Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 31:22-55

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.

35And she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to her fatherאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,Let it not displeaseיִ֙חַר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣יyi.char be.'ei.NeiH5869 H2734my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113that I cannotאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201rise upלָק֣וּםla.KumH6965before theeמִפָּנֶ֔יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440;for the customדֶ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of womenנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802isupon me. And he searchedוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.PesH2664,but foundמָצָ֖אma.Tza'H4672not the imagesהַתְּרָפִֽים׃ha.te.ra.FimH8655.

36And Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290was wrothוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,and chodeוַיָּ֣רֶבvai.Ya.revH7378with Labanבְּלָבָ֑ןbe.la.VanH3837:and Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Labanלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837, What ismy trespassפִּשְׁעִי֙pish.'IH6588? what ismy sinחַטָּאתִ֔יcha.ta.TiH2403,that thou hast so hotly pursuedדָלַ֖קְתָּda.Lak.taH1814after meאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310?

37Whereasכִּֽי־ki-H3588thou hast searchedמִשַּׁ֣שְׁתָּmi.Shash.taH4959all my stuffכֵּלַ֗יke.LaiH3627,what hast thou foundמָּצָ֙אתָ֙ma.Tza.taH4672of all thy householdבֵיתֶ֔ךָvei.Te.khaH1004stuffכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627?setשִׂ֣יםsimH7760ithereכֹּ֔הKohH3541before my brethrenאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251and thy brethrenוְאַחֶ֑יךָve.'a.Chei.khaH251,that they may judgeוְיוֹכִ֖יחוּve.yo.Khi.chuH3198betwixtבֵּ֥יןbeinH996us bothשְׁנֵֽינוּ׃she.Nei.nuH8147.

38This twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141have I beenwith thee; thy ewesרְחֵלֶ֥יךָre.che.Lei.khaH7353and thy she goatsוְעִזֶּ֖יךָve.'i.Zei.khaH5795have not cast their youngשִׁכֵּ֑לוּshi.Ke.luH7921,and the ramsוְאֵילֵ֥יve.'ei.LeiH352of thy flockצֹאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629have I not eatenאָכָֽלְתִּי׃'a.Khal.tiH398.

39That which was tornטְרֵפָה֙te.re.FahH2966of beastsI broughtהֵבֵ֣אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935not unto thee; I bare the lossאֲחַטֶּ֔נָּה'a.chat.Te.nahH2398of it; of my handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027didst thou requireתְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נָּהte.vak.She.nahH1245it, whetherstolenגְּנֻֽבְתִ֣יge.nuv.TiH1589by dayי֔וֹםYomH3117,or stolenוּגְנֻֽבְתִ֖יu.ge.nuv.TiH1589by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

40ThusI was; in the dayבַיּ֛וֹםvai.YomH3117the droughtחֹ֖רֶבCho.revH2721consumedאֲכָלַ֥נִי'a.kha.La.niH398me, and the frostוְקֶ֣רַחve.Ke.rachH7140by nightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915;and my sleepשְׁנָתִ֖יshe.na.TiH8142departedוַתִּדַּ֥דva.ti.DadH5074from mine eyesמֵֽעֵינָֽי׃Me.'ei.NaiH5869.

41Thus have I been twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֮sha.NahH8141in thy houseבְּבֵיתֶךָ֒be.vei.te.KhaH1004;I served theeעֲבַדְתִּ֜יךָ'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647fourteenאַרְבַּֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'ar.ba'- 'es.RehH6240 H702yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141for thy twoבִּשְׁתֵּ֣יbish.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתֶ֔יךָve.no.Tei.khaH1323,and sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141for thy cattleבְּצֹאנֶ֑ךָbe.tzo.Ne.khaH6629:and thou hast changedוַתַּחֲלֵ֥ףva.ta.cha.LefH2498my wagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.TiH4909tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235timesמֹנִֽים׃mo.NimH4489.

42Exceptלוּלֵ֡יlu.LeiH3884the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85,and the fearוּפַ֤חַדu.Fa.chadH6343of Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327,had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me awayשִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִיshi.lach.Ta.niH7971now emptyרֵיקָ֣םrei.KamH7387.Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath seenרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200mine afflictionעָנְיִ֞י'a.ne.YiH6040and the labourיְגִ֧יַעye.Gi.ya'H3018of my handsכַּפַּ֛יka.PaiH3709,and rebukedוַיּ֥וֹכַחvai.Yo.khachH3198theeyesternightאָֽמֶשׁ׃'A.meshH570.

