Revised Version 1895

Genesis 31:19-30

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.

22And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046Labanלְלָבָ֖ןle.la.VanH3837on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thatJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290wasfledבָרַ֖חva.RachH1272.

23And hetookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251with him, andpursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310himsevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651days’יָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870; and heovertookוַיַּדְבֵּ֥קvai.yad.BekH1692him in themountainבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022ofGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

24AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935toLabanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837theSyrianהָאֲרַמִּ֖יha.'a.ra.MiH761in adreamבַּחֲלֹ֣םba.cha.LomH2472of thenightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Takeהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104to thyself that thouspeakתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696notפֶּן־pen-H6435toJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290eitherעַד־'ad-H5704goodמִטּ֥וֹבmi.TovH2896orbadרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

25AndLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837cameupH853withJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290. NowJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290hadpitchedתָּקַ֤עta.Ka'H8628histentאָהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.LoH168in themountainבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022: andLabanוְלָבָ֛ןve.la.VanH3837with hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251pitchedתָּקַ֥עta.Ka'H8628in themountainבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022ofGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

26AndLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,WhatH4100hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213, that thou haststolenוַתִּגְנֹ֖בva.tig.NoH1589awayH7617unawares tomeH4100, andcarriedH7617awayH7617mydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֔יbe.no.TaiH1323ascaptivesH7617of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719?

27Wherefore didst thoufleeלִבְרֹ֔חַliv.Ro.achH1272secretlyנַחְבֵּ֙אתָ֙nach.Be.taH2244, andstealוַתִּגְנֹ֖בva.tig.NoH1589awayוָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ֛va.'a.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971frommeH7971; and didstnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808tellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046meH7971, that I might havesentH7971theeawayH7971withmirthבְּשִׂמְחָ֥הbe.sim.ChahH8057and withsongsוּבְשִׁרִ֖יםu.ve.shi.RimH7892, with tabret and withharpוּבְכִנּֽוֹר׃u.ve.khi.NorH3658;

28and hastnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808sufferedmeנְטַשְׁתַּ֔נִיne.tash.Ta.niH5203to kiss mysonsלְבָנַ֖יle.va.NaiH1121and mydaughtersוְלִבְנֹתָ֑יve.liv.no.TaiH1323?nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258hast thoudoneעֲשֽׂוֹ׃a.SoH6213foolishlyהִסְכַּ֥לְתָּֽhis.Kal.taH5528.

29It is in thepowerH3027of myhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213youH5704hurt: but theGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֨יve.lo.HeiH430of yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֜ם'a.vi.KhemH1spake untomeאֵלַ֣י'e.LaiH413yesternight,sayingH559,Takeהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104to thyself that thouspeakמִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.BerH1696not toJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290eitherH5704goodמִטּ֥וֹבmi.TovH2896orbadH7451.

30Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,thoughH3588thou wouldest needs begoneH1980,becauseH3588thou sore longedstafterH3588thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004, yet wherefore hast thoustolenגָנַ֖בְתָּga.Nav.taH1589mygodsאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430?

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