Revised Literal Translation
Genesis 30
1And when Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that she bareיָֽלְדָה֙yal.DahH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290no children, Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354enviedוַתְּקַנֵּ֥אva.te.ka.Ne'H7065her sisterבַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּba.'a.cho.TahH269;and saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290,Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051me childrenבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,or elseאַ֖יִן'A.yinH369I dieמֵתָ֥הme.TahH4191.
2And Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290angerאַ֥ף'afH639was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Rachelבְּרָחֵ֑לbe.ra.ChelH7354:and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, AmI in God’sאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430stead, who hath withheldמָנַ֥עma.Na'H4513from thee the fruitפְּרִי־pe.ri-H6529of the wombבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990?
6And Rachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430hath judgedדָּנַ֣נִּיda.Na.niH1777me, and hath also heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085my voiceבְּקֹלִ֔יbe.ko.LiH6963,and hath givenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414me a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121:therefore calledקָרְאָ֥הka.re.'AhH7121she his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Danדָּֽן׃DanH1835.
8And Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,With greatאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430wrestlingsנַפְתּוּלֵ֨יnaf.tu.LeiH5319have I wrestledנִפְתַּ֛לְתִּיnif.Tal.tiH6617with my sisterאֲחֹתִ֖י'a.cho.TiH269,and I have prevailedיָכֹ֑לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201:and she calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.
9When Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that she had leftעָמְדָ֖ה'a.me.DahH5975bearingמִלֶּ֑דֶתmi.Le.detH3205,she tookוַתִּקַּח֙va.ti.KachH3947Zilpahזִלְפָּ֣הzil.PahH2153her maidשִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshif.cha.TahH8198,and gaveוַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.TenH5414her Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
14And Reubenרְאוּבֵ֜ןre.'u.VenH7205went inH3212the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of wheatחִטִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105,and foundוַיִּמְצָ֤אvai.yim.Tza'H4672mandrakesדֽוּדָאִים֙du.da.'ImH1736in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935them unto his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812.Then Rachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812,Give meתְּנִי־te.ni-H5414,I pray thee, of thy son’sבְּנֵֽךְ׃be.NekhH1121mandrakesמִדּוּדָאֵ֖יmi.du.da.'EiH1736.
15And she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto her, Is ita small matterהַמְעַט֙ham.'AtH4592that thou hast takenקַחְתֵּ֣ךְkach.TekhH3947my husbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376?and wouldest thou take awayוְלָקַ֕חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947my son’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakesדּוּדָאֵ֖יdu.da.'EiH1736also? And Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Therefore he shall lieיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901with thee to nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915forתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478thy son’sבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121mandrakesדּוּדָאֵ֥יdu.da.'EiH1736.
16And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935out of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704in the eveningבָּעֶרֶב֒ba.'e.RevH6153,and Leahלֵאָ֜הle.'AhH3812went outוַתֵּצֵ֨אva.te.Tze'H3318to meetH7125him, and saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Thou must come inתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935unto me; for surelyשָׂכֹ֣רsa.KhorH7936I have hiredשְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָse.khar.Ti.khaH7936thee with my son’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakesבְּדוּדָאֵ֖יbe.du.da.'EiH1736.And he layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with her that nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.
18And Leahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hath givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414me my hireשְׂכָרִ֔יse.kha.RiH7939,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my maidenשִׁפְחָתִ֖יshif.cha.TiH8198to my husbandלְאִישִׁ֑יle.'i.ShiH376:and she calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Issacharיִשָּׂשכָֽר׃yi.so.sh.KharH3485.
20And Leahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430hath enduedזְבָדַ֨נִיze.va.Da.niH2064me witha goodטוֹב֒tOvH2896dowryזֵ֣בֶדZe.vedH2065;nowהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471will my husbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376dwellיִזְבְּלֵ֣נִיyiz.be.Le.niH2082with me, because I have bornיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205him sixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121:and she calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Zebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074.
25And it came to pass, when Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354had bornיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,that Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837,Send me awayשַׁלְּחֵ֙נִי֙sha.le.Che.niH7971,that I may goH3212unto mine own placeמְקוֹמִ֖יme.ko.MiH4725,and to my countryוּלְאַרְצִֽי׃u.le.'ar.TziH776.
27And Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I pray thee, if I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, tarry: forI have learned by experienceנִחַ֕שְׁתִּיni.Chash.tiH5172that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath blessedוַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִיvay.va.ra.Khe.niH1288me for thy sakeבִּגְלָלֶֽךָ׃big.la.Le.khaH1558.
30For it waslittleמְעַט֩me.'AtH4592which thou hadst before Iלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440came, and it is nowincreasedוַיִּפְרֹ֣ץvai.yif.RotzH6555unto a multitudeלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230;And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288thee since my comingלְרַגְלִ֑יle.rag.LiH7272:and now whenמָתַ֛יma.TaiH4970shall I provideאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213for mine own houseלְבֵיתִֽי׃le.vei.TiH1004also?
31And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What shall I give theeאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414?And Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thou shalt not giveתִתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me any thingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972:if thou wilt doתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697for me, I will againאָשׁ֛וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725feedאֶרְעֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7462andkeepאֶשְׁמֹֽר׃'esh.MorH8104thy flockצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629:
32I will passאֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר'e.'e.VorH5674through all thy flockצֹֽאנְךָ֜tzo.ne.KhaH6629to dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,removingהָסֵ֨רha.SerH5493from thence all the speckledנָקֹ֣דna.KodH5348and spottedוְטָל֗וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921cattleשֶׂ֣ה׀sehH7716,and all the brownחוּם֙chumH2345cattleשֶׂה־seh-H7716among the sheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775,and the spottedוְטָל֥וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921and speckledוְנָקֹ֖דve.na.KodH5348among the goatsבָּעִזִּ֑יםba.'i.ZimH5795: and of suchshall be my hireשְׂכָרִֽי׃se.kha.RiH7939.
