Revised Version 1895

Genesis 31:1-21

1And heheardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Laban’ssonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290hathtakenH3947awayH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605that was ourfather’sלְאָבִ֑ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1; and of thatwhichH834was ourfather’sלְאָבִ֔ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1hath he gottenallכָּל־kol-H3605thisgloryהַכָּבֹ֖דha.ka.VodH3519.

2AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290beheld thecountenanceH6440ofLabanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, it wasnotאֵינֶ֛נּוּ'ei.ne.NuH369towardH6440him as beforetime.

3And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Returnשׁ֛וּבshuvH7725unto thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of thyfathersאֲבוֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, and to thykindredוּלְמוֹלַדְתֶּ֑ךָu.le.mo.lad.Te.khaH4138; and I will be with thee.

4AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Rachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354andLeahוּלְלֵאָ֑הu.le.le.'AhH3812to thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704unto hisflockצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629,

5andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Iseeרֹאֶ֤הro.'EhH7200yourfather’sאֲבִיכֶ֔ן'a.vi.KhenH1countenanceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440, that it isnotאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369towardH413meH413as beforetime; but theGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430of myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1hath been withmeH413.

6And yeknowיְדַעְתֶּ֑ןye.da'.TenH3045that withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605mypowerכֹּחִ֔יko.ChiH3581I haveservedעָבַ֖דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647yourfatherאֲבִיכֶֽן׃'a.vi.KhenH1.

7And yourfatherוַאֲבִיכֶן֙va.'a.vi.KhenH1hath deceivedmeH5414, andchangedוְהֶחֱלִ֥ףve.he.che.LifH2498mywagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.TiH4909tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235timesמֹנִ֑יםmo.NimH4489; butGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430suffered himnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808to hurtmeH5414.

8Ifאִם־'im-H518hesaidיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541, Thespeckledנְקֻדִּים֙ne.ku.DimH5348shall be thywagesשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָse.kha.Re.khaH7939; thenallכָל־khol-H3605theflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629barespeckledנְקֻדִּ֑יםne.ku.DimH5348: andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518hesaidיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541, The ringstraked shall be thywagesשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָse.kha.Re.khaH7939; then bareallכָל־khol-H3605theflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629ringstraked.

9ThusGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathtakenH5337awayוַיַּצֵּ֧לvai.ya.TzelH5337thecattleמִקְנֵ֥הmik.NehH4735of yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֖ם'a.vi.KhemH1, andgivenH5414them tomeH5414.

10And itcameH1961topassH1961at the time that theflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629conceivedיַחֵ֣םya.ChemH3179, that Iliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'H5375upהָעֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927mineeyesעֵינַ֛י'ei.NaiH5869, andsawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200in adreamבַּחֲל֑וֹםba.cha.LomH2472, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, the he-goatswhichH5869leapeduponעַל־'al-H5921theflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629were ringstraked,speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348, and grisled.

11And theangelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֜י'e.LaiH413in thedreamבַּחֲל֖וֹםba.cha.LomH2472,Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290: and Isaidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009am I.

12And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Liftשָׂא־sa'-H5375upהָעֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927nowנָ֨אna'H4994thineeyesעֵינֶ֤יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, andseeוּרְאֵה֙u.re.'EhH7200,allכָּל־kol-H3605the he-goatswhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834leapuponעַל־'al-H5921theflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629are ringstraked,speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348, and grisled: for I haveseenרָאִ֔יתִיra.'I.tiH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605thatLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837doeth unto thee.

13I am theGodהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH410of Beth-el,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thou anointedst apillarמַצֵּבָ֔הma.tze.VahH4676,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thou vowedst avowנֶ֑דֶרNe.derH5088untomeאֶל־'el-H413:nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,getH6965theeoutצֵא֙tze'H3318from thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andreturnוְשׁ֖וּבve.ShuvH7725unto thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of thy nativity.

14AndRachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354andLeahוְלֵאָ֔הve.le.'AhH3812answeredH559andsaidH559unto him, Is there yetanyהַע֥וֹדha.'odH5750portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506orinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159forusH559in ourfather’sאָבִֽינוּ׃'a.Vi.nuH1houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004?

15AreweH3588notהֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'H3808countedנֶחְשַׁ֥בְנוּnech.Shav.nuH2803of him strangers? for he hathsoldמְכָרָ֑נוּme.kha.Ra.nuH4376usH3588, and hath also quitedevouredH398ourmoneyכַּסְפֵּֽנוּ׃kas.Pe.nuH3701.

16Forallכָל־khol-H3605therichesהָעֹ֗שֶׁרha.'O.sherH6239whichH834Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathtakenH5337awayהִצִּ֤ילhi.TzilH5337from ourfatherמֵֽאָבִ֔ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1, that is ours and ourchildren’sוּלְבָנֵ֑ינוּu.le.va.Nei.nuH1121:nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then,whatsoeverכֹּל֩kolH3605Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathsaidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559unto thee,doעֲשֵֽׂה׃'a.SehH6213.

17ThenJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290roseH6965upH6965, andsetH6965hissonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121and hiswivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802uponעַל־'al-H5921thecamelsהַגְּמַלִּֽים׃ha.ge.ma.LimH1581;

18and hecarriedH935awayH3605allH3605hiscattleמִקְנֵ֗הוּmik.Ne.huH4735, andallH3605his substancewhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hadgatheredרָכָ֔שׁra.KhashH7408, thecattleמִקְנֵה֙mik.NehH4735of his getting,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hadgatheredרָכַ֖שׁra.KhashH7408inPaddan-aramבְּפַדַּ֣ןbe.fa.DanH6307, for togoלָב֛וֹאla.Vo'H935toIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1unto thelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

19NowH1980Labanוְלָבָ֣ןve.la.VanH3837wasgoneH1980toshearלִגְזֹ֖זlig.ZozH1494hissheepצֹאנ֑וֹtzo.NoH6629: andRachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354stoleוַתִּגְנֹ֣בva.tig.NoH1589theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655that wereherH1980father’sלְאָבִֽיהָ׃le.'a.Vi.haH1.

20AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290stoleוַיִּגְנֹ֣בvai.yig.NoH1589awayH1272unawares toLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837theSyrianהָאֲרַמִּ֑יha.'a.ra.MiH761, in that hetoldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046himnotכִּ֥יkiH3588that hefledבֹרֵ֖חַvo.Re.achH1272.

21Soאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hefledוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272withallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he had; and heroseH6965upH6965, andpassedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674over theRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104, andsetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440towardH6440themountainהַ֥רharH2022ofGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

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