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Genesis 30:14-16

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.

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