Revised Version 1895

Genesis 30:17-30

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?

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