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Genesis 30:1-3

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.

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