New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 31:19-30

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.

22When it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046Labanלְלָבָ֖ןle.la.VanH3837on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290had fledבָרַ֖חva.RachH1272,

23then he tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947hiskinsmenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251with him and pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291him a distance ofsevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651days’יָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,and he overtookוַיַּדְבֵּ֥קvai.yad.BekH1692him in the hillבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022countryH2022of Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

24Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Labanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837the Arameanהָאֲרַמִּ֖יha.'a.ra.MiH761in adreamבַּחֲלֹ֣םba.cha.LomH2472of the nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Be carefulהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that you do not speakתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696to Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290eitherH4480goodמִטּ֥וֹבmi.TovH2896orעַד־'ad-H5704badרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.”

25Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837caughtוַיַּשֵּׂ֥גvai.ya.SegH5381up with Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290.Now Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290had pitchedתָּקַ֤עta.Ka'H8628his tentאָהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.LoH168in the hillבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022countryבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022,and Labanוְלָבָ֛ןve.la.VanH3837with hiskinsmenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251campedתָּקַ֥עta.Ka'H8628in the hillH2022countryH2022of Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

26Then Labanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, “Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have you doneעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213by deceivingוַתִּגְנֹ֖בva.tig.NoH1589me and carryingH5090awayוַתְּנַהֵג֙va.te.na.HegH5090my daughtersבְּנֹתַ֔יbe.no.TaiH1323like captivesכִּשְׁבֻי֖וֹתkish.vu.YotH7617of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719?

27Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100did you fleeלִבְרֹ֔חַliv.Ro.achH1272secretlyנַחְבֵּ֙אתָ֙nach.Be.taH2244anddeceiveוַתִּגְנֹ֖בva.tig.NoH1589me, and did not tellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me so that I might have sentH7971you awayוָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ֛va.'a.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֥הbe.sim.ChahH8057and with songsוּבְשִׁרִ֖יםu.ve.shi.RimH7892, withtimbrelבְּתֹ֥ףbe.TofH8596and withlyreוּבְכִנּֽוֹר׃u.ve.khi.NorH3658;

28and did not allowנְטַשְׁתַּ֔נִיne.tash.Ta.niH5203meto kissלְנַשֵּׁ֥קle.na.ShekH5401my sonsלְבָנַ֖יle.va.NaiH1121and my daughtersוְלִבְנֹתָ֑יve.liv.no.TaiH1323?Nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258you have doneעֲשֽׂוֹ׃a.SoH5528 H6213foolishlyהִסְכַּ֥לְתָּֽhis.Kal.taH5528.

29It is inmy powerיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213you harmרָ֑עRa'H7451, butthe Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֨יve.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֜ם'a.vi.KhemH1spokeאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to me lastאֶ֣מֶשׁ׀'E.meshH570nightH570,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Be carefulהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104not to speakמִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.BerH1696eitherH4480goodמִטּ֥וֹבmi.TovH2896orעַד־'ad-H5704badרָֽע׃Ra'H7451to Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290.’

30Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258you have indeedהָלֹ֣ךְha.LokhH1980goneהָלַ֔כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980away becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you longedנִכְסֹ֥ףnikh.SofH3700greatlyנִכְסַ֖פְתָּהnikh.Saf.tahH3700for your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004; butwhyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100did you stealגָנַ֖בְתָּga.Nav.taH1589my godsאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430?”

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