New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 31:25-32

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?”

31Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290repliedוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to Labanלְלָבָ֑ןle.la.VanH3837, “BecauseH3588I was afraidיָרֵ֔אתִיya.Re.tiH3372,for I thoughtH559that you would takeH1497your daughtersבְּנוֹתֶ֖יךָbe.no.Tei.khaH1323from me by forceH1497.

32The one with whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you findתִּמְצָ֣אtim.Tza'H4672your godsאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430shall not liveיִֽחְיֶה֒yich.YehH2421;in the presenceנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048of ourkinsmenאַחֵ֧ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251pointהַֽכֶּר־ha.ker-H5234out whatמָ֥הmahH4100is yoursamongH5973my belongingsH5973and takeוְקַֽח־ve.kach-H3947itfor yourself.” For Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290did not knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354had stolenגְּנָבָֽתַם׃ge.na.Va.tamH1589them.

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