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Genesis 30

1AndwhenRachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354sawH7200thatsheboreH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290nochildren,Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354enviedhersisterבַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּba.'a.cho.TahH269,andsaidH559toJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290,Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051mechildren,orelseIdieמֵתָ֥הme.TahH4191.

2AndJacob'sangerאַ֥ף'afH639waskindledagainstRachelבְּרָחֵ֑לbe.ra.ChelH7354,andhesaidH559,AmIinGod'sstead,whohaswithheldמָנַ֥עma.Na'H4513fromtheethefruitפְּרִי־pe.ri-H6529ofthewombבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990?

3AndshesaidH559,Behold,thereismymaid,Bilhahבִלְהָ֖הvil.HahH1090:goבֹּ֣אbo'H935intoher,inorderthatshemaybearוְתֵלֵד֙ve.te.LedH3205onmyknees,andImayalsoגַם־gam-H1571bebuiltH1129upbyher.

4AndshegaveH5414himBilhahבִּלְהָ֥הbil.HahH1090hermaidservantשִׁפְחָתָ֖הּshif.cha.TahH8198aswifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802,andJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290wentH935intoher.

5AndBilhahבִּלְהָ֔הbil.HahH1090conceivedH2029,andboreH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

6AndRachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354saidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430hasdonemejustice,andhasalsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571heardH8085myvoiceבְּקֹלִ֔יbe.ko.LiH6963,andgivenH5414measonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;thereforeH3651shecalledקָרְאָ֥הka.re.'AhH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Danדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

7AndBilhahבִּלְהָ֖הbil.HahH1090Rachel'smaidservantשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198againע֔וֹדodH5750conceivedH2029,andboreH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290asecondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

8AndRachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354saidH559,WrestlingsofGodאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430haveIwrestledwithmysisterאֲחֹתִ֖י'a.cho.TiH269,andhaveprevailedיָכֹ֑לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201;andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

9AndwhenLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812sawH7200thatshehadceasedtobearH3205,shetookH3947Zilpahזִלְפָּ֣הzil.PahH2153hermaidservantשִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshif.cha.TahH8198andgaveH5414hertoJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290aswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

10AndZilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153Leah'smaidservantשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198boreH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֥בle.ya.'a.KoH3290asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

11AndLeahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812saidH559, Fortunately!andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Gadגָּֽד׃GadH1410.

12AndZilpahזִלְפָּה֙zil.PahH2153Leah'smaidservantשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198boreH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290asecondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

13AndLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812saidH559,HappyamI;forthedaughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323willcallוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121meblessed!andshecalledH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Asherאָשֵֽׁר׃'a.SherH836.

14AndReubenרְאוּבֵ֜ןre.'u.VenH7205wentH935outinthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofwheat-harvest,andfoundH4672mandrakesinthefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704;andhebroughtH935themtohismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812.AndRachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354saidH559toLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812,Giveתְּנִי־te.ni-H5414me,Ipraythee,ofthy son'smandrakes.

15AndshesaidH559toher,Isit[too]littleH4592thatthou hasttakenH3947myhusbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376,thatthou wilttakeH3947myson'smandrakesalsoגַּ֥םgamH1571?AndRachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354saidH559,Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651heshalllieיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901withthee to-nightforthy son'smandrakes.

16AndwhenJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290cameH935fromthefieldsהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704intheeveningבָּעֶרֶב֒ba.'e.RevH6153,Leahלֵאָ֜הle.'AhH3812wentH3318outtomeethim,andsaidH559, ThoumustcomeH935intome,forindeedIhavehiredH7936theewithmyson'smandrakes.AndhelayH7901withherthatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

17AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hearkenedtoLeahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812,andsheconceivedH2029,andboreH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290afifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃cha.mi.ShiH2549sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

18AndLeahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hasgivenH5414memyhireH7939,becauseIhavegivenH5414mymaidservantשִׁפְחָתִ֖יshif.cha.TiH8198tomyhusbandלְאִישִׁ֑יle.'i.ShiH376;andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Issacharיִשָּׂשכָֽר׃yi.so.sh.KharH3485.

19AndLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812againעוֹד֙'OdH5750conceivedH2029,andboreH3205Jacobלְּיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290asixthשִׁשִּׁ֖יshi.ShiH8345sonבֵּן־ben-H1121;

20andLeahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430hasendowedmewithagoodטוֹב֒tOvH2896dowry;thistimeהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471willmyhusbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376dwellwithme,becauseIhaveborneH3205himsixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121.Andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Zebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074.

21AndafterwardssheboreH3205adaughterבַּ֑תBatH1323,andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hernameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034Dinahדִּינָֽה׃di.NahH1783.

22AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354,andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085toher,andopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605herwombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

23AndsheconceivedH2029,andboreH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,andsaidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hastakenawaymyreproachחֶרְפָּתִֽי׃cher.pa.TiH2781.

24Andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֧אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֛וֹshe.MoH8034Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130;andsaidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Jehovahwilladdיֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3254tomeanothersonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

25AnditcametopasswhenRachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354hadborneH3205Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,thatJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidH559toLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837,Sendשַׁלְּחֵ֙נִי֙sha.le.Che.niH7971meawayH7971,thatImaygoH7971tomyplaceמְקוֹמִ֖יme.ko.MiH4725andtomycountry.

26Giveתְּנָ֞הte.NahH5414[me]mywivesH802forwhomIhaveservedH5647thee,andmychildrenH3206;thatImaygo away,forthou knowestmyserviceעֲבֹדָתִ֖י'a.vo.da.TiH5656whichIhaveservedH5647thee.

27AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidH559tohim,Ipraythee,ifIhavefoundH4672favourinthineeyesH5869—IhavediscoveredthatJehovahhasblessedH1288meforthy sake.

28AndhesaidH559,Appointtomethywagesשְׂכָרְךָ֛se.kha.re.KhaH7939,andIwillgiveוְאֶתֵּֽנָה׃ve.'e.Te.nahH5414it.

29AndhesaidH559tohim, Thou knowesthowIhaveservedH5647thee,andwhatthycattlehasbecomeH1961withme.

30Foritwasהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961littleמְעַט֩me.'AtH4592thatthou hadstbeforeme,anditisincreasedtoamultitudeH7230,andJehovahhasblessedH1288theefromthetimeIcame;andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,whenshallIalsoגַם־gam-H1571provideformyhouseH1004?

31AndhesaidH559,WhatshallIgiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee?AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidH559, Thou shaltnotgiveתִתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meanythingH1697.Ifthou doestthisforme,IwillagainfeedH7462[and]keepH8104thyflockצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629:

32Iwillpassאֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר'e.'e.VorH5674throughallthyflockצֹֽאנְךָ֜tzo.ne.KhaH6629to-day,toremoveהָסֵ֨רha.SerH5493thenceallthespeckledandspottedsheepH6629,andallthebrownlambsבַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775,andthespottedandspeckledamongthegoatsבָּעִזִּ֑יםba.'i.ZimH5795;and[that]shallbeוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961myhireH7939.

33Andmyrighteousnessצִדְקָתִי֙tzid.ka.TiH6666shallanswerH6030formehereafter,whenthou comestaboutmyhireH7939,beforethyfaceH6440:allthatisnotspeckledandspottedamongthegoatsבָּֽעִזִּ֗יםba.'i.ZimH5795,andbrownamongthelambsבַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775, letthatbestolenH1589withme.

34AndLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837saidH559, Well,letitbeיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961accordingtothywordכִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃khid.va.Re.khaH1697.

35AndheremovedH5493thatdayבַּיּוֹם֩bai.yOmH3117thehe-goatsthatwereringstrakedandspotted,andalltheshe-goatsthatwerespeckledandspotted,everyonethathadwhiteלָבָן֙la.VanH3836init,andallthebrown amongthelambsבַּכְּשָׂבִ֑יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775,andgaveH5414[them]intothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofhissonsבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121.

36Andheputוַיָּ֗שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days'journeyדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870betweenhimselfandJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290.AndJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290fedtherestofLaban'sflockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

37AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290tookH3947freshH3892rodsofwhiteלְבָנ֔וֹתle.va.NotH3836poplarלִבְנֶ֛הliv.NehH3839, almond-tree,andmaple;andpeeledoffwhiteהַלָּבָ֔ןha.la.VanH3836stripesinthem, uncoveringthewhiteH3836whichwasontherods.

38Andhesettherodswhichhehadpeeledbeforetheflockהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629,inthetroughsatthewatering-placeswhereH834theflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629cameH935todrinkלִשְׁתּוֹת֙lish.toTH8354,andtheywereardentwhenH834theycameH935todrinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

39Andtheflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629wasardentbeforetherods;andtheflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629broughtH3205forthH3205ringstraked,speckled,andspotted.

40AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290separatedH6504thelambsוְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮ve.ha.ke.sa.VimH3775,andsetוַ֠יִּתֵּןVai.yi.tenH5414thefacesH6440oftheflockהַצֹּ֧אןha.TzonH6629towardtheringstraked,andallthebrownintheflockבְּצֹ֣אןbe.TzonH6629ofLabanH3837;andhemadeH5414himselfseparateH6504flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629,anddidnotputH5414themwithLaban'sflockH6629.

41Anditcametopasswhensoeverthestrong cattlewereH1961ardent,thatJacobיַעֲקֹ֧בya.'a.KoH3290laidtherodsbeforetheeyesלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869oftheflockH6629inthegutters,thattheymightbecomeH1961ardent amongtherods;

42butwhenthesheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629wereH1961feeble,heputיָשִׂ֑יםya.SimH7760[them]notin;sothefeeblewereH1961Laban's,andthestrong Jacob's.

43Andthemanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376increasedveryמְאֹ֣דme.'OdH3966,veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966muchH7227,andhadmuchH7227cattle,andbondwomen,andbondmen,andcamelsוּגְמַלִּ֖יםu.ge.ma.LimH1581,andasses.

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