1AndheheardH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofLaban'ssonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290hastakenH3947awayH3947allthatwasourfather's,andofwhatwasourfather'shehasacquiredallthisgloryH3519. 2AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290sawH7200thecountenanceofLabanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837,andbehold,itwasnottowardhimaspreviously. 3AndJehovahsaidH559toJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Returnשׁ֛וּבshuvH7725intothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthyfathersאֲבוֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,andtothykindredוּלְמוֹלַדְתֶּ֑ךָu.le.mo.lad.Te.khaH4138;andIwillbeוְאֶֽהְיֶ֖הve.'eh.YehH1961withthee. 4AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sentH7971andcalledH7121Rachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354andLeahוּלְלֵאָ֑הu.le.le.'AhH3812tothefieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704tohisflockצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629, 5andsaidH559tothem,Iseeרֹאֶ֤הro.'EhH7200yourfather'scountenance,thatitisnottowardmeaspreviously;buttheGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofmyfatherH1hasbeenH1961withme. 6Andyouknowיְדַעְתֶּ֑ןye.da'.TenH3045thatwithallmypowerH3581IhaveservedH5647yourfatherאֲבִיכֶֽן׃'a.vi.KhenH1. 7Andyourfatherוַאֲבִיכֶן֙va.'a.vi.KhenH1hasmockedme,andhaschangedH2498mywagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.TiH4909tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235times;butGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430sufferedhimnottohurtme. 9AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hastakenawayוַיַּצֵּ֧לvai.ya.TzelH5337thecattleofyourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֖ם'a.vi.KhemH1,andgivenH5414[them]tome. 10Anditcametopassatthetimeבְּעֵת֙be.'EtH6256oftheardouroftheflocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629,thatIliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'H5375upmineeyesעֵינַ֛י'ei.NaiH5869,andsawH7200inadreamבַּחֲל֑וֹםba.cha.LomH2472,andbehold,theramsthatleapedupontheflocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629wereH1961ringstraked,speckled,andspotted. 11AndtheAngelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidH559tomeinadreamבַּחֲל֖וֹםba.cha.LomH2472,Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290!AndIsaidH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009amI. 12AndhesaidH559,Liftשָׂא־sa'-H5375upnowthineeyesעֵינֶ֤יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,andseeH7200:alltheramsthatleapupontheflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629areringstraked,speckled,andspotted;forIhaveseenH7200allthatLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837doestothee. 13IamtheGodהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH410ofBethel,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thou anointedstthepillarמַצֵּבָ֔הma.tze.VahH4676,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thou vowedstavowנֶ֑דֶרNe.derH5088tome.Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,departoutofthislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andreturnוְשׁ֖וּבve.ShuvH7725tothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthykindredמוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ׃mo.lad.Te.khaH4138. 14AndRachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354andLeahוְלֵאָ֔הve.le.'AhH3812answeredandsaidH559tohim,IsthereyetH5750anyportionH2506orinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159forusinourfather'shouseH1004? 15ArewenotreckonedH2803ofhimstrangers?forhehassoldH4376us,andhasevenconstantlydevouredH398ourmoneyכַּסְפֵּֽנוּ׃kas.Pe.nuH3701. 16Forallthewealthהָעֹ֗שֶׁרha.'O.sherH6239thatGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hastakenfromourfatherמֵֽאָבִ֔ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1isoursandourchildren's;andnowH6258whateverGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hassaidH559totheedo. 18andcarriedawayallhiscattle,andallhispropertyH7399thathehadacquired—thecattleofhispossessionsרְכֻשׁוֹ֙re.khu.ShoH7399thathehadacquiredinPadan-Aram,togoלָב֛וֹאla.Vo'H935toIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,intothelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667. 19AndLabanוְלָבָ֣ןve.la.VanH3837hadgoneH1980toshearלִגְזֹ֖זlig.ZozH1494hissheepצֹאנ֑וֹtzo.NoH6629.AndRachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354stoleH1589theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655that[belonged]toherfatherלְאָבִֽיהָ׃le.'a.Vi.haH1. 20AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290deceivedLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837theSyrian,inthathedidnottellH5046himthathefledבֹרֵ֖חַvo.Re.achH1272. 21AndhefledH1272withallthathehad;andheroseH6965upandpassedH5674overtheriverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,andsetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440[toward]mountGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568. 23AndhetookH3947hisbrethrenwithhim,andpursuedH7291afterhimsevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651days'journeyדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,andovertookוַיַּדְבֵּ֥קvai.yad.BekH1692himonmountGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568. 24AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430cameH935toLabanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837theSyrianinadreamבַּחֲלֹ֣םba.cha.LomH2472bynightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,andsaidH559tohim,Takeהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104careH8104thouspeakתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696nottoJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290eithergoodמִטּ֥וֹבmi.TovH2896orbadרָֽע׃Ra'H7451. 25AndLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837cameupwithJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;andJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290hadpitchedתָּקַ֤עta.Ka'H8628histentאָהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.LoH168onthemountainH2022;Labanוְלָבָ֛ןve.la.VanH3837alsowithhisbrethrenpitchedתָּקַ֥עta.Ka'H8628onmountGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568. 26AndLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837saidH559toJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,Whathast thoudone,thatthou hastdeceivedme,andhastcarriedawaymydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֔יbe.no.TaiH1323ascaptivesH7617ofwar? 27Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100didst thoufleeלִבְרֹ֔חַliv.Ro.achH1272awayוָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ֛va.'a.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971covertly,andstealוַתִּגְנֹ֖בva.tig.NoH1589awayH7971fromme,anddidstnottellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me,thatImighthaveconducted theewithmirthandwithsongsוּבְשִׁרִ֖יםu.ve.shi.RimH7892,withtambourandwithharpוּבְכִנּֽוֹר׃u.ve.khi.NorH3658; 28andhastnotsufferedmetokissmysonsלְבָנַ֖יle.va.NaiH1121andmydaughtersוְלִבְנֹתָ֑יve.liv.no.TaiH1323?Nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258thou hastactedH5528foolishlyהִסְכַּ֥לְתָּֽhis.Kal.taH5528. 29Itwouldbeinthepowerofmyhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027todoyouhurt;buttheGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֨יve.lo.HeiH430ofyourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֜ם'a.vi.KhemH1spokeמִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.BerH1696tomelastאֶ֣מֶשׁ׀'E.meshH570nightH570,sayingH559,Takeהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104carethatthouspeakH1696nottoJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290eithergoodמִטּ֥וֹבmi.TovH2896orbadH7451. 30Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258thatthoumustneedsbegoneH1980,becausethougreatlylongedstafterthy father'shouseH1004,whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100hast thoustolenגָנַ֖בְתָּga.Nav.taH1589mygodsאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430? 31AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290answeredandsaidH559toLabanלְלָבָ֑ןle.la.VanH3837,Iwasafraidיָרֵ֔אתִיya.Re.tiH3372;forIsaidH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou shouldesttakebyforcethydaughtersבְּנוֹתֶ֖יךָbe.no.Tei.khaH1323fromme. 32Withwhomsoever thou findest thygodsאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430,heshallnotliveיִֽחְיֶה֒yich.YehH2421.Beforeourbrethrendiscernwhatisthinewithme,andtakeוְקַֽח־ve.kach-H3947[it]tothee.ButJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290didnotknowH3045thatRachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354hadstolenH1589them. 33AndLabanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837wentH3318intoJacob'stentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168,andintoLeah'stentוּבְאֹ֣הֶלu.ve.'O.helH168,andintothetwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147handmaids'tentsוּבְאֹ֛הֶלu.ve.'O.helH168,andfoundH4672nothing;andhewentH3318outofLeah'stentמֵאֹ֣הֶלme.'O.helH168,andenteredintoRachel'stentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168. 34NowRachelוְרָחֵ֞לve.ra.ChelH7354hadtakenH3947theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֗יםha.te.ra.FimH8655andputוַתְּשִׂמֵ֛םva.te.si.MemH7760themunderthecamel'ssaddle;andshesatH3427uponthem.AndLabanלָבָ֛ןla.VanH3837exploredallthetentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168,butfoundH4672nothing. 35AndshesaidH559toherfatherאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,Letitnotbeanoccasionofangerintheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofmylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113thatIcannotriseלָק֣וּםla.KumH6965upbeforethee,foritiswithmeafterthemannerofwomenH802.Andhesearchedוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.PesH2664carefully,butdidnotfindH4672theteraphimהַתְּרָפִֽים׃ha.te.ra.FimH8655. 36AndJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290wasangryH2734,andhedisputedwithLabanבְּלָבָ֑ןbe.la.VanH3837.AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290answeredandsaidH559toLabanלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837,Whatismyfault,whatmysinחַטָּאתִ֔יcha.ta.TiH2403,thatthou hastsohotlyדָלַ֖קְתָּda.Lak.taH1814pursuedafterme? 