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Genesis 31:19-32

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.

22AnditwastoldH5046Labanלְלָבָ֖ןle.la.VanH3837onthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thatJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290hadfledH1272.

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.

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