New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 31:17-21

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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