Revised Version 1895

Genesis 31:1-8

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.

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