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Genesis 29:9-12

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.

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