New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 31:1-21

1NowJacob heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Laban’sלָבָן֙la.VanH3837sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290has takenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947away allכָּל־kol-H3605that was our father’sלְאָבִ֑ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1,and from whatH834belonged to our fatherלְאָבִ֔ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1he has madeעָשָׂ֕ה'a.SahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088wealthהַכָּבֹ֖דha.ka.VodH3519.”

2Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200theattitudeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of Labanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, it was not friendlytowardעִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973him as formerlyכִּתְמ֥וֹלkit.MolH8543.

3Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, “Returnשׁ֛וּבshuvH7725to the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of your fathersאֲבוֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1and to your relativesוּלְמוֹלַדְתֶּ֑ךָu.le.mo.lad.Te.khaH4138, and I will be with you.”

4So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971and calledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Rachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354and Leahוּלְלֵאָ֑הu.le.le.'AhH3812to his flockצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629in the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,

5and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “I seeרֹאֶ֤הro.'EhH7200your father’sאֲבִיכֶ֔ן'a.vi.KhenH1attitudeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440, that it is not friendlytowardאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413me as formerlyכִּתְמֹ֣לkit.MolH8543, butthe Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1has beenהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961with me.

6You knowיְדַעְתֶּ֑ןye.da'.TenH3045that I have servedעָבַ֖דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647your fatherאֲבִיכֶֽן׃'a.vi.KhenH1with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605my strengthכֹּחִ֔יko.ChiH3581.

7Yet your fatherוַאֲבִיכֶן֙va.'a.vi.KhenH1hascheatedH8524me andchangedוְהֶחֱלִ֥ףve.he.che.LifH2498my wagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.TiH4909tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235timesמֹנִ֑יםmo.NimH4489; however,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430did not allowנְתָנ֣וֹne.ta.NoH5414him to hurtלְהָרַ֖עle.ha.Ra'H7489me.

8Ifאִם־'im-H518he spokeיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541, ‘The speckledנְקֻדִּים֙ne.ku.DimH5348shall be your wagesשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָse.kha.Re.khaH7939,’then allכָל־khol-H3605the flockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629broughtH3205forthH3205speckledנְקֻדִּ֑יםne.ku.DimH5348;and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he spokeיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541, ‘The stripedעֲקֻדִּים֙'a.ku.DimH6124shall be your wagesשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָse.kha.Re.khaH7939,’then allכָל־khol-H3605the flockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629broughtH3205forthH3205stripedעֲקֻדִּֽים׃'a.ku.DimH6124.

9Thus Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hastakenH5337awayוַיַּצֵּ֧לvai.ya.TzelH5337your father’sאֲבִיכֶ֖ם'a.vi.KhemH1livestockמִקְנֵ֥הmik.NehH4735and givenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414them to me.

10And it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about at the timeבְּעֵת֙be.'EtH6256when the flockH6629werematingיַחֵ֣םya.ChemH3179that I liftedוָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'H5375up my eyesעֵינַ֛י'ei.NaiH5869and sawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200in a dreamבַּחֲל֑וֹםba.cha.LomH2472,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,the maleהָֽעַתֻּדִים֙ha.'a.tu.DimH6260goatsH6260which werematingהָעֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927werestripedעֲקֻדִּ֥ים'a.ku.DimH6124,speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348,and mottledוּבְרֻדִּֽים׃u.ve.ru.DimH1261.

11Thenthe angelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me in the dreamבַּחֲל֖וֹםba.cha.LomH2472, ‘Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,’and I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, ‘Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009I am.’

12He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Liftשָׂא־sa'-H5375up nowנָ֨אna'H4994your eyesעֵינֶ֤יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869and seeוּרְאֵה֙u.re.'EhH7200thatallכָּל־kol-H3605the maleהָֽעַתֻּדִים֙ha.'a.tu.DimH6260goatsH6260which arematingהָעֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927are stripedעֲקֻדִּ֥ים'a.ku.DimH6124,speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348,and mottledוּבְרֻדִּ֑יםu.ve.ru.DimH1261; forI have seenרָאִ֔יתִיra.'I.tiH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605that Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837has been doingעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213to you.

13I amthe Godהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH410ofBethelH1008,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָּׁם֙'a.Sher shamH834 H8033youanointedמָשַׁ֤חְתָּma.Shach.taH4886a pillarמַצֵּבָ֔הma.tze.VahH4676,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher shamH834 H8033you madeנָדַ֥רְתָּna.Dar.taH5087a vowנֶ֑דֶרNe.derH5088to Me; nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,leaveצֵא֙tze'H3318thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andreturnוְשׁ֖וּבve.ShuvH7725to the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of your birthמוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ׃mo.lad.Te.khaH4138.’”

14Rachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354and Leahוְלֵאָ֔הve.le.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559to him, “Do we stillהַע֥וֹדha.'odH5750have any portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506or inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159in our father’sאָבִֽינוּ׃'a.Vi.nuH1houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004?

15Are we not reckonedנֶחְשַׁ֥בְנוּnech.Shav.nuH2803by him as foreignersנָכְרִיּ֛וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237? Forhe has soldמְכָרָ֑נוּme.kha.Ra.nuH4376us, and has alsoגַּם־gam-H1571entirelyוַיֹּ֥אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398consumedאָכ֖וֹל'a.KholH398our purchaseH3701priceH3701.

16Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588allכָל־khol-H3605the wealthהָעֹ֗שֶׁרha.'O.sherH6239whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430has takenH5337awayהִצִּ֤ילhi.TzilH5337from our fatherמֵֽאָבִ֔ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1belongs to us and our childrenוּלְבָנֵ֑ינוּu.le.va.Nei.nuH1121;nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, doעֲשֵֽׂה׃'a.SehH6213whateverכֹּל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨רkol 'a.SherH3605 H834Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430has saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to you.”

17Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and putוַיִּשָּׂ֛אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his childrenבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121and his wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802upon camelsהַגְּמַלִּֽים׃ha.ge.ma.LimH1581;

18and he droveH5090awayH5090allכָּל־kol-H3605his livestockמִקְנֵ֗הוּmik.Ne.huH4735and allכָּל־kol-H3605his propertyרְכֻשׁוֹ֙re.khu.ShoH7399whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had gatheredרָכָ֔שׁra.KhashH7408,his acquiredקִנְיָנ֔וֹkin.ya.NoH7075livestockמִקְנֵה֙mik.NehH4735whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had gatheredרָכַ֖שׁra.KhashH7408in Paddan-aramבְּפַדַּ֣ןbe.fa.DanH6307,to goלָב֛וֹאla.Vo'H935to the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667to his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327.

19When Labanוְלָבָ֣ןve.la.VanH3837had goneהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980to shearלִגְזֹ֖זlig.ZozH1494his flockצֹאנ֑וֹtzo.NoH6629,then Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354stoleוַתִּגְנֹ֣בva.tig.NoH1589thehouseholdH8655idolsH8655that were her father’sלְאָבִֽיהָ׃le.'a.Vi.haH1.

20And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290deceivedוַיִּגְנֹ֣בvai.yig.NoH1589Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837the Arameanהָאֲרַמִּ֑יha.'a.ra.MiH761by not tellingהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046him that he was fleeingבֹרֵ֖חַvo.Re.achH1272.

21So he fledוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he had; and he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and crossedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674the EuphratesRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,and setוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440toward the hillהַ֥רharH2022countryH2022ofGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

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