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Genesis 30:1-23

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.

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