New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 31:33-42

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.

36Then Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290becameH2734angryH2734and contendedוַיָּ֣רֶבvai.Ya.revH7378with Labanבְּלָבָ֑ןbe.la.VanH3837;and Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Labanלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is my transgressionפִּשְׁעִי֙pish.'IH6588?Whatמַ֣הmahH4100is my sinחַטָּאתִ֔יcha.ta.TiH2403that you have hotlyH1814pursuedH1814me?

37Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have feltH4959throughH4959allכָּל־kol-H3605my goodsכֵּלַ֗יke.LaiH3627,whatמַה־mah-H4100have you foundמָּצָ֙אתָ֙ma.Tza.taH4672of allמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605your householdבֵיתֶ֔ךָvei.Te.khaH1004goodsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627?Setשִׂ֣יםsimH7760ithereכֹּ֔הKohH3541beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048mykinsmenאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251and yourkinsmenוְאַחֶ֑יךָve.'a.Chei.khaH251,that they may decideוְיוֹכִ֖יחוּve.yo.Khi.chuH3198betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996us twoשְׁנֵֽינוּ׃she.Nei.nuH8147.

38Theseזֶה֩zehH2088twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141I have beenwith you; your ewesרְחֵלֶ֥יךָre.che.Lei.khaH7353and your femaleוְעִזֶּ֖יךָve.'i.Zei.khaH5795goatsH5795have not miscarriedשִׁכֵּ֑לוּshi.Ke.luH7921,norH3808have I eatenאָכָֽלְתִּי׃'a.Khal.tiH398the ramsוְאֵילֵ֥יve.'ei.LeiH352of your flocksצֹאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629.

39That which was tornטְרֵפָה֙te.re.FahH2966of beastsI did not bringהֵבֵ֣אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935to you; I boreH2398the lossH2398of it myselfאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595.You requiredתְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נָּהte.vak.She.nahH1245it of my handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027whetherstolenגְּנֻֽבְתִ֣יge.nuv.TiH1589by dayי֔וֹםYomH3117or stolenוּגְנֻֽבְתִ֖יu.ge.nuv.TiH1589by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

40ThusI was: by dayבַיּ֛וֹםvai.YomH3117theheatחֹ֖רֶבCho.revH2721consumedאֲכָלַ֥נִי'a.kha.La.niH398me and the frostוְקֶ֣רַחve.Ke.rachH7140by nightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915,and my sleepשְׁנָתִ֖יshe.na.TiH8142fledוַתִּדַּ֥דva.ti.DadH5074from my eyesמֵֽעֵינָֽי׃Me.'ei.NaiH5869.

41Theseזֶה־zeh-H2088twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֮sha.NahH8141I have been in your houseבְּבֵיתֶךָ֒be.vei.te.KhaH1004;I servedעֲבַדְתִּ֜יךָ'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647you fourteenאַרְבַּֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'ar.ba'- 'es.RehH702 H6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141for your twoבִּשְׁתֵּ֣יbish.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתֶ֔יךָve.no.Tei.khaH1323and sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141for your flockבְּצֹאנֶ֑ךָbe.tzo.Ne.khaH6629, and youchangedוַתַּחֲלֵ֥ףva.ta.cha.LefH2498my wagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.TiH4909tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235timesמֹנִֽים׃mo.NimH4489.

42Ifלוּלֵ֡יlu.LeiH3884the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85,and the fearוּפַ֤חַדu.Fa.chadH6343of Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327,hadH1961not beenH1961for me, surelyכִּ֥יkiH3588nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258you would have sentH7971me awayשִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִיshi.lach.Ta.niH7971empty-handedרֵיקָ֣םrei.KamH7387.Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has seenרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200my afflictionעָנְיִ֞י'a.ne.YiH6040and the toilיְגִ֧יַעye.Gi.ya'H3018of my handsכַּפַּ֛יka.PaiH3709, so HerenderedH3198judgmentH3198lastאָֽמֶשׁ׃'A.meshH570nightH570.”

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