33So shall my righteousnessצִדְקָתִי֙tzid.ka.TiH6666answerוְעָֽנְתָה־ve.'a.ne.tah-H6030for me in timeבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117to comeמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279,when it shall comeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935for my hireשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939before thy faceלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440:every oneכֹּ֣לkolH3605that isnot speckledנָקֹ֨דna.KodH5348and spottedוְטָל֜וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921among the goatsבָּֽעִזִּ֗יםba.'i.ZimH5795,and brownוְחוּם֙ve.ChumH2345among the sheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775,that shall be counted stolenגָּנ֥וּבga.NuvH1589with me.
35And he removedוַיָּ֣סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493that dayבַּיּוֹם֩bai.yOmH3117the he goatsהַתְּיָשִׁ֜יםha.te.ya.ShimH8495that were ringstrakedהָֽעֲקֻדִּ֣יםha.'a.ku.DimH6124and spottedוְהַטְּלֻאִ֗יםve.ha.te.lu.'ImH2921,and all the she goatsהָֽעִזִּים֙ha.'i.ZimH5795that were speckledהַנְּקֻדּ֣וֹתha.ne.ku.DotH5348and spottedוְהַטְּלֻאֹ֔תve.ha.te.lu.'OtH2921, and every one that had somewhiteלָבָן֙la.VanH3836in it, and all the brownח֖וּםchumH2345among the sheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֑יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414theminto the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his sonsבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121.
36And he setוַיָּ֗שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870betwixt himself and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290:and Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290fedרֹעֶ֛הro.'EhH7462the restהַנּוֹתָרֹֽת׃ha.no.ta.RotH3498of Laban’sלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.
37And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947him rodsמַקַּ֥לma.KalH4731of greenלַ֖חlachH3892poplarלִבְנֶ֛הliv.NehH3839,and of the hazelוְל֣וּזve.LuzH3869and chesnut treeוְעֶרְמ֑וֹןve.'er.MonH6196;and pilledוַיְפַצֵּ֤לvay.fa.TzelH6478whiteלְבָנ֔וֹתle.va.NotH3836strakesפְּצָל֣וֹתpe.tza.LotH6479in them, and made the whiteהַלָּבָ֔ןha.la.VanH3836appearמַחְשֹׂף֙mach.SofH4286which wasin the rodsהַמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ha.mak.LotH4731.
38And he setוַיַּצֵּ֗גvai.ya.TzegH3322the rodsהַמַּקְלוֹת֙ha.mak.loTH4731which he had pilledפִּצֵּ֔לpi.TzelH6478beforeלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227the flocksהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629in the guttersבָּרֳהָטִ֖יםbo.ro.ha.TimH7298in the wateringהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325troughsבְּשִֽׁקֲת֣וֹתbe.shi.ka.TotH8268when the flocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629cameתָּבֹ֨אןָta.Vo.naH935to drinkלִשְׁתּוֹת֙lish.toTH8354,that they should conceiveוַיֵּחַ֖מְנָהvai.ye.Cham.nahH3179when they cameבְּבֹאָ֥ןbe.vo.'AnH935to drinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.
40And Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290did separateהִפְרִ֣ידhif.RidH6504the lambsוְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮ve.ha.ke.sa.VimH3775,and setוַ֠יִּתֵּןVai.yi.tenH5414the facesפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440of the flocksהַצֹּ֧אןha.TzonH6629towardאֶל־'el-H413the ringstrakedעָקֹ֛ד'a.KodH6124,and all the brownח֖וּםchumH2345in the flockבְּצֹ֣אןbe.TzonH6629of Labanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837;and he putוַיָּֽשֶׁת־vai.ya.shet-H7896his own flocksעֲדָרִים֙'a.da.RimH5739by themselves, and putשָׁתָ֖םsha.TamH7896them not unto Laban’sלָבָֽן׃la.VanH3837cattleצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.
41And it came to pass, whensoever the strongerהַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒ham.ku.sha.roTH7194cattleהַצֹּ֣אןha.TzonH6629did conceiveיַחֵם֮ya.ChemH3179,that Jacobיַעֲקֹ֧בya.'a.KoH3290laidוְשָׂ֨םve.SamH7760the rodsהַמַּקְל֛וֹתha.mak.LotH4731before the eyesלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the cattleהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629in the guttersבָּרֳהָטִ֑יםbo.ro.ha.TimH7298,that they might conceiveלְיַחְמֵ֖נָּהle.yach.Me.nahH3179among the rodsבַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ba.mak.LotH4731.
43And the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376increasedוַיִּפְרֹ֥ץvai.yif.RotzH6555exceedinglyH3966,and had muchרַבּ֔וֹתra.BotH7227cattleצֹ֣אןtzonH6629,and maidservantsוּשְׁפָחוֹת֙u.she.fa.choTH8198,and menservantsוַעֲבָדִ֔יםva.'a.va.DimH5650,and camelsוּגְמַלִּ֖יםu.ge.ma.LimH1581,and donkeysוַחֲמֹרִֽים׃va.cha.mo.RimH2543.
Commentaries on Genesis 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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