Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 30:1-25

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?

3And she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,Behold my maidאֲמָתִ֥י'a.ma.TiH519Bilhahבִלְהָ֖הvil.HahH1090,go inבֹּ֣אbo'H935unto her; and she shall bearוְתֵלֵד֙ve.te.LedH3205upon my kneesבִּרְכַּ֔יbir.KaiH1290,that I may also have childrenוְאִבָּנֶ֥הve.'i.ba.NehH1129by her.

4And she gaveוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414him Bilhahבִּלְהָ֥הbil.HahH1090her handmaidשִׁפְחָתָ֖הּshif.cha.TahH8198to wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802:and Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290went inוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto her.

5And Bilhahבִּלְהָ֔הbil.HahH1090conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

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.

7And Bilhahבִּלְהָ֖הbil.HahH1090Rachel’sרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354maidשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029again, and bareוַתֵּ֕לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290a secondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

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.

10And Zilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153Leah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812maidשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198bareוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֥בle.ya.'a.KoH3290a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

11And Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559,A troopבָּ֣אגָ֑דbe.be.//gadgadH1409comethבָּ֣אגָ֑דbe.be.//gadgadH935:and she calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Gadגָּֽד׃GadH1410.

12And Zilpahזִלְפָּה֙zil.PahH2153Leah’sלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812maidשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198bareוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290a secondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

13And Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Happy am Iבְּאָשְׁרִ֕יbe.'a.she.RiH837,for the daughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323will call me blessedאִשְּׁר֖וּנִי'i.she.Ru.niH833:and she calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Asherאָשֵֽׁר׃'a.SherH836.

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.

17And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto Leahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812,and she conceivedוַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290the fifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃cha.mi.ShiH2549sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

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.

19And Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029again, and bareוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְּיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290the sixthשִׁשִּׁ֖יshi.ShiH8345sonבֵּן־ben-H1121.

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.

21And afterwardsוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310she bareיָ֣לְדָהYal.dahH3205a daughterבַּ֑תBatH1323,and calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121her nameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034Dinahדִּינָֽה׃di.NahH1783.

22And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354,and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to her, and openedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605her wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

23And she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath taken awayאָסַ֥ף'a.SafH622my reproachחֶרְפָּתִֽי׃cher.pa.TiH2781:

24And she calledוַתִּקְרָ֧אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֛וֹshe.MoH8034Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130;and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall addיֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3254to me anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

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.

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