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Genesis 29:1-14

1AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290continuedhisjourney,andwentintothelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofthechildrenoftheeastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

2AndhelookedH7200,andbehold,therewasawellבְאֵ֣רve.'ErH875inthefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,andbeholdthere,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969flocksH6629ofsheepצֹאן֙tzoNH6629werelyingH7257byit;foroutofthatwellהַבְּאֵ֣רha.be.'ErH875theywateredיַשְׁק֖וּyash.KuH8248theflocksH6629,andagreatH1419stoneוְהָאֶ֥בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68wasatthemouthפִּ֥יpiH6310ofthewellהַבְּאֵֽר׃ha.be.'ErH875.

3AndwhenalltheflocksH6629weregatheredוְנֶאֶסְפוּ־ve.ne.'es.fu-H622there,theyrolledוְגָלֲל֤וּve.ga.la.LuH1556thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68fromthemouthפִּ֣יpiH6310ofthewellהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875,andwateredוְהִשְׁק֖וּve.hish.KuH8248thesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,andputthestoneהָאֶ֛בֶןha.'E.venH68againonthemouthפִּ֥יpiH6310ofthewellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875initsplaceלִמְקֹמָֽהּ׃lim.ko.MahH4725.

4AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559tothem,Mybrethren, whenceareye?AndtheysaidH559,OfHaranמֵחָרָ֖ןme.cha.RanH2771arewe.

5AndhesaidH559tothem, Do yeknowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֖םhay.da'.TemH3045Labanלָבָ֣ןla.VanH3837thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNahorנָח֑וֹרna.ChorH5152?AndtheysaidH559, We doknowיָדָֽעְנוּ׃ya.Da.'e.nuH3045[him].

6AndhesaidH559tothem,Ishewell?AndtheysaidH559, [Heis]well;andbehold,therecomesH935Rachelרָחֵ֣לra.ChelH7354hisdaughterבִּתּ֔וֹbi.ToH1323withthesheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

7AndhesaidH559,Behold,itisyetH5750highdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;itisnottimeעֵ֖ת'etH6256thatthecattleshouldbegatheredהֵאָסֵ֣ףhe.'a.SefH622together;waterהַשְׁק֥וּhash.KuH8248thesheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,andgo,feedH7462[them].

8AndtheysaidH559,WecannotuntilalltheflocksH6629aregatheredיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622together,andtheyrollוְגָֽלֲלוּ֙ve.ga.la.LuH1556thestoneהָאֶ֔בֶןha.'E.venH68fromthemouthפִּ֣יpiH6310ofthewellהַבְּאֵ֑רha.be.'ErH875,andwewaterוְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּve.hish.Ki.nuH8248thesheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

9Whilehewasstillעוֹדֶ֖נּוּo.De.nuH5750speakingמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696tothem,Rachelוְרָחֵ֣ל׀ve.ra.ChelH7354cameH935withherfather'ssheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629,forshewasashepherdess.

10AnditcametopasswhenJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290sawH7200Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837hismother'sbrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,andthesheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837hismother'sbrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,thatJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290wentnear,androlledוַיָּ֤גֶלvai.Ya.gelH1556thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68fromthemouthפִּ֣יpiH6310ofthewellהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875,andwateredוַיַּ֕שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248thesheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837hismother'sbrotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

11AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290kissedH5401Rachelלְרָחֵ֑לle.ra.ChelH7354,andliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphisvoiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963andweptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.

12AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290toldH5046Rachelלְרָחֵ֗לle.ra.ChelH7354thathewasabrotherH251ofherfatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1,andthathewasRebecca'ssonבֶן־ven-H1121;andsheranH7323andtoldH5046herfatherלְאָבִֽיהָ׃le.'a.Vi.haH1.

13AnditcameH935topasswhenLabanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837heardH8085thetidingsofJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290hissister'ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121,thatheranH7323tomeethim,andembracedH2263him,andkissedH5401him,andbroughtH935himtohishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004;andhetoldLabanלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837allthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

14AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidH559tohim, Thou artindeedmyboneעַצְמִ֥י'atz.MiH6106andmyfleshוּבְשָׂרִ֖יu.ve.sa.RiH1320.Andheabodewithhimamonth'stime.

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