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Genesis 31:35-39

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.

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