New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 30:32-40

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.”

35So he removedוַיָּ֣סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493on that dayבַּיּוֹם֩bai.yOmH3117the stripedהָֽעֲקֻדִּ֣יםha.'a.ku.DimH6124and spottedוְהַטְּלֻאִ֗יםve.ha.te.lu.'ImH2921maleהַתְּיָשִׁ֜יםha.te.ya.ShimH8495goatsH8495and allH3605the speckledהַנְּקֻדּ֣וֹתha.ne.ku.DotH5348and spottedוְהַטְּלֻאֹ֔תve.ha.te.lu.'OtH2921femaleהָֽעִזִּים֙ha.'i.ZimH5795goatsH5795,everyH3605oneH3605with whiteלָבָן֙la.VanH3836in it, and allH3605the blackH2345onesח֖וּםchumH2345among the sheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֑יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414them into thecareבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his sonsבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121.

36And he putוַיָּ֗שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a distance ofthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870betweenH996himself and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290fedרֹעֶ֛הro.'EhH7462the restהַנּוֹתָרֹֽת׃ha.no.ta.RotH3498of Laban’sלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

37Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947freshלַ֖חlachH3892rodsמַקַּ֥לma.KalH4731of poplarלִבְנֶ֛הliv.NehH3839and almondוְל֣וּזve.LuzH3869and planeוְעֶרְמ֑וֹןve.'er.MonH6196treesH6196,and peeledוַיְפַצֵּ֤לvay.fa.TzelH6478whiteלְבָנ֔וֹתle.va.NotH3836stripesפְּצָל֣וֹתpe.tza.LotH6479in them, exposingמַחְשֹׂף֙mach.SofH4286the whiteהַלָּבָ֔ןha.la.VanH3836whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wasin the rodsהַמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ha.mak.LotH4731.

38He setוַיַּצֵּ֗גvai.ya.TzegH3322the rodsהַמַּקְלוֹת֙ha.mak.loTH4731whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had peeledפִּצֵּ֔לpi.TzelH6478in frontלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227of the flocksהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629in the guttersבָּרֳהָטִ֖יםbo.ro.ha.TimH7298, evenin the wateringהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325troughsבְּשִֽׁקֲת֣וֹתbe.shi.ka.TotH8268,whereאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the flocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629cameתָּבֹ֨אןָta.Vo.naH935to drinkלִשְׁתּוֹת֙lish.toTH8354; and theymatedH2552when they cameבְּבֹאָ֥ןbe.vo.'AnH935to drinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

39So the flocksהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629matedH2552by the rodsהַמַּקְל֑וֹתha.mak.LotH4731,and the flocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629broughtH3205forthH3205stripedעֲקֻדִּ֥ים'a.ku.DimH6124,speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348,and spottedוּטְלֻאִֽים׃u.te.lu.'ImH2921.

40Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290separatedהִפְרִ֣ידhif.RidH6504the lambsוְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮ve.ha.ke.sa.VimH3775, andmadeוַ֠יִּתֵּןVai.yi.tenH5414the flocksהַצֹּ֧אןha.TzonH6629faceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440towardאֶל־'el-H413the stripedעָקֹ֛ד'a.KodH6124and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the blackח֖וּםchumH2345in the flockבְּצֹ֣אןbe.TzonH6629of Labanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837;and he putוַיָּֽשֶׁת־vai.ya.shet-H7896his own herdsעֲדָרִים֙'a.da.RimH5739apartלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905,and did not putשָׁתָ֖םsha.TamH7896them with Laban’sלָבָֽן׃la.VanH3837flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

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