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Genesis 30:25-36

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.

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