New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 31:14-20

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.

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