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Genesis 31:7-12

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.

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