Revised Version 1895

Genesis 29

1ThenJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wentוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375on hisjourneyרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272, and came to thelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of theeastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

2And helookedוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200, andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009awellבְאֵ֣רve.'ErH875in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704, and,loוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969flocksH6629ofsheepצֹאן֙tzoNH6629lyingרֹבְצִ֣יםroe.TzimH7257there by it; foroutמִן־min-H4480of thatwellהַבְּאֵ֣רha.be.'ErH875theywateredיַשְׁק֖וּyash.KuH8248theflocksH6629: and thestoneוְהָאֶ֥בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68uponH5921thewell’sהַבְּאֵֽר׃ha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310wasgreatגְּדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419.

3And thither wereallH3605theflocksH6629gatheredוְנֶאֶסְפוּ־ve.ne.'es.fu-H622: and theyrolledוְגָלֲל֤וּve.ga.la.LuH1556thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68from thewell’sהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310, andwateredוְהִשְׁק֖וּve.hish.KuH8248thesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629, andputH7725thestoneהָאֶ֛בֶןha.'E.venH68againH7725uponH5921thewell’sהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310initsH3605placeלִמְקֹמָֽהּ׃lim.ko.MahH4725.

4AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Mybrethrenאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251, whence be ye? And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, OfHaranמֵחָרָ֖ןme.cha.RanH2771areweאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃'a.Na.che.nuH587.

5And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Knowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֖םhay.da'.TemH3045yeLabanלָבָ֣ןla.VanH3837thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNahorנָח֑וֹרna.ChorH5152? And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Weknowיָדָֽעְנוּ׃ya.Da.'e.nuH3045him.

6And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Is itwellהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with him? And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, It iswellשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965: and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,Rachelרָחֵ֣לra.ChelH7354hisdaughterבִּתּ֔וֹbi.ToH1323cometh with thesheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

7And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Loהֵ֥ןhenH2005, it is yethighגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808is it time that thecattleהַמִּקְנֶ֑הha.mik.NehH4735should begatheredהֵאָסֵ֣ףhe.'a.SefH622togetherH622:waterהַשְׁק֥וּhash.KuH8248ye thesheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629, andgoH622andfeedרְעֽוּ׃re.'UH7462them.

8And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.RuH559,WeH834cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808,untilעַ֣ד'adH5704allכָּל־kol-H3605theflocksH6629begatheredיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622togetherH622, and theyrollוְגָֽלֲלוּ֙ve.ga.la.LuH1556thestoneהָאֶ֔בֶןha.'E.venH68from thewell’sהַבְּאֵ֑רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310; thenweH834waterוְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּve.hish.Ki.nuH8248thesheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

9Whileעוֹדֶ֖נּוּo.De.nuH5750he yet spake with them,Rachelוְרָחֵ֣ל׀ve.ra.ChelH7354cameH935withherH935father’sלְאָבִ֔יהָle.'a.Vi.haH1sheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629; forsheהִֽוא׃hi'H1931kept them.

10And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290sawרָאָ֨הra.'AhH7200Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251, and thesheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837hismother’sאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251, thatJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290wentH5066nearH5066, androlledוַיָּ֤גֶלvai.Ya.gelH1556thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68from thewell’sהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310, andwateredוַיַּ֕שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248theflockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837hismother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

11AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290kissedוַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.ShakH5401Rachelלְרָחֵ֑לle.ra.ChelH7354, andliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hisvoiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963, andweptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.

12AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290toldH5046Rachelלְרָחֵ֗לle.ra.ChelH7354that he washerH5046father’sאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1brotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251, and that he wasRebekah’sרִבְקָ֖הriv.KahH7259sonבֶן־ven-H1121: andsheH1931ranוַתָּ֖רָץva.Ta.rotzH7323andtoldH5046herH5046fatherלְאָבִֽיהָ׃le.'a.Vi.haH1.

13And itcameH935topassH935, whenLabanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the tidings ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290hissister’sאֲחֹת֗וֹ'a.cho.ToH269sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, that heranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323tomeetH7125him, andembracedוַיְחַבֶּק־vay.cha.bek-H2263him, andkissedוַיְנַשֶּׁק־vay.na.shek-H5401him, andbroughtH935him to hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004. And hetoldוַיְסַפֵּ֣רvay.sa.PerH5608Labanלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428things.

14AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Surelyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389thou art myboneעַצְמִ֥י'atz.MiH6106and myfleshוּבְשָׂרִ֖יu.ve.sa.RiH1320. And heabodeוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with him the space of amonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320.

15AndLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,Becauseהֲכִי־ha.khi-H3588thou art mybrotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251, shouldest thou thereforeserveוַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִיva.'a.vad.Ta.niH5647meH5046for nought?tellהַגִּ֥ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046meH5046,whatמַה־mah-H4100shall thywagesמַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ׃mas.kur.Te.khaH4909be?

16AndLabanוּלְלָבָ֖ןu.le.la.VanH3837hadtwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323: thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of theelderהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419wasLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theyoungerהַקְּטַנָּ֖הha.ke.ta.NahH6996wasRachelרָחֵֽל׃ra.ChelH7354.

17AndLeah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869weretenderרַכּ֑וֹתra.KotH7390; butRachelוְרָחֵל֙ve.ra.ChelH7354wasbeautifulH3303and well favoured.

18AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354; and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willserveאֶֽעֱבָדְךָ֙'e.'e.va.de.KhaH5647theesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141forRachelבְּרָחֵ֥לbe.ra.ChelH7354thyyoungerהַקְּטַנָּֽה׃ha.ke.ta.NahH6996daughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323.

