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Genesis 31:19-21

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.

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