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Genesis 29:15-20

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.

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