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Genesis 30:25-36

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.

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