Revised Version 1895

Genesis 31:8-41

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.

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?

31AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290answeredH559andsaidH559toLabanלְלָבָ֑ןle.la.VanH3837,BecauseH3588I wasafraidיָרֵ֔אתִיya.Re.tiH3372: for IsaidH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou shouldesttakeH1497thydaughtersבְּנוֹתֶ֖יךָbe.no.Tei.khaH1323frommeמֵעִמִּֽי׃me.'i.MiH5973byforceH1497.

32With whomsoever thou findest thygodsאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430, he shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808liveיִֽחְיֶה֒yich.YehH2421:beforeנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048ourbrethrenאַחֵ֧ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251discernH3045thouwhatמָ֥הmahH4100is thine withmeעִמָּדִ֖י'i.ma.DiH5978, andtakeוְקַֽח־ve.kach-H3947it to thee. ForJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290knewH3045notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808thatRachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354hadstolenגְּנָבָֽתַם׃ge.na.Va.tamH1589them.

33AndLabanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837wentH3318intoH935Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֣ב׀ya.'a.KoH3290tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168, andintoH935Leah’sלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812tentוּבְאֹ֣הֶלu.ve.'O.helH168, andintoH935thetentוּבְאֹ֛הֶלu.ve.'O.helH168of thetwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147maidservants; but hefoundמָצָ֑אma.Tza'H4672themnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808. And hewentH3318outH3318ofLeah’sלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812tentמֵאֹ֣הֶלme.'O.helH168, andenteredH935intoH935Rachel’sרָחֵֽל׃ra.ChelH7354tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168.

34NowRachelוְרָחֵ֞לve.ra.ChelH7354hadtakenלָקְחָ֣הla.ke.ChahH3947theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֗יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, andputוַתְּשִׂמֵ֛םva.te.si.MemH7760them in thecamel’sהַגָּמָ֖לha.ga.MalH1581furniture, andsatוַתֵּ֣שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427uponH5921them. AndLabanלָבָ֛ןla.VanH3837feltוַיְמַשֵּׁ֥שׁvay.ma.SheshH4959aboutH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thetentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168, butfoundמָצָֽא׃ma.Tza'H4672themnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

35AndsheH3588saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559toherH413fatherאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,Letאַל־'al-H408notH3808mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113beangryיִ֙חַר֙yi.charH2734that IcannotH3808riseלָק֣וּםla.KumH6965upH6965beforeמִפָּנֶ֔יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee; for themannerדֶ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofwomenנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802isuponH413meH413. And hesearchedוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.PesH2664, butfoundמָצָ֖אma.Tza'H4672notH3808theteraphimהַתְּרָפִֽים׃ha.te.ra.FimH8655.

36AndJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290was wroth, and chode withLabanבְּלָבָ֑ןbe.la.VanH3837: andJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290answeredH559andsaidH559toLabanלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is my trespass?whatמַ֣הmahH4100is mysinחַטָּאתִ֔יcha.ta.TiH2403, that thou hasthotlyדָלַ֖קְתָּda.Lak.taH1814pursuedH1814afterH310meH310?

37Whereas thou hastfeltמִשַּׁ֣שְׁתָּmi.Shash.taH4959aboutH1004allכָּל־kol-H3605my stuff,whatמַה־mah-H4100hast thoufoundמָּצָ֙אתָ֙ma.Tza.taH4672ofallמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605thyhouseholdבֵיתֶ֔ךָvei.Te.khaH1004stuff?Setשִׂ֣יםsimH7760ithereכֹּ֔הKohH3541beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048mybrethrenאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251and thybrethrenוְאַחֶ֑יךָve.'a.Chei.khaH251, that they may judge betwixtusכִּֽי־ki-H3588twoשְׁנֵֽינוּ׃she.Nei.nuH8147.

38Thistwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141have I been with thee; thyewesרְחֵלֶ֥יךָre.che.Lei.khaH7353and thy she-goats havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808castשִׁכֵּ֑לוּshi.Ke.luH7921their young, and theramsוְאֵילֵ֥יve.'ei.LeiH352of thyflocksצֹאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629have Inotלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatenאָכָֽלְתִּי׃'a.Khal.tiH398.

39That which wastornטְרֵפָה֙te.re.FahH2966ofbeastsH2966Ibroughtהֵבֵ֣אתִיhe.Ve.tiH935notלֹא־lo'-H3808unto thee; I bare thelossאֲחַטֶּ֔נָּה'a.chat.Te.nahH2398of it; of myhandמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027didst thourequireתְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נָּהte.vak.She.nahH1245it, whetherstolenגְּנֻֽבְתִ֣יge.nuv.TiH1589bydayי֔וֹםYomH3117orstolenוּגְנֻֽבְתִ֖יu.ge.nuv.TiH1589bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

40Thusהָיִ֧יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961I was; in thedayבַיּ֛וֹםvai.YomH3117the droughtconsumedH398meH398, and thefrostוְקֶ֣רַחve.Ke.rachH7140bynightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915; and mysleepשְׁנָתִ֖יshe.na.TiH8142fledוַתִּדַּ֥דva.ti.DadH5074from mineeyesמֵֽעֵינָֽי׃Me.'ei.NaiH5869.

41Theseזֶה־zeh-H2088twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֮sha.NahH8141have I been in thyhouseבְּבֵיתֶךָ֒be.vei.te.KhaH1004; Iservedעֲבַדְתִּ֜יךָ'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647theefourteenעֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141for thytwoבִּשְׁתֵּ֣יbish.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתֶ֔יךָve.no.Tei.khaH1323, andsixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141for thyflockבְּצֹאנֶ֑ךָbe.tzo.Ne.khaH6629: and thou hastchangedוַתַּחֲלֵ֥ףva.ta.cha.LefH2498mywagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.TiH4909tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235timesמֹנִֽים׃mo.NimH4489.

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