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Genesis 31:31-32

31Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290repliedוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to Labanלְלָבָ֑ןle.la.VanH3837, “BecauseH3588I wasH3372afraidיָרֵ֔אתִיya.Re.tiH3372,for I thoughtH559that you would takeH1497your daughtersבְּנוֹתֶ֖יךָbe.no.Tei.khaH1323from me byH1497forceH1497.

32The one with whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you findתִּמְצָ֣אtim.Tza'H4672your godsאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430shall not liveיִֽחְיֶה֒yich.YehH2421;in the presenceנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048of our relativesאַחֵ֧ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251pointH5234outH5234whatמָ֥הmahH4100is yoursamongH5973my belongingsH5973and takeוְקַֽח־ve.kach-H3947itfor yourself.” Now Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290did not knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354had stolenגְּנָבָֽתַם׃ge.na.Va.tamH1589them.

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