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Genesis 30:17-30

17Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to Leahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812,and she conceivedוַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harH2029and boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290a fifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃cha.mi.ShiH2549sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

18Then Leahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430has givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414me myrewardשְׂכָרִ֔יse.kha.RiH7939,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I gaveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my slaveשִׁפְחָתִ֖יshif.cha.TiH8198to my husbandלְאִישִׁ֑יle.'i.ShiH376.”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121him Issacharיִשָּׂשכָֽר׃yi.so.sh.KharH3485.

19And Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029againעוֹד֙'OdH5750and boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sixthשִׁשִּׁ֖יshi.ShiH8345sonבֵּן־ben-H1121to Jacobלְּיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

20Then Leahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430has endowedזְבָדַ֨נִיze.va.Da.niH2064me with a goodטוֹב֒tOvH2896giftזֵ֣בֶדZe.vedH2065;finallyהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471my husbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376will acknowledgeיִזְבְּלֵ֣נִיyiz.be.Le.niH2082me as his wife,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have borneיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205him sixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121.”So she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121him Zebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074.

21Afterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310she gaveH3205birthH3205to a daughterבַּ֑תBatH1323,and namedוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמָ֖הּva.tik.Ra' she.MahH7121 H8034her Dinahדִּינָֽה׃di.NahH1783.

22ThenGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354,and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to her andopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605her wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

23So she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gaveH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hastakenH622awayH622my disgraceחֶרְפָּתִֽי׃cher.pa.TiH2781.”

24And she namedוַתִּקְרָ֧א שְׁמ֛וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034him Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “May the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068giveיֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3254me anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.”

25Now it cameH1961aboutH1961,whenH3512Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354had givenH3205birthH3205to Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,that Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837, “Sendשַׁלְּחֵ֙נִי֙sha.le.Che.niH7971me awayH7971,so that I may goוְאֵ֣לְכָ֔הve.'E.le.KhahH1980to my own placeמְקוֹמִ֖יme.ko.MiH4725and to my own countryוּלְאַרְצִֽי׃u.le.'ar.TziH776.

26Giveתְּנָ֞הte.NahH5414memy wivesנָשַׁ֣יna.ShaiH802and my childrenיְלָדַ֗יye.la.DaiH3206for whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I have servedעָבַ֧דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647you, and let me goוְאֵלֵ֑כָהve.'e.Le.khahH1980;for you yourselfאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045my serviceעֲבֹדָתִ֖י'a.vo.da.TiH5656whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I haverenderedעֲבַדְתִּֽיךָ׃'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647you.”

27But Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesמָצָ֥אתִי חֵ֖ןma.Tza.ti chenH4672 H2580you atH4994allH4994, stay with me;I have determinedH5172byH5172divinationנִחַ֕שְׁתִּיni.Chash.tiH5172that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has blessedוַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִיvay.va.ra.Khe.niH1288me on your accountבִּגְלָלֶֽךָ׃big.la.Le.khaH1558.”

28Hecontinuedוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Nameנָקְבָ֧הna.ke.VahH5344me your wagesשְׂכָרְךָ֛se.kha.re.KhaH7939,and I will giveוְאֶתֵּֽנָה׃ve.'e.Te.nahH5414them.”

29But Jacobsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “You yourselfאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045howאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH854 H834I have servedעֲבַדְתִּ֑יךָ'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647you and howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H854 H834your livestockמִקְנְךָ֖mik.ne.ChaH4735havefaredהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961with me.

30For you hadהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961littleמְעַט֩me.'AtH4592beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440I came, and it hasincreasedוַיִּפְרֹ֣ץvai.yif.RotzH6555to a multitudeלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230,and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288youwherever I turnedלְרַגְלִ֑יle.rag.LiH7272.But nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,whenמָתַ֛יma.TaiH4970shall I provideאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213for my own householdלְבֵיתִֽי׃le.vei.TiH1004alsoגַם־gam-H1571?”

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