Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 31:19-34

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.

25Then Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837overtookוַיַּשֵּׂ֥גvai.ya.SegH5381Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290.Now Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290had pitchedתָּקַ֤עta.Ka'H8628his tentאָהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.LoH168in the mountבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022:and Labanוְלָבָ֛ןve.la.VanH3837with his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251pitchedתָּקַ֥עta.Ka'H8628in the mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

26And Labanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,What hast thou doneעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213,that thou hast stolen awayוַתִּגְנֹ֖בva.tig.NoH1589unawaresלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824to me, and carried awayוַתְּנַהֵג֙va.te.na.HegH5090my daughtersבְּנֹתַ֔יbe.no.TaiH1323,as captivesכִּשְׁבֻי֖וֹתkish.vu.YotH7617takenwith the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719?

27Wherefore didst thou flee awayלִבְרֹ֔חַliv.Ro.achH1272secretlyנַחְבֵּ֙אתָ֙nach.Be.taH2244,and steal awayוַתִּגְנֹ֖בva.tig.NoH1589from me; and didst not tellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me, that I might have sent thee awayוָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ֛va.'a.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971with mirthבְּשִׂמְחָ֥הbe.sim.ChahH8057,and with songsוּבְשִׁרִ֖יםu.ve.shi.RimH7892,with tabretבְּתֹ֥ףbe.TofH8596,and with harpוּבְכִנּֽוֹר׃u.ve.khi.NorH3658?

28And hast not sufferedנְטַשְׁתַּ֔נִיne.tash.Ta.niH5203me to kissלְנַשֵּׁ֥קle.na.ShekH5401my sonsלְבָנַ֖יle.va.NaiH1121and my daughtersוְלִבְנֹתָ֑יve.liv.no.TaiH1323?thou hast now done foolishlyהִסְכַּ֥לְתָּֽhis.Kal.taH5528in sodoingעֲשֽׂוֹ׃a.SoH6213.

29It isיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426in the powerלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410of my handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213you hurtרָ֑עRa'H7451:but the Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֨יve.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֜ם'a.vi.KhemH1spakeאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559unto me yesternightאֶ֣מֶשׁ׀'E.meshH570,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Take thou heedהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that thou speak notמִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.BerH1696to Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290either goodמִטּ֥וֹבmi.TovH2896or badרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

30And now, thoughthou wouldest needsהָלֹ֣ךְha.LokhH1980be goneהָלַ֔כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980,because thou soreנִכְסֹ֥ףnikh.SofH3700longedstנִכְסַ֖פְתָּהnikh.Saf.tahH3700after thy father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004, yetwherefore hast thou stolenגָנַ֖בְתָּga.Nav.taH1589my godsאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430?

31And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Labanלְלָבָ֑ןle.la.VanH3837,Because I was afraidיָרֵ֔אתִיya.Re.tiH3372:for I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Peradventureפֶּן־pen-H6435thou wouldest take by forceתִּגְזֹ֥לtig.ZolH1497thy daughtersבְּנוֹתֶ֖יךָbe.no.Tei.khaH1323from me.

32With whomsoeverאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thou findestתִּמְצָ֣אtim.Tza'H4672thy godsאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430,let him not liveיִֽחְיֶה֒yich.YehH2421:beforeנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048our brethrenאַחֵ֧ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251discernהַֽכֶּר־ha.ker-H5234thou what isthine with me, and takeוְקַֽח־ve.kach-H3947itto thee. For Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290knewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045not that Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354had stolenגְּנָבָֽתַם׃ge.na.Va.tamH1589them.

33And Labanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837wentוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935into Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֣ב׀ya.'a.KoH3290tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168,and into Leah’sלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812tentוּבְאֹ֣הֶלu.ve.'O.helH168,and into the twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147maidservants’הָאֲמָהֹ֖תha.'a.ma.HotH519tentsוּבְאֹ֛הֶלu.ve.'O.helH168;but he foundמָצָ֑אma.Tza'H4672themnot. Then went he outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318of Leah’sלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812tentמֵאֹ֣הֶלme.'O.helH168,and enteredוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into Rachel’sרָחֵֽל׃ra.ChelH7354tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168.

34Now Rachelוְרָחֵ֞לve.ra.ChelH7354had takenלָקְחָ֣הla.ke.ChahH3947the imagesהַתְּרָפִ֗יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,and putוַתְּשִׂמֵ֛םva.te.si.MemH7760them in the camel’sהַגָּמָ֖לha.ga.MalH1581furnitureבְּכַ֥רbe.KharH3733,and satוַתֵּ֣שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427upon them. And Labanלָבָ֛ןla.VanH3837searchedוַיְמַשֵּׁ֥שׁvay.ma.SheshH4959all the tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168,but foundמָצָֽא׃ma.Tza'H4672them not.

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