Revised Version 1895

Genesis 30

1And whenRachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thatsheH3588bareJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290noH3808childrenH1121,Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354enviedוַתְּקַנֵּ֥אva.te.ka.Ne'H7065herH413sisterבַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּba.'a.cho.TahH269; andsheH3588saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559untoJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290,Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051meH413childrenH1121, orelseH3808Idieמֵתָ֥הme.TahH4191.

2AndJacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290angerאַ֥ף'afH639waskindledH2734againstH2734Rachelבְּרָחֵ֑לbe.ra.ChelH7354: and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Am I inGod’sאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430steadהֲתַ֤חַתha.Ta.chatH8478, who hathwithheldמָנַ֥עma.Na'H4513from thee thefruitפְּרִי־pe.ri-H6529of thewombבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990?

3AndsheH1571saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009mymaidאֲמָתִ֥י'a.ma.TiH519Bilhahבִלְהָ֖הvil.HahH1090,goבֹּ֣אbo'H935in untoherH413; thatsheH1571maybearוְתֵלֵד֙ve.te.LedH3205uponעַל־'al-H5921mykneesבִּרְכַּ֔יbir.KaiH1290, and I also mayobtainוְאִבָּנֶ֥הve.'i.ba.NehH1129childrenH3205byherH413.

4And shegaveוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414himBilhahבִּלְהָ֥הbil.HahH1090herH413handmaid towifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802: andJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in untoherH413.

5AndBilhahבִּלְהָ֔הbil.HahH1090conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029, and bareJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

6AndRachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430hath judgedmeH5414, and hath alsoheardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085myvoiceבְּקֹלִ֔יbe.ko.LiH6963, and hathgivenH5414meH5414asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121: thereforecalledקָרְאָ֥הka.re.'AhH7121sheH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Danדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

7AndBilhahבִּלְהָ֖הbil.HahH1090Rachel’sרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354handmaidconceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029againע֔וֹדodH5750, and bareJacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290asecondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

8AndRachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, Withmightyאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430wrestlingsנַפְתּוּלֵ֨יnaf.tu.LeiH5319have Iwrestledנִפְתַּ֛לְתִּיnif.Tal.tiH6617with mysisterאֲחֹתִ֖י'a.cho.TiH269, and haveprevailedיָכֹ֑לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201: andsheH7121calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

9WhenLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thatsheH3588hadleftH5414bearingמִלֶּ֑דֶתmi.Le.detH3205,sheH3588tookH3947Zilpahזִלְפָּ֣הzil.PahH2153herH3947handmaid, andgaveH5414herH3947toJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

10AndZilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153Leah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812handmaid bareJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֥בle.ya.'a.KoH3290asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

11AndLeahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559,Fortunateבָּ֣אגָ֑דbe.be.//gadgadH1409! andsheH7121calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Gadגָּֽד׃GadH1410.

12AndZilpahזִלְפָּה֙zil.PahH2153Leah’sלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812handmaid bareJacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290asecondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

13AndLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,HappyH833am I! for thedaughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323willcallוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121meH7121happyH833: andsheכִּ֥יkiH3588calledH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Asherאָשֵֽׁר׃'a.SherH836.

14AndReubenרְאוּבֵ֜ןre.'u.VenH7205wentH935in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofwheatחִטִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105, andfoundוַיִּמְצָ֤אvai.yim.Tza'H4672mandrakesדֽוּדָאִים֙du.da.'ImH1736in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, andbroughtH935them unto hismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812. ThenRachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812,Giveתְּנִי־te.ni-H5414meH413, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994thee, of thyson’sבְּנֵֽךְ׃be.NekhH1121mandrakesמִדּוּדָאֵ֖יmi.du.da.'EiH1736.

15AndsheH7901saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559untoherH3947, Is it asmallהַמְעַט֙ham.'AtH4592matterH4592that thou hasttakenH3947awayH3947myhusbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376? and wouldest thoutakeH3947awayH3947myson’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakesדּוּדָאֵ֖יdu.da.'EiH1736also? AndRachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, Therefore he shalllieיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901with thee to-night for thyson’sבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121mandrakesדּוּדָאֵ֥יdu.da.'EiH1736.

16AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935from thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704in theeveningבָּעֶרֶב֒ba.'e.RevH6153, andLeahלֵאָ֜הle.'AhH3812wentH3318outH3318tomeetH7125him, andsaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, ThoumustH1121comeתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935in untomeH413; for I havesurelyכִּ֚יkiH3588hiredH7936thee with myson’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakesבְּדוּדָאֵ֖יbe.du.da.'EiH1736. And helayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901withherH413thatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

17AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hearkened untoLeahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812, and sheconceivedוַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harH2029, and bareJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290afifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃cha.mi.ShiH2549sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

18AndLeahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenH5414meH5414myhireשְׂכָרִ֔יse.kha.RiH7939,becauseH834IgaveH5414my handmaid to myhusbandלְאִישִׁ֑יle.'i.ShiH376: andsheH834calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Issacharיִשָּׂשכָֽר׃yi.so.sh.KharH3485.

19AndLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029againעוֹד֙'OdH5750, and bare asixthשִׁשִּׁ֖יshi.ShiH8345sonבֵּן־ben-H1121toJacobלְּיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

20AndLeahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430hathendowedזְבָדַ֨נִיze.va.Da.niH2064meH7121with agoodטוֹב֒tOvH2896dowry;nowהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471will myhusbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376dwellיִזְבְּלֵ֣נִיyiz.be.Le.niH2082withmeH7121,becauseH3588I haveborneיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205himsixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121: andsheH3588calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Zebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074.

21Andafterwardsוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310sheH7121bare adaughterבַּ֑תBatH1323, andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121herH7121nameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034Dinahדִּינָֽה׃di.NahH1783.

22AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354, andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430hearkened toherH413, andopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605herH413wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

23And sheconceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029, and bare asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121: andsaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathtakenH622awayH622myreproachחֶרְפָּתִֽי׃cher.pa.TiH2781:

24andsheH7121calledוַתִּקְרָ֧אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֛וֹshe.MoH8034Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068addיֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3254tomeH7121anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

25And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenRachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354hadborneיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130, thatJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837,Sendשַׁלְּחֵ֙נִי֙sha.le.Che.niH7971meH413awayH7971, that I maygoH7971unto mineownH1961placeמְקוֹמִ֖יme.ko.MiH4725, and to mycountryוּלְאַרְצִֽי׃u.le.'ar.TziH776.

26Giveתְּנָ֞הte.NahH5414meH5414mywivesנָשַׁ֣יna.ShaiH802and mychildrenיְלָדַ֗יye.la.DaiH3206forwhomH834I haveservedעָבַ֧דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647thee, andletH5414meH5414go: for thou knowest myserviceעֲבֹדָתִ֖י'a.vo.da.TiH5656wherewith I haveservedעֲבַדְתִּֽיךָ׃'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647thee.

27AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Ifאִם־'im-H518nowנָ֛אna'H4994I havefoundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favour in thineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, tarry: for I havedivinedנִחַ֕שְׁתִּיni.Chash.tiH5172that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathblessedוַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִיvay.va.ra.Khe.niH1288meאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413for thy sake.

28And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,AppointH5414meH5414thywagesשְׂכָרְךָ֛se.kha.re.KhaH7939, and I willgiveוְאֶתֵּֽנָה׃ve.'e.Te.nahH5414it.

29And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou knowesthowאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I haveservedעֲבַדְתִּ֑יךָ'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647thee, andhowאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thycattleמִקְנְךָ֖mik.ne.ChaH4735hathfaredהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961withmeאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413.

30For it waslittleמְעַט֩me.'AtH4592whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hadstbeforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440IcameH1961, and it hathincreasedוַיִּפְרֹ֣ץvai.yif.RotzH6555unto amultitudeלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230; and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathblessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288thee whithersoever IturnedH1961: andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258when shall Iprovideאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213for mineownH1961houseלְבֵיתִֽי׃le.vei.TiH1004also?

31And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall Igiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee? AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808giveתִתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meH5414aught:ifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltdoתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697formeH5414, I willagainאָשׁ֛וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725feedאֶרְעֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7462thyflockצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629andkeepאֶשְׁמֹֽר׃'esh.MorH8104it.

32I willpassאֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר'e.'e.VorH5674throughH5674allH3605thyflockצֹֽאנְךָ֜tzo.ne.KhaH6629todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,removingהָסֵ֨רha.SerH5493from thenceeveryH3605speckledנָקֹ֣דna.KodH5348andspottedוְטָל֗וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921one, andeveryH3605blackחוּם֙chumH2345one among thesheepH6629, and thespottedוְטָל֥וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921andspeckledוְנָקֹ֖דve.na.KodH5348among thegoatsבָּעִזִּ֑יםba.'i.ZimH5795: and ofsuchH3605shall be myhireשְׂכָרִֽי׃se.kha.RiH7939.

33Soאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834shall myrighteousnessצִדְקָתִי֙tzid.ka.TiH6666answerוְעָֽנְתָה־ve.'a.ne.tah-H6030formeH6440hereafter, when thou shaltcomeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935concerning myhireשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939that isbeforeH6440thee:everyכֹּ֣לkolH3605one that isnotH369speckledנָקֹ֨דna.KodH5348andspottedוְטָל֜וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921among thegoatsבָּֽעִזִּ֗יםba.'i.ZimH5795, andblackוְחוּם֙ve.ChumH2345among thesheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775, thatifכִּֽי־ki-H3588foundH369withmeH6440shall be countedstolenגָּנ֥וּבga.NuvH1589.

34AndLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהֵ֑ןHenH2005, I would it might be according to thywordכִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃khid.va.Re.khaH1697.

35And heremovedוַיָּ֣סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493thatdayבַּיּוֹם֩bai.yOmH3117the he-goats that were ringstraked andspottedוְהַטְּלֻאִ֗יםve.ha.te.lu.'ImH2921, andallכָּל־kol-H3605the she-goats that werespeckledהַנְּקֻדּ֣וֹתha.ne.ku.DotH5348andspottedוְהַטְּלֻאֹ֔תve.ha.te.lu.'OtH2921,everyכֹּ֤לkolH3605one that hadwhiteלָבָן֙la.VanH3836in it, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theblackח֖וּםchumH2345onesH1121among thesheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֑יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414themintoH3027thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of hissonsבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121;

36and hesetוַיָּ֗שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870betwixthimselfH3117andJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290: andJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290fed therestהַנּוֹתָרֹֽת׃ha.no.ta.RotH3498of Laban’sflocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

37AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947himrodsמַקַּ֥לma.KalH4731offreshלַ֖חlachH3892poplarלִבְנֶ֛הliv.NehH3839, and of thealmondוְל֣וּזve.LuzH3869and of theplaneוְעֶרְמ֑וֹןve.'er.MonH6196tree; andpeeledוַיְפַצֵּ֤לvay.fa.TzelH6478whiteלְבָנ֔וֹתle.va.NotH3836strakes in them, andmadeH834thewhiteהַלָּבָ֔ןha.la.VanH3836appearwhichH834was in therodsהַמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ha.mak.LotH4731.

38And hesetH935therodsהַמַּקְלוֹת֙ha.mak.loTH4731whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hadpeeledפִּצֵּ֔לpi.TzelH6478overagainstH935theflocksהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629in the gutters in thewateringהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325troughsבְּשִֽׁקֲת֣וֹתbe.shi.ka.TotH8268whereאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834theflocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629cameH935todrinkלִשְׁתּוֹת֙lish.toTH8354; and theyconceivedוַיֵּחַ֖מְנָהvai.ye.Cham.nahH3179when theycameH935todrinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

39And theflocksהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629conceivedוַיֶּחֱמ֥וּvai.ye.che.MuH3179beforeאֶל־'el-H413therodsהַמַּקְל֑וֹתha.mak.LotH4731, and theflocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629broughtH3205forthH3205ringstraked,speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348, andspottedוּטְלֻאִֽים׃u.te.lu.'ImH2921.

40AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290separatedהִפְרִ֣ידhif.RidH6504thelambsוְהַכְּשָׂבִים֮ve.ha.ke.sa.VimH3775, andsetוַ֠יִּתֵּןVai.yi.tenH5414thefacesH6440of theflocksהַצֹּ֧אןha.TzonH6629towardאֶל־'el-H413the ringstraked andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theblackח֖וּםchumH2345in theflockבְּצֹ֣אןbe.TzonH6629ofLabanH3837; and heputH5414hisownH6440drovesעֲדָרִים֙'a.da.RimH5739apartלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905, andputH5414themnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808unto Laban’sflockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

41And itcameH1961topassH1961, whensoever thestrongerהַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת֒ham.ku.sha.roTH7194of theflockהַצֹּ֣אןha.TzonH6629did conceive, thatJacobיַעֲקֹ֧בya.'a.KoH3290laidוְשָׂ֨םve.SamH7760therodsהַמַּקְל֛וֹתha.mak.LotH4731beforeH5869theeyesלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of theflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629in the gutters, that they might conceive among therodsבַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ba.mak.LotH4731;

42but when theflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629were feeble, heputיָשִׂ֑יםya.SimH7760themnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808in:soוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961the feebler were Laban’s, and thestrongerוְהַקְּשֻׁרִ֖יםve.ha.ke.shu.RimH7194Jacob’sלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

43And themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376increasedוַיִּפְרֹ֥ץvai.yif.RotzH6555exceedinglyH3966, and hadlargeרַבּ֔וֹתra.BotH7227flocksצֹ֣אןtzonH6629, andmaidservantsוּשְׁפָחוֹת֙u.she.fa.choTH8198and menservants, andcamelsוּגְמַלִּ֖יםu.ge.ma.LimH1581and asses.

Commentaries on Genesis 30

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