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Genesis 31:1-21

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.

8IfhesaidH559thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541;Thespeckledshallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961thyhireH7939,thenalltheflocksהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629boreH3205speckled;andifhesaidH559thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541:Theringstrakedshallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961thyhireH7939,thenalltheflocksהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629boreH3205ringstraked.

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.

17AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290roseH6965up,andsetH6965hissonsH1121andhiswivesH802uponcamelsהַגְּמַלִּֽים׃ha.ge.ma.LimH1581,

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.

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