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Genesis 31:30-35

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.

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