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Genesis 30:17-30

17And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto Leahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812,and she conceivedוַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290the fifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃cha.mi.ShiH2549sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

18And Leahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hath givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414me my hireשְׂכָרִ֔יse.kha.RiH7939,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my maidenשִׁפְחָתִ֖יshif.cha.TiH8198to my husbandלְאִישִׁ֑יle.'i.ShiH376:and she calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Issacharיִשָּׂשכָֽר׃yi.so.sh.KharH3485.

19And Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029again, and bareוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְּיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290the sixthשִׁשִּׁ֖יshi.ShiH8345sonבֵּן־ben-H1121.

20And Leahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430hath enduedזְבָדַ֨נִיze.va.Da.niH2064me witha goodטוֹב֒tOvH2896dowryזֵ֣בֶדZe.vedH2065;nowהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471will my husbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376dwellיִזְבְּלֵ֣נִיyiz.be.Le.niH2082with me, because I have bornיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205him sixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121:and she calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Zebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074.

21And afterwardsוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310she bareיָ֣לְדָהYal.dahH3205a daughterבַּ֑תBatH1323,and calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121her nameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034Dinahדִּינָֽה׃di.NahH1783.

22And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354,and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to her, and openedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605her wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

23And she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath taken awayאָסַ֥ף'a.SafH622my reproachחֶרְפָּתִֽי׃cher.pa.TiH2781:

24And she calledוַתִּקְרָ֧אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֛וֹshe.MoH8034Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130;and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall addיֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3254to me anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

25And it came to pass, when Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354had bornיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,that Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837,Send me awayשַׁלְּחֵ֙נִי֙sha.le.Che.niH7971,that I may goH3212unto mine own placeמְקוֹמִ֖יme.ko.MiH4725,and to my countryוּלְאַרְצִֽי׃u.le.'ar.TziH776.

26Giveתְּנָ֞הte.NahH5414memy wivesנָשַׁ֣יna.ShaiH802and my childrenיְלָדַ֗יye.la.DaiH3206,forH2004whom I have servedעָבַ֧דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647thee, and let me goH3212:for thou knowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045my serviceעֲבֹדָתִ֖י'a.vo.da.TiH5656which I have doneעֲבַדְתִּֽיךָ׃'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647thee.

27And Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I pray thee, if I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, tarry: forI have learned by experienceנִחַ֕שְׁתִּיni.Chash.tiH5172that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath blessedוַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִיvay.va.ra.Khe.niH1288me for thy sakeבִּגְלָלֶֽךָ׃big.la.Le.khaH1558.

28And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Appointנָקְבָ֧הna.ke.VahH5344me thy wagesשְׂכָרְךָ֛se.kha.re.KhaH7939,and I will giveוְאֶתֵּֽנָה׃ve.'e.Te.nahH5414it.

29And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou knowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045howאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have servedעֲבַדְתִּ֑יךָ'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647thee, and howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thy cattleמִקְנְךָ֖mik.ne.ChaH4735was with me.

30For it waslittleמְעַט֩me.'AtH4592which thou hadst before Iלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440came, and it is nowincreasedוַיִּפְרֹ֣ץvai.yif.RotzH6555unto a multitudeלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230;and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288thee since my comingלְרַגְלִ֑יle.rag.LiH7272:and now whenמָתַ֛יma.TaiH4970shall I provideאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213for mine own houseלְבֵיתִֽי׃le.vei.TiH1004also?

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