Revised Version 1895

Genesis 30:1-23

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:

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