19AndLabanלָבָ֗ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It isbetterט֤וֹבTovH2896that Igiveתִּתִּ֣יti.TiH5414herH5414to thee,thanH2896that I shouldgiveמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414herH5414toanotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376:abideשְׁבָ֖הshe.VahH3427withmeH5414.

20AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290servedוַיַּעֲבֹ֧דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141forRachelבְּרָחֵ֖לbe.ra.ChelH7354; and theyseemedבְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869unto him but afewאֲחָדִ֔ים'a.cha.DimH259daysכְּיָמִ֣יםke.ya.MimH3117, for theloveH157he had toherוַיִּהְי֤וּvai.yih.YuH1961.

21AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837,Giveהָבָ֣הha.VahH3051meאֶל־'el-H413mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802, for mydaysיָמָ֑יya.MaiH3117arefulfilledמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390, that I maygoוְאָב֖וֹאָהve.'a.Vo.'ahH935in untoherאֵלֶֽיהָ׃'e.Lei.haH413.

22AndLabanלָבָ֛ןla.VanH3837gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622togetherH622allכָּל־kol-H3605themenH376of theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, andmadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּֽה׃mish.TehH4960.

23And itcameH935topassH935in theeveningבָעֶ֔רֶבva.'E.revH6153, that hetookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947Leahלֵאָ֣הle.'AhH3812hisdaughterבִתּ֔וֹvi.ToH1323, andbroughtH935herאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413to him; and hewentH935in untoherאֵלֶֽיהָ׃'e.Lei.haH413.

24AndLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Zilpahזִלְפָּ֖הzil.PahH2153his handmaid unto hisdaughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323Leahלְלֵאָ֥הle.le.'AhH3812for an handmaid.

25And itcameH1961topassH1961in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242that,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, it wasLeahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toLabanלָבָ֗ןla.VanH3837,WhatH4100is this thou hastdoneH6213untomeH413?didH6213notהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808Iserveעָבַ֣דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647with thee forRachelבְרָחֵל֙ve.ra.ChelH7354? wherefore then hast thou beguiledmeH413?

26AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808soכֵ֖ןkhenH3651doneיֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213in ourplaceבִּמְקוֹמֵ֑נוּbim.ko.Me.nuH4725, togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414theyoungerהַצְּעִירָ֖הha.tze.'i.RahH6810beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thefirstbornהַבְּכִירָֽה׃ha.be.khi.RahH1067.

27Fulfillמַלֵּ֖אma.Le'H4390theweekשְׁבֻ֣עַshe.Vu.a'H7620of this one, andweH834willgiveוְנִתְּנָ֨הve.ni.te.NahH5414thee theotherH312also for theserviceבַּעֲבֹדָה֙ba.'a.vo.DahH5656whichH834thou shaltserveתַּעֲבֹ֣דta.'a.VodH5647withmeH5414yetsevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651otherH312yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141.

28AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651, andfulfilledוַיְמַלֵּ֖אvay.ma.Le'H4390herH802weekשְׁבֻ֣עַshe.Vu.a'H7620: and hegaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himRachelרָחֵ֥לra.ChelH7354hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

29AndLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837gaveH5414toRachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354hisdaughterבִּתּ֔וֹbi.ToH1323Bilhahבִּלְהָ֖הbil.HahH1090his handmaid to beherH5414handmaid.

30And hewentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935in also untoRachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354, and helovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157alsoRachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354moreע֖וֹדodH5750thanH1571Leahמִלֵּאָ֑הmi.le.'AhH3812, andservedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647with him yetsevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651otherאֲחֵרֽוֹת׃'a.che.RotH312yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141.

31And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sawH7200thatLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812washatedשְׂנוּאָ֣הse.nu.'AhH8130, and heopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605herH7200wombרַחְמָ֑הּrach.MahH7358: butRachelוְרָחֵ֖לve.ra.ChelH7354wasbarrenעֲקָרָֽה׃'a.ka.RahH6135.

32AndLeahלֵאָה֙le.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029, and bare asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, andsheכִּ֣יkiH3588calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205: forsheכִּֽי־ki-H3588saidאָֽמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathlookedרָאָ֤הra.'AhH7200uponH7121my affliction; fornowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258myhusbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376willloveיֶאֱהָבַ֥נִיye.'e.ha.Va.niH157meH7121.

33AndsheH3588conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029againעוֹד֮'OdH5750, and bare asonבֵּן֒benH1121; andsaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,BecauseH3588theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathheardשָׁמַ֤עsha.Ma'H8085that I amhatedשְׂנוּאָ֣הse.nu.'AhH8130, he hath thereforegivenH5414meH5414thissonH1121also: andsheH3588calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095.

34AndsheH3588conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029againעוֹד֮'OdH5750, and bare asonבֵּן֒benH1121; andsaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258this time will myhusbandאִישִׁי֙'i.ShiH376be joined untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,becauseH3588I haveborneH3205himthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121: therefore was hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034calledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

35AndsheH7121conceivedוַתַּ֨הַרva.Ta.harH2029againע֜וֹדodH5750, and bare asonבֵּ֗ןBenH1121: andsheH7121saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, This time will Ipraiseאוֹדֶ֣ה'o.DehH3034theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: thereforesheH7121calledקָרְאָ֥הka.re.'AhH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; andsheH7121leftH5750bearingH3205.

Commentaries on Genesis 29

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