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Genesis 35:5-18

5And they journeyedוַיִּסָּ֑עוּvai.yi.Sa.'uH5265:and the terrorחִתַּ֣תchi.TatH2847of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430was upon the citiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892that wereround aboutסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439them, and they did not pursueרָֽדְפ֔וּra.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

6So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Luzל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870, which isin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, that is,Beth–elH1008,he and all the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that were with him.

7And he builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129there an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196,and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121the placeלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725El–beth–elH416:because there Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430appearedנִגְל֤וּnig.LuH1540unto him, when he fledבְּבָרְח֖וֹbe.va.re.ChoH1272from the faceמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

8But Deborahדְּבֹרָה֙de.vo.RahH1683Rebekah’sרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259nurseמֵינֶ֣קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243diedוַתָּ֤מָתva.Ta.motH4191,and she was buriedוַתִּקָּבֵ֛רva.ti.ka.VerH6912beneath Beth–elH1008under an oakהָֽאַלּ֑וֹןha.'a.LonH437:and the nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034of it was calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Allon–bachuthH439.

9And Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290again, when he cameבְּבֹא֖וֹbe.vo.'OH935out of Padan–aramמִפַּדַּ֣ןmi.pa.DanH6307,and blessedוַיְבָ֖רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288him.

10And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto him, Thy nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034isJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290:thy nameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034shall not be calledיִקָּרֵא֩yi.ka.Re'H7121any more Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,but Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be thy nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034:and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto him, I amGodאֵ֤ל'elH410Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706:be fruitfulפְּרֵ֣הpe.RehH6509and multiplyוּרְבֵ֔הu.re.VehH7235;a nationגּ֛וֹיGoyH1471and a companyוּקְהַ֥לu.ke.HalH6951of nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shall be of thee, and kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shall comeיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318out of thy loinsמֵחֲלָצֶ֥יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504;

12And the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I gaveנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85and Isaacוּלְיִצְחָ֖קu.le.yitz.ChakH3327,to thee I will give itאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414,and to thy seedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֥u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233after theeאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310will I giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13And Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from him in the placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725where he talkedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696with him.

14And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290set upוַיַּצֵּ֨בvai.ya.TzevH5324a pillarמַצֵּבָ֗הma.tze.VahH4676in the placeבַּמָּק֛וֹםba.ma.KomH4725where he talkedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696with him, evena pillarמַצֶּ֣בֶתma.Tze.vetH4678of stoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68:and he pouredוַיַּסֵּ֤ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258a drink offeringנֶ֔סֶךְNe.sekhH5262thereon, and he pouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081thereon.

15And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spakeדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696with him, Beth–elH1008.

16And they journeyedוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265from Beth–elH1008;and there was butע֥וֹדodH5750a littleכִּבְרַת־kiv.rat-H3530wayהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to Ephrathאֶפְרָ֑תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672:and Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354travailedוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205,and she had hardוַתְּקַ֥שׁva.te.KashH7185labourבְּלִדְתָּֽהּ׃be.lid.TahH3205.

17And it came to pass, when she was in hardבְהַקְשֹׁתָ֖הּve.hak.sho.TahH7185labourבְּלִדְתָּ֑הּbe.lid.TahH3205,that the midwifeהַמְיַלֶּ֙דֶת֙ham.ya.Le.detH3205saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559unto her, Fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not; thou shalt have this sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121also.

18And it came to pass, as her soulנַפְשָׁהּ֙naf.ShahH5315was in departingבְּצֵ֤אתbe.TzetH3318, (for she diedמֵ֔תָהMe.tahH4191)that she calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Ben–oniH1126:but his fatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1calledקָֽרָא־ka.ra'-H7121him Benjaminבִנְיָמִֽין׃vin.ya.MinH1144.

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