37Whereas thou hast exploredallmybaggage,whathast thoufoundמָּצָ֙אתָ֙ma.Tza.taH4672ofallthyhouseholdבֵיתֶ֔ךָvei.Te.khaH1004stuff?SetH7760[it]herebeforemybrethrenandthybrethren,andletthemdecideוְיוֹכִ֖יחוּve.yo.Khi.chuH3198betweenusboth. 38Thesetwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141haveIbeenwiththee: thyewesרְחֵלֶ֥יךָre.che.Lei.khaH7353andthy she-goatshavenotcasttheiryoung,andtheramsוְאֵילֵ֥יve.'ei.LeiH352ofthyflockצֹאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629IhavenoteatenH398. 39Whatwastornטְרֵפָה֙te.re.FahH2966IhavenotbroughtH935tothee;Ihadtobearthelossofit:ofmyhandמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027hast thourequiredH1245it, [whether]stolenH1589bydayי֔וֹםYomH3117orstolenH1589bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915. 40ThusitwasH1961withme:inthedayבַיּ֛וֹםvai.YomH3117theheatconsumedH398me,andthefrostוְקֶ֣רַחve.Ke.rachH7140bynightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915;andmysleepשְׁנָתִ֖יshe.na.TiH8142fledH5074frommineeyesמֵֽעֵינָֽי׃Me.'ei.NaiH5869. 41Ihavebeenthesetwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֮sha.NahH8141inthyhouseH1004:IhaveservedH5647theefourteenyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141forthytwoבִּשְׁתֵּ֣יbish.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתֶ֔יךָve.no.Tei.khaH1323,andsixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141forthyflockבְּצֹאנֶ֑ךָbe.tzo.Ne.khaH6629;andthou hastchangedH2498mywagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.TiH4909tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235times. 42HadnottheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofmyfatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85,andthefearוּפַ֤חַדu.Fa.chadH6343ofIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327,beenH1961withme,itiscertain thou wouldesthavesentH7971meawayשִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִיshi.lach.Ta.niH7971nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258emptyרֵיקָ֣םrei.KamH7387.Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430haslookedH7200uponmyafflictionandthelabourofmyhandsכַּפַּ֛יka.PaiH3709,andhasjudgedlastאָֽמֶשׁ׃'A.meshH570nightH570. 43AndLabanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837answeredandsaidH559toJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,Thedaughtersהַבָּנ֨וֹתha.ba.NotH1323aremydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֜יbe.no.TaiH1323,andthesonsH1121aremysonsH1121,andtheflockוְהַצֹּ֣אןve.ha.TzonH6629ismyflockצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629,andallthatthou seestismine;butasformydaughtersוְלִבְנֹתַ֞יve.liv.no.TaiH1323,whatcanIdothisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117tothem,ortotheirsonsH1121whomtheyhavebroughtH3205forthH3205? 44AndnowH6258,come,letusmakeנִכְרְתָ֥הnikh.re.TahH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285,Iandthou;andletitbeH1961awitnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707betweenmeandthee. 45AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290tookH3947astoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68,andsetitup[for]apillarמַצֵּבָֽה׃ma.tze.VahH4676. 47AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itJegar-sahadutha,andJacobוְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בve.ya.'a.KoH3290calledקָ֥רָאKa.ra'H7121itGaleedגַּלְעֵֽד׃gal.'EdH1567. 49—andMizpahוְהַמִּצְפָּה֙ve.ha.mitz.PahH4709;forhesaidH559, LetJehovahwatchיִ֥צֶףYi.tzefH6822betweenmeandthee,whenweshallbehiddenH5641oneH376fromanother: 50ifthou shouldestafflictH6031mydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֗יbe.no.TaiH1323,orifthou shouldesttakeתִּקַּ֤חti.KachH3947wivesH802besidesmydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֔יbe.no.TaiH1323, —nomanH376iswithus;seeרְאֵ֕הre.'EhH7200,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430iswitnessעֵ֖ד'edH5707betweenmeandthee! 51AndLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837saidH559toJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,Beholdthisheapהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530,andbeholdthepillarהַמַצֵּבָ֔הha.ma.tze.VahH4676whichIhavesetupbetweenmeandthee: 52[let]thisheapהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530bewitnessעֵ֚ד'edH5707,andthepillarהַמַּצֵּבָ֑הha.ma.tze.VahH4676awitnessH5707,thatneitherIpassאֶֽעֱבֹ֤ר'e.'e.VorH5674thisheapהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530[togo]tothee,northoupassתַעֲבֹ֨רta.'a.VorH5674thisheapהַגַּ֥לha.GalH1530andthispillarהַמַּצֵּבָ֥הha.ma.tze.VahH4676[tocome]tome,forharmלְרָעָֽה׃le.ra.'AhH7451. 53TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85,andtheGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.lo.HeiH430ofNahorנָחוֹר֙na.chOrH5152,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1,judgeיִשְׁפְּט֣וּyish.pe.TuH8199betweenus!AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֣עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650bythefearבְּפַ֖חַדbe.Fa.chadH6343ofhisfatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327. 55And Laban rose early in the morning, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them; and Laban went and returned to his place. 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