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Genesis 31:22-55

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.

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.

46AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559tohisbrethren,Gatherלִקְט֣וּlik.TuH3950stonesH68.AndtheytookH3947stonesH68,andmadeH6213aheapגָ֑לGalH1530,andateH398thereupontheheapהַגָּֽל׃ha.GalH1530.

47AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itJegar-sahadutha,andJacobוְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בve.ya.'a.KoH3290calledקָ֥רָאKa.ra'H7121itGaleedגַּלְעֵֽד׃gal.'EdH1567.

48AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidH559,Thisheapהַגַּ֨לha.GalH1530isawitnessעֵ֛ד'edH5707betweenmeandtheethisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.ThereforeH3651wasthenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034ofitcalledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Galeedגַּלְעֵֽד׃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.

54AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290offeredH2076asacrificeזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2077uponthemountainH2022,andinvitedhisbrethrentoeatH398breadH3899:andtheyateH398breadH3899,andlodgedonthemountainH2022.

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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