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Genesis 29:15-20

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.

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