43And Labanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, Thesedaughtersהַבָּנ֨וֹתha.ba.NotH1323aremy daughtersבְּנֹתַ֜יbe.no.TaiH1323, and thesechildrenוְהַבָּנִ֤יםve.ha.ba.NimH1121aremy childrenבָּנַי֙ba.NaiH1121, and thesecattleוְהַצֹּ֣אןve.ha.TzonH6629aremy cattleצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629,and all that thou seestרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200ismine: and what can I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֤ה'e.'e.SehH6213this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117unto these my daughtersוְלִבְנֹתַ֞יve.liv.no.TaiH1323,orא֥וֹ'oH176unto their childrenלִבְנֵיהֶ֖ןliv.nei.HenH1121which they have bornיָלָֽדוּ׃ya.La.duH3205?

44Now therefore come thouH3212,let us makeנִכְרְתָ֥הnikh.re.TahH3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285,I and thou; and let it be for a witnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707between me and thee.

45And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947a stoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68,and set it upוַיְרִימֶ֖הָvay.ri.Me.haH7311fora pillarמַצֵּבָֽה׃ma.tze.VahH4676.

46And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his brethrenלְאֶחָיו֙le.'e.ChavH251,Gatherלִקְט֣וּlik.TuH3950stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68;and they tookוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947stonesאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68,and madeוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213an heapגָ֑לGalH1530:and they did eatוַיֹּ֥אכְלוּvai.Yo.khe.luH398there upon the heapהַגָּֽל׃ha.GalH1530.

47And Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121it Jegar–sahaduthaH3026:but Jacobוְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בve.ya.'a.KoH3290calledקָ֥רָאKa.ra'H7121it Galeedגַּלְעֵֽד׃gal.'EdH1567.

48And Labanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,This heapהַגַּ֨לha.GalH1530isa witnessעֵ֛ד'edH5707between me and thee this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.Therefore was the nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034of it calledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Galeedגַּלְעֵֽד׃gal.'EdH1567;

49And Mizpahוְהַמִּצְפָּה֙ve.ha.mitz.PahH4709;forאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068watchיִ֥צֶףYi.tzefH6822between me and thee, when we are absentנִסָּתֵ֖רni.sa.TerH5641oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376from anotherמֵרֵעֵֽהוּ׃me.re.'E.huH7453.

50If thou shalt afflictתְּעַנֶּ֣הte.'a.NehH6031my daughtersבְּנֹתַ֗יbe.no.TaiH1323,or if thou shalt takeתִּקַּ֤חti.KachH3947otherwivesנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802besideעַל־'al-H5921my daughtersבְּנֹתַ֔יbe.no.TaiH1323,no manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376iswith us; seeרְאֵ֕הre.'EhH7200,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430iswitnessעֵ֖ד'edH5707betwixt me and thee.

51And Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,Behold this heapהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530, and behold thispillarהַמַצֵּבָ֔הha.ma.tze.VahH4676,which I have castיָרִ֖יתִיya.Ri.tiH3384betwixt me and thee;

52This heapהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530bewitnessעֵ֚ד'edH5707, and thispillarהַמַּצֵּבָ֑הha.ma.tze.VahH4676bewitnessוְעֵדָ֖הve.'e.DahH5713,that I will not pass overאֶֽעֱבֹ֤ר'e.'e.VorH5674this heapהַגַּ֣לha.GalH1530to thee, and that thou shalt not pass overתַעֲבֹ֨רta.'a.VorH5674this heapהַגַּ֥לha.GalH1530and this pillarהַמַּצֵּבָ֥הha.ma.tze.VahH4676unto me, for harmלְרָעָֽה׃le.ra.'AhH7451.

53The Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85,and the Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.lo.HeiH430of Nahorנָחוֹר֙na.chOrH5152,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1,judgeיִשְׁפְּט֣וּyish.pe.TuH8199betwixt us. And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֣עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650by the fearבְּפַ֖חַדbe.Fa.chadH6343of his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

54Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֨חvai.yiz.BachH2076sacrificeזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2077upon the mountבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his brethrenלְאֶחָ֖יוle.'e.ChavH251to eatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899:and they did eatוַיֹּ֣אכְלוּvai.Yo.khe.luH398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,and tarried all nightוַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885in the mountבָּהָֽר׃ba.HarH2022.

55And earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242Labanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837rose upH7925,and kissedוַיְנַשֵּׁ֧קvay.na.ShekH5401his sonsלְבָנָ֛יוle.va.NavH1121and his daughtersוְלִבְנוֹתָ֖יוve.liv.no.TavH1323,and blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288them: and Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837departedH3212,and returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto his placeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

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