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Genesis 30:22-34

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.

26Giveתְּנָ֞הte.NahH5414memy wivesנָשַׁ֣יna.ShaiH802and my childrenיְלָדַ֗יye.la.DaiH3206,forH2004whom I have servedעָבַ֧דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647thee, and let me goH3212:for thou knowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045my serviceעֲבֹדָתִ֖י'a.vo.da.TiH5656which I have doneעֲבַדְתִּֽיךָ׃'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647thee.

27And Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I pray thee, if I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, tarry: forI have learned by experienceנִחַ֕שְׁתִּיni.Chash.tiH5172that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath blessedוַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִיvay.va.ra.Khe.niH1288me for thy sakeבִּגְלָלֶֽךָ׃big.la.Le.khaH1558.

28And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Appointנָקְבָ֧הna.ke.VahH5344me thy wagesשְׂכָרְךָ֛se.kha.re.KhaH7939,and I will giveוְאֶתֵּֽנָה׃ve.'e.Te.nahH5414it.

29And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou knowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045howאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have servedעֲבַדְתִּ֑יךָ'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647thee, and howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thy cattleמִקְנְךָ֖mik.ne.ChaH4735was with me.

30For it waslittleמְעַט֩me.'AtH4592which thou hadst before Iלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440came, and it is nowincreasedוַיִּפְרֹ֣ץvai.yif.RotzH6555unto a multitudeלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230;And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288thee since my comingלְרַגְלִ֑יle.rag.LiH7272:and now whenמָתַ֛יma.TaiH4970shall I provideאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213for mine own houseלְבֵיתִֽי׃le.vei.TiH1004also?

31And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What shall I give theeאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414?And Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thou shalt not giveתִתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me any thingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972:if thou wilt doתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697for me, I will againאָשׁ֛וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725feedאֶרְעֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7462andkeepאֶשְׁמֹֽר׃'esh.MorH8104thy flockצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629:

32I will passאֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר'e.'e.VorH5674through all thy flockצֹֽאנְךָ֜tzo.ne.KhaH6629to dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,removingהָסֵ֨רha.SerH5493from thence all the speckledנָקֹ֣דna.KodH5348and spottedוְטָל֗וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921cattleשֶׂ֣ה׀sehH7716,and all the brownחוּם֙chumH2345cattleשֶׂה־seh-H7716among the sheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775,and the spottedוְטָל֥וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921and speckledוְנָקֹ֖דve.na.KodH5348among the goatsבָּעִזִּ֑יםba.'i.ZimH5795: and of suchshall be my hireשְׂכָרִֽי׃se.kha.RiH7939.

33So shall my righteousnessצִדְקָתִי֙tzid.ka.TiH6666answerוְעָֽנְתָה־ve.'a.ne.tah-H6030for me in timeבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117to comeמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279,when it shall comeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935for my hireשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939before thy faceלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440:every oneכֹּ֣לkolH3605that isnot speckledנָקֹ֨דna.KodH5348and spottedוְטָל֜וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921among the goatsבָּֽעִזִּ֗יםba.'i.ZimH5795,and brownוְחוּם֙ve.ChumH2345among the sheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775,that shall be counted stolenגָּנ֥וּבga.NuvH1589with me.

34And Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, I would it might beל֖וּluH3863according to thy wordכִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃khid.va.Re.khaH1697.

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