Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 29

1Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290went onוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his journeyרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,and cameH3212into the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of the peopleבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of the eastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

2And he lookedוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and behold a wellבְאֵ֣רve.'ErH875in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704, and, lo, there werethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969flocksעֶדְרֵי־'ed.rei-H5739of sheepצֹאן֙tzoNH6629lyingרֹבְצִ֣יםroe.TzimH7257by it; for out of that wellהַבְּאֵ֣רha.be.'ErH875they wateredיַשְׁק֖וּyash.KuH8248the flocksהָעֲדָרִ֑יםha.'a.da.RimH5739:and a greatגְּדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419stoneוְהָאֶ֥בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68wasupon the well’sהַבְּאֵֽר׃ha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310.

3And thither were all the flocksהָעֲדָרִ֗יםha.'a.da.RimH5739gatheredוְנֶאֶסְפוּ־ve.ne.'es.fu-H622:and they rolledוְגָלֲל֤וּve.ga.la.LuH1556the stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68from the well’sהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310,and wateredוְהִשְׁק֖וּve.hish.KuH8248the sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,and putH7725the stoneהָאֶ֛בֶןha.'E.venH68againH7725upon the well’sהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310in his placeלִמְקֹמָֽהּ׃lim.ko.MahH4725.

4And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, My brethrenאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251,whenceמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370beye? And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Of Haranמֵחָרָ֖ןme.cha.RanH2771are we.

5And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Knowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֖םhay.da'.TemH3045ye Labanלָבָ֣ןla.VanH3837the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nahorנָח֑וֹרna.ChorH5152?And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,We knowיָדָֽעְנוּ׃ya.Da.'e.nuH3045him.

6And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Ishe wellהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, He iswellשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965:and, behold, Rachelרָחֵ֣לra.ChelH7354his daughterבִּתּ֔וֹbi.ToH1323comethבָּאָ֖הba.'AhH935with the sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

7And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Loהֵ֥ןhenH2005, it isyet highגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, neither is ittimeעֵ֖ת'etH6256that the cattleהַמִּקְנֶ֑הha.mik.NehH4735should be gathered togetherהֵאָסֵ֣ףhe.'a.SefH622:waterהַשְׁק֥וּhash.KuH8248ye the sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,and goH3212andfeedרְעֽוּ׃re.'UH7462them.

8And they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.RuH559,We cannotנוּכַל֒nu.KhalH3201,until all the flocksהָ֣עֲדָרִ֔יםha.'a.da.RimH5739be gathered togetherיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622, and tillthey rollוְגָֽלֲלוּ֙ve.ga.la.LuH1556the stoneהָאֶ֔בֶןha.'E.venH68from the well’sהַבְּאֵ֑רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310;then we waterוְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּve.hish.Ki.nuH8248the sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

9And while he yetעוֹדֶ֖נּוּo.De.nuH5750spakeמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696with them, Rachelוְרָחֵ֣ל׀ve.ra.ChelH7354cameבָּ֗אָהBa.'ahH935with her father’sלְאָבִ֔יהָle.'a.Vi.haH1sheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629:for she kept themרֹעָ֖הro.'AhH7462.

10And it came to pass, when Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290sawרָאָ֨הra.'AhH7200Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Labanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,and the sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629of Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837his mother’sאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,that Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290went nearוַיִּגַּ֣שׁvai.yi.GashH5066,and rolledוַיָּ֤גֶלvai.Ya.gelH1556the stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68from the well’sהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310,and wateredוַיַּ֕שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248the flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629of Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837his mother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

11And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290kissedוַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.ShakH5401Rachelלְרָחֵ֑לle.ra.ChelH7354,and lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his voiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963,and weptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.

12And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290toldוַיַּגֵּ֨דvai.ya.GedH5046Rachelלְרָחֵ֗לle.ra.ChelH7354that he washer father’sאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1brotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251, and that he wasRebekah’sרִבְקָ֖הriv.KahH7259sonבֶן־ven-H1121:and she ranוַתָּ֖רָץva.Ta.rotzH7323and toldוַתַּגֵּ֥דva.ta.GedH5046her fatherלְאָבִֽיהָ׃le.'a.Vi.haH1.

13And it came to pass, when Labanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the tidingsשֵׁ֣מַע׀She.ma'H8088of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290his sister’sאֲחֹת֗וֹ'a.cho.ToH269sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,that he ranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323to meetH7125him, and embracedוַיְחַבֶּק־vay.cha.bek-H2263him, and kissedוַיְנַשֶּׁק־vay.na.shek-H5401him, and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.And he toldוַיְסַפֵּ֣רvay.sa.PerH5608Labanלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837all these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

14And Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Surelyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389thou artmy boneעַצְמִ֥י'atz.MiH6106and my fleshוּבְשָׂרִ֖יu.ve.sa.RiH1320.And he abodeוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with him the spaceיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117of a monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320.

15And Labanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, Because thou artmy brotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,shouldest thou therefore serveוַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִיva.'a.vad.Ta.niH5647me for noughtחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600?tellהַגִּ֥ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me, what shallthy wagesמַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ׃mas.kur.Te.khaH4909be?

16And Labanוּלְלָבָ֖ןu.le.la.VanH3837had twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323:the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the elderהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419wasLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812,and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of the youngerהַקְּטַנָּ֖הha.ke.ta.NahH6996wasRachelרָחֵֽל׃ra.ChelH7354.

17Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812wastenderרַכּ֑וֹתra.KotH7390eyedוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869;but Rachelוְרָחֵל֙ve.ra.ChelH7354was beautifulיְפַת־ תֹּ֖אַרye.fat- To.'arH8389 H3303and wellוִיפַ֥תvi.FatH3303favouredמַרְאֶֽה׃mar.'EhH4758.

18And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354;and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will serveאֶֽעֱבָדְךָ֙'e.'e.va.de.KhaH5647thee sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141for Rachelבְּרָחֵ֥לbe.ra.ChelH7354thy youngerהַקְּטַנָּֽה׃ha.ke.ta.NahH6996daughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323.

19And Labanלָבָ֗ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It isbetterט֤וֹבTovH2896that I giveתִּתִּ֣יti.TiH5414her to thee, than that I should giveמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414her to anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376:abideשְׁבָ֖הshe.VahH3427with me.

20And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290servedוַיַּעֲבֹ֧דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141for Rachelבְּרָחֵ֖לbe.ra.ChelH7354;and they seemedבְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869unto him buta fewאֲחָדִ֔ים'a.cha.DimH259daysכְּיָמִ֣יםke.ya.MimH3117,for the love he hadבְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160to her.

21And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Labanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837,Giveהָבָ֣הha.VahH3051memy wifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802,for my daysיָמָ֑יya.MaiH3117are fulfilledמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390,that I may go inוְאָב֖וֹאָהve.'a.Vo.'ahH935unto her.

22And Labanלָבָ֛ןla.VanH3837gathered togetherוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622all the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,and madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּֽה׃mish.TehH4960.

23And it came to pass in the eveningבָעֶ֔רֶבva.'E.revH6153,that he tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947Leahלֵאָ֣הle.'AhH3812his daughterבִתּ֔וֹvi.ToH1323,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935her to him; and he went inוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto her.

24And Labanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414unto his daughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323Leahלְלֵאָ֥הle.le.'AhH3812Zilpahזִלְפָּ֖הzil.PahH2153his maidשִׁפְחָת֑וֹshif.cha.ToH8198foran handmaidשִׁפְחָֽה׃shif.ChahH8198.

25And it came to pass, that in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, behold, it wasLeahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812:and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Labanלָבָ֗ןla.VanH3837, What isthis thou hast doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213unto me? did not I serveעָבַ֣דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647with thee for Rachelבְרָחֵל֙ve.ra.ChelH7354?wherefore then hast thou beguiledרִמִּיתָֽנִי׃ri.mi.Ta.niH7411me?

26And Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,It must not be so doneיֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213in our countryבִּמְקוֹמֵ֑נוּbim.ko.Me.nuH4725,to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414the youngerהַצְּעִירָ֖הha.tze.'i.RahH6810beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the firstbornהַבְּכִירָֽה׃ha.be.khi.RahH1067.

27Fulfilמַלֵּ֖אma.Le'H4390herH2063weekשְׁבֻ֣עַshe.Vu.a'H7620,and we will giveוְנִתְּנָ֨הve.ni.te.NahH5414thee this also for the serviceבַּעֲבֹדָה֙ba.'a.vo.DahH5656which thou shalt serveתַּעֲבֹ֣דta.'a.VodH5647with me yet sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651otherאֲחֵרֽוֹת׃'a.che.RotH312yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141.

28And Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so, and fulfilledוַיְמַלֵּ֖אvay.ma.Le'H4390her weekשְׁבֻ֣עַshe.Vu.a'H7620:and he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him Rachelרָחֵ֥לra.ChelH7354his daughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802also.

29And Labanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414to Rachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354his daughterבִּתּ֔וֹbi.ToH1323Bilhahבִּלְהָ֖הbil.HahH1090his handmaidשִׁפְחָת֑וֹshif.cha.ToH8198to be her maidלְשִׁפְחָֽה׃le.shif.ChahH8198.

30And he went inוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935also unto Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354,and he lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157also Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354more than Leahמִלֵּאָ֑הmi.le.'AhH3812,and servedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647with him yet sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651otherאֲחֵרֽוֹת׃'a.che.RotH312yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141.

31And when Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200that Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812washatedשְׂנוּאָ֣הse.nu.'AhH8130,he openedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605her wombרַחְמָ֑הּrach.MahH7358:but Rachelוְרָחֵ֖לve.ra.ChelH7354wasbarrenעֲקָרָֽה׃'a.ka.RahH6135.

32And Leahלֵאָה֙le.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and she calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205:forכִּ֣יkiH3588she saidאָֽמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559,Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath lookedרָאָ֤הra.'AhH7200upon my afflictionבְּעָנְיִ֔יbe.'on.yiH6040;now thereforeכִּ֥יkiH3588my husbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376will loveיֶאֱהָבַ֥נִיye.'e.ha.Va.niH157me.

33And she conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029again, and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּן֒benH1121;and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,because Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath heardשָׁמַ֤עsha.Ma'H8085that I washatedשְׂנוּאָ֣הse.nu.'AhH8130,he hath therefore givenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414me this sonalso: and she calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095.

34And she conceived againוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּן֒benH1121;and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Now this timeהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471will my husbandאִישִׁי֙'i.ShiH376be joinedיִלָּוֶ֤הyi.la.VehH3867unto me, because I have bornיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205him threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121:therefore was his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034calledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

35And she conceivedוַתַּ֨הַרva.Ta.harH2029again, and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֗ןBenH1121:and she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Nowהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471will I praiseאוֹדֶ֣ה'o.DehH3034Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:therefore she calledקָרְאָ֥הka.re.'AhH7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;and leftוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975bearingמִלֶּֽדֶת׃mi.Le.detH3205.

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