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Genesis 30:31-34

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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