Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 31:33-42

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.

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