New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 30:31-34

31So he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall I giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414you?” And Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You shall not giveתִתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972.Ifאִם־'im-H518you will doתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088onethingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697for me, I will againאָשׁ֛וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725pastureאֶרְעֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7462andkeepאֶשְׁמֹֽר׃'esh.MorH8104your flockצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629:

32let me passאֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר'e.'e.VorH5674through your entireבְּכָל־be.kholH3605flockצֹֽאנְךָ֜tzo.ne.KhaH6629todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,removingהָסֵ֨רha.SerH5493from thereמִשָּׁ֜םmi.ShamH8033everyכָּל־kol-H3605speckledנָקֹ֣דna.KodH5348and spottedוְטָל֗וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921sheepשֶׂ֣ה׀sehH7716and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605blackחוּם֙chumH2345oneשֶׂה־seh-H7716among the lambsבַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775and the spottedוְטָל֥וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921and speckledוְנָקֹ֖דve.na.KodH5348among the goatsבָּעִזִּ֑יםba.'i.ZimH5795; and suchshall be my wagesשְׂכָרִֽי׃se.kha.RiH7939.

33So myhonestyצִדְקָתִי֙tzid.ka.TiH6666will answerוְעָֽנְתָה־ve.'a.ne.tah-H6030for me laterבְּי֣וֹם מָחָ֔רbe.Yom ma.CharH4279 H3117,whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you comeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935concerningעַל־'al-H5921mywagesשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939.EveryH3605oneH3605that is not speckledנָקֹ֨דna.KodH5348and spottedוְטָל֜וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921among the goatsבָּֽעִזִּ֗יםba.'i.ZimH5795and blackוְחוּם֙ve.ChumH2345among the lambsבַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775, if foundwith me, will be considered stolenגָּנ֥וּבga.NuvH1589.”

34Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goodהֵ֑ןHenH2005,let it be according to your wordכִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃khid.va.Re.khaH1697.”

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