Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 31:38-40

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.

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