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Genesis 31:17-24

17Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290rose upוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and setוַיִּשָּׂ֛אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121and his wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802upon camelsהַגְּמַלִּֽים׃ha.ge.ma.LimH1581;

18And he carried awayוַיִּנְהַ֣גvai.yin.HagH5090all his cattleמִקְנֵ֗הוּmik.Ne.huH4735,and all his goodsרְכֻשׁוֹ֙re.khu.ShoH7399which he had gottenרָכָ֔שׁra.KhashH7408,the cattleמִקְנֵה֙mik.NehH4735of his gettingקִנְיָנ֔וֹkin.ya.NoH7075,which he had gottenרָכַ֖שׁra.KhashH7408in Padan–aramבְּפַדַּ֣ןbe.fa.DanH6307,for to goלָב֛וֹאla.Vo'H935to Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1in the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

19And Labanוְלָבָ֣ןve.la.VanH3837wentהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980to shearלִגְזֹ֖זlig.ZozH1494his sheepצֹאנ֑וֹtzo.NoH6629:and Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354had stolenוַתִּגְנֹ֣בva.tig.NoH1589the imagesהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655that wereher father’sלְאָבִֽיהָ׃le.'a.Vi.haH1.

20And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290stole awayוַיִּגְנֹ֣בvai.yig.NoH1589unawaresלֵ֥בlevH3820to Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837the Syrianהָאֲרַמִּ֑יha.'a.ra.MiH761,in thatעַל־'al-H5921he toldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046him notבְּלִי֙be.LiH1097that he fledבֹרֵ֖חַvo.Re.achH1272.

21So he fledוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272with all that he had; and he rose upוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and passed overוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674the riverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,and setוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440towardthe mountהַ֥רharH2022Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

22And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046Labanלְלָבָ֖ןle.la.VanH3837on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290was fledבָרַ֖חva.RachH1272.

23And he tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947his brethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251with him, and pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291after himאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651days’יָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870;and they overtookוַיַּדְבֵּ֥קvai.yad.BekH1692him in the mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

24And Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Labanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837the Syrianהָאֲרַמִּ֖יha.'a.ra.MiH761in a dreamבַּחֲלֹ֣םba.cha.LomH2472by nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Take heedהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that thou speakתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696not toעִֽם־'im-H5973Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290either goodמִטּ֥וֹבmi.TovH2896orעַד־'ad-H5704badרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

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