Genesis 31
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Genesis 31:8-41

8IfH518 he saidH559 thusH3541, The speckledH5348 shall be thy wagesH7939; then allH3605 the flockH6629 bare speckledH5348: and ifH518 