Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 30:1-8

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.

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