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Genesis 30:9-18

9When Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that she had leftעָמְדָ֖ה'a.me.DahH5975bearingמִלֶּ֑דֶתmi.Le.detH3205,she tookוַתִּקַּח֙va.ti.KachH3947Zilpahזִלְפָּ֣הzil.PahH2153her maidשִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshif.cha.TahH8198,and gaveוַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.TenH5414her Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

10And Zilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153Leah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812maidשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198bareוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֥בle.ya.'a.KoH3290a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

11And Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559,A troopבָּ֣אגָ֑דbe.be.//gadgadH1409comethבָּ֣אגָ֑דbe.be.//gadgadH935:and she calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Gadגָּֽד׃GadH1410.

12And Zilpahזִלְפָּה֙zil.PahH2153Leah’sלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812maidשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198bareוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290a secondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

13And Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Happy am Iבְּאָשְׁרִ֕יbe.'a.she.RiH837,for the daughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323will call me blessedאִשְּׁר֖וּנִי'i.she.Ru.niH833:and she calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Asherאָשֵֽׁר׃'a.SherH836.

14And Reubenרְאוּבֵ֜ןre.'u.VenH7205went inH3212the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of wheatחִטִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105,and foundוַיִּמְצָ֤אvai.yim.Tza'H4672mandrakesדֽוּדָאִים֙du.da.'ImH1736in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935them unto his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812.Then Rachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812,Give meתְּנִי־te.ni-H5414,I pray thee, of thy son’sבְּנֵֽךְ׃be.NekhH1121mandrakesמִדּוּדָאֵ֖יmi.du.da.'EiH1736.

15And she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto her, Is ita small matterהַמְעַט֙ham.'AtH4592that thou hast takenקַחְתֵּ֣ךְkach.TekhH3947my husbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376?and wouldest thou take awayוְלָקַ֕חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947my son’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakesדּוּדָאֵ֖יdu.da.'EiH1736also? And Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Therefore he shall lieיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901with thee to nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915forתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478thy son’sבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121mandrakesדּוּדָאֵ֥יdu.da.'EiH1736.

16And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935out of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704in the eveningבָּעֶרֶב֒ba.'e.RevH6153,and Leahלֵאָ֜הle.'AhH3812went outוַתֵּצֵ֨אva.te.Tze'H3318to meetH7125him, and saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Thou must come inתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935unto me; for surelyשָׂכֹ֣רsa.KhorH7936I have hiredשְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָse.khar.Ti.khaH7936thee with my son’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakesבְּדוּדָאֵ֖יbe.du.da.'EiH1736.And he layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with her that nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

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.

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