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Genesis 30:25-36

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.

35And he removedוַיָּ֣סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493that dayבַּיּוֹם֩bai.yOmH3117the he goatsהַתְּיָשִׁ֜יםha.te.ya.ShimH8495that were ringstrakedהָֽעֲקֻדִּ֣יםha.'a.ku.DimH6124and spottedוְהַטְּלֻאִ֗יםve.ha.te.lu.'ImH2921,and all the she goatsהָֽעִזִּים֙ha.'i.ZimH5795that were speckledהַנְּקֻדּ֣וֹתha.ne.ku.DotH5348and spottedוְהַטְּלֻאֹ֔תve.ha.te.lu.'OtH2921, and every one that had somewhiteלָבָן֙la.VanH3836in it, and all the brownח֖וּםchumH2345among the sheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֑יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414theminto the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his sonsבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121.

36And he setוַיָּ֗שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870betwixt himself and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290:and Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290fedרֹעֶ֛הro.'EhH7462the restהַנּוֹתָרֹֽת׃ha.no.ta.RotH3498of Laban’sלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

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