Revised Version 1895

Genesis 29:5-14

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.

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