New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 31:1-8

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.

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