Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 29:1-14

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.

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