New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 31:30-35

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.

33So Labanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837wentוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935into Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֣ב׀ya.'a.KoH3290tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168and into Leah’sלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812tentוּבְאֹ֣הֶלu.ve.'O.helH168and into the tentוּבְאֹ֛הֶלu.ve.'O.helH168of the twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147maidsהָאֲמָהֹ֖תha.'a.ma.HotH519,but he did not findמָצָ֑אma.Tza'H4672them.Then he wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318out of Leah’sלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812tentמֵאֹ֣הֶלme.'O.helH168and enteredוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935Rachel’sרָחֵֽל׃ra.ChelH7354tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168.

34Now Rachelוְרָחֵ֞לve.ra.ChelH7354had takenלָקְחָ֣הla.ke.ChahH3947thehouseholdH8655idolsH8655and putוַתְּשִׂמֵ֛םva.te.si.MemH7760them in the camel’sהַגָּמָ֖לha.ga.MalH1581saddleבְּכַ֥רbe.KharH3733,and she satוַתֵּ֣שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427on them. And Labanלָבָ֛ןla.VanH3837feltH4959throughH4959allכָּל־kol-H3605the tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168but did not findמָצָֽא׃ma.Tza'H4672them.

35She saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to her fatherאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1, “Let not my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113be angryיִ֙חַר֙yi.charH2734that I cannotאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201 H3808riseלָק֣וּםla.KumH6965beforeמִפָּנֶ֔יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH4480 H6440you, for the mannerדֶ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of womenנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802is upon me.” So he searchedוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.PesH2664but did not findמָצָ֖אma.Tza'H4672thehouseholdH8655idolsH8655.

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