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Genesis 31:39-42

39That which was tornטְרֵפָה֙te.re.FahH2966of beastsI broughtהֵבֵ֣אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935not unto thee; I bare the lossאֲחַטֶּ֔נָּה'a.chat.Te.nahH2398of it; of my handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027didst thou requireתְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נָּהte.vak.She.nahH1245it, whetherstolenגְּנֻֽבְתִ֣יge.nuv.TiH1589by dayי֔וֹםYomH3117,or stolenוּגְנֻֽבְתִ֖יu.ge.nuv.TiH1589by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

40ThusI was; in the dayבַיּ֛וֹםvai.YomH3117the droughtחֹ֖רֶבCho.revH2721consumedאֲכָלַ֥נִי'a.kha.La.niH398me, and the frostוְקֶ֣רַחve.Ke.rachH7140by nightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915;and my sleepשְׁנָתִ֖יshe.na.TiH8142departedוַתִּדַּ֥דva.ti.DadH5074from mine eyesמֵֽעֵינָֽי׃Me.'ei.NaiH5869.

41Thus have I been twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֮sha.NahH8141in thy houseבְּבֵיתֶךָ֒be.vei.te.KhaH1004;I served theeעֲבַדְתִּ֜יךָ'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647fourteenאַרְבַּֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'ar.ba'- 'es.RehH6240 H702yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141for thy twoבִּשְׁתֵּ֣יbish.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתֶ֔יךָve.no.Tei.khaH1323,and sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141for thy cattleבְּצֹאנֶ֑ךָbe.tzo.Ne.khaH6629:and thou hast changedוַתַּחֲלֵ֥ףva.ta.cha.LefH2498my wagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.TiH4909tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235timesמֹנִֽים׃mo.NimH4489.

42Exceptלוּלֵ֡יlu.LeiH3884the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85,and the fearוּפַ֤חַדu.Fa.chadH6343of Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327,had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me awayשִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִיshi.lach.Ta.niH7971now emptyרֵיקָ֣םrei.KamH7387.Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath seenרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200mine afflictionעָנְיִ֞י'a.ne.YiH6040and the labourיְגִ֧יַעye.Gi.ya'H3018of my handsכַּפַּ֛יka.PaiH3709,and rebukedוַיּ֥וֹכַחvai.Yo.khachH3198theeyesternightאָֽמֶשׁ׃'A.meshH570.

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