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Genesis 31:1-8

1And he heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Laban’sלָבָן֙la.VanH3837sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290hath taken awayלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947all that wasour father’sלְאָבִ֑ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1; and of that which wasour father’sלְאָבִ֔ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1hath he gottenעָשָׂ֕ה'a.SahH6213all this gloryהַכָּבֹ֖דha.ka.VodH3519.

2And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290beheldוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the countenanceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of Labanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837, and, behold, it wasnot toward him asכִּתְמ֥וֹלkit.MolH8543beforeשִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃shil.ShomH8032.

3And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Returnשׁ֛וּבshuvH7725unto the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of thy fathersאֲבוֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,and to thy kindredוּלְמוֹלַדְתֶּ֑ךָu.le.mo.lad.Te.khaH4138; and I will be with thee.

4And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971and calledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Rachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354and Leahוּלְלֵאָ֑הu.le.le.'AhH3812to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704unto his flockצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629,

5And saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I seeרֹאֶ֤הro.'EhH7200your father’sאֲבִיכֶ֔ן'a.vi.KhenH1countenanceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440, that it isnot toward me asכִּתְמֹ֣לkit.MolH8543beforeשִׁלְשֹׁ֑םshil.ShomH8032;but the Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1hath beenהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961with me.

6And yeוְאַתֵּ֖נָהve.'a.Te.nahH859knowיְדַעְתֶּ֑ןye.da'.TenH3045that with all my powerכֹּחִ֔יko.ChiH3581I have servedעָבַ֖דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647your fatherאֲבִיכֶֽן׃'a.vi.KhenH1.

7And your fatherוַאֲבִיכֶן֙va.'a.vi.KhenH1hath deceivedהֵ֣תֶלHe.telH2048me, and changedוְהֶחֱלִ֥ףve.he.che.LifH2498my wagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.TiH4909tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235timesמֹנִ֑יםmo.NimH4489;but Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430suffered himנְתָנ֣וֹne.ta.NoH5414not to hurtלְהָרַ֖עle.ha.Ra'H7489meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.

8If he saidיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559thus, The speckledנְקֻדִּים֙ne.ku.DimH5348shall be thy wagesשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָse.kha.Re.khaH7939;then all the cattleהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629bareוְיָלְד֥וּve.yal.DuH3205speckledנְקֻדִּ֑יםne.ku.DimH5348:and if he saidיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559thus, The ringstrakedעֲקֻדִּים֙'a.ku.DimH6124shall be thy hireשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָse.kha.Re.khaH7939;then bareוְיָלְד֥וּve.yal.DuH3205all the cattleהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629ringstrakedעֲקֻדִּֽים׃'a.ku.DimH6124.

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