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Genesis 31:21-25

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.

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