Revised Version 1895

Genesis 30:9-18

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.

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