH3117 H1589or nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

40As it wasהָיִ֧יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961,the heatחֹ֖רֶבCho.revH2721consumed meאֲכָלַ֥נִי'a.kha.La.niH398by dayבַיּ֛וֹםvai.YomH3117and the frostוְקֶ֣רַחve.Ke.rachH7140by nightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915,and sleepשְׁנָתִ֖יshe.na.TiH8142fledוַתִּדַּ֥דva.ti.DadH5074from my eyesמֵֽעֵינָֽי׃Me.'ei.NaiH5869.

41Thusזֶה־zeh-H2088for twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֮sha.NahH8141I have servedעֲבַדְתִּ֜יךָ'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647in your householdבְּבֵיתֶךָ֒be.vei.te.KhaH1004—fourteenאַרְבַּֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'ar.ba'- 'es.RehH702 H6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141for your twoבִּשְׁתֵּ֣יbish.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתֶ֔יךָve.no.Tei.khaH1323and sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141for your flocksבְּצֹאנֶ֑ךָbe.tzo.Ne.khaH6629—and you have changedוַתַּחֲלֵ֥ףva.ta.cha.LefH2498אֶת־'et-H853my wagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.TiH4909tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235timesמֹנִֽים׃mo.NimH4489!

42If the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85and the Fearוּפַ֤חַדu.Fa.chadH6343of Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327,had notלוּלֵ֡יlu.LeiH3884beenהָ֣יָהHa.yahH1961with me,surelyכִּ֥יkiH3588by nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258you would have sent me awayשִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִיshi.lach.Ta.niH7971אֶת־'et-H853empty-handedרֵיקָ֣םrei.KamH7387.But Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has seenרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200my afflictionעָנְיִ֞י'a.ne.YiH6040וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the toilיְגִ֧יַעye.Gi.ya'H3018of my handsכַּפַּ֛יka.PaiH3709,and last nightאָֽמֶשׁ׃'A.meshH570He rendered judgmentוַיּ֥וֹכַחvai.Yo.khachH3198.”

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