Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 30:12-14

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.

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