Revised Version 1895

Genesis 29:2-10

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.

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