New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 31:1-3

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.”

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