Revised Version 1895

Genesis 29:18-30

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.

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