New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 31:7-12

7Yet your fatherוַאֲבִיכֶן֙va.'a.vi.KhenH1hascheatedH8524me andchangedוְהֶחֱלִ֥ףve.he.che.LifH2498my wagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.TiH4909tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235timesמֹנִ֑יםmo.NimH4489; however,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430did not allowנְתָנ֣וֹne.ta.NoH5414him to hurtלְהָרַ֖עle.ha.Ra'H7489me.

8Ifאִם־'im-H518he spokeיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541, ‘The speckledנְקֻדִּים֙ne.ku.DimH5348shall be your wagesשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָse.kha.Re.khaH7939,’then allכָל־khol-H3605the flockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629broughtH3205forthH3205speckledנְקֻדִּ֑יםne.ku.DimH5348;and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he spokeיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541, ‘The stripedעֲקֻדִּים֙'a.ku.DimH6124shall be your wagesשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָse.kha.Re.khaH7939,’then allכָל־khol-H3605the flockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629broughtH3205forthH3205stripedעֲקֻדִּֽים׃'a.ku.DimH6124.

9Thus Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hastakenH5337awayוַיַּצֵּ֧לvai.ya.TzelH5337your father’sאֲבִיכֶ֖ם'a.vi.KhemH1livestockמִקְנֵ֥הmik.NehH4735and givenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414them to me.

10And it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about at the timeבְּעֵת֙be.'EtH6256when the flockH6629werematingיַחֵ֣םya.ChemH3179that I liftedוָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'H5375up my eyesעֵינַ֛י'ei.NaiH5869and sawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200in a dreamבַּחֲל֑וֹםba.cha.LomH2472,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,the maleהָֽעַתֻּדִים֙ha.'a.tu.DimH6260goatsH6260which werematingהָעֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927werestripedעֲקֻדִּ֥ים'a.ku.DimH6124,speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348,and mottledוּבְרֻדִּֽים׃u.ve.ru.DimH1261.

11Thenthe angelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me in the dreamבַּחֲל֖וֹםba.cha.LomH2472, ‘Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,’and I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, ‘Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009I am.’

12He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Liftשָׂא־sa'-H5375up nowנָ֨אna'H4994your eyesעֵינֶ֤יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869and seeוּרְאֵה֙u.re.'EhH7200thatallכָּל־kol-H3605the maleהָֽעַתֻּדִים֙ha.'a.tu.DimH6260goatsH6260which arematingהָעֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927are stripedעֲקֻדִּ֥ים'a.ku.DimH6124,speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348,and mottledוּבְרֻדִּ֑יםu.ve.ru.DimH1261; forI have seenרָאִ֔יתִיra.'I.tiH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605that Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837has been doingעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213to you.

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