Revised Version 1895

Genesis 30:1-8

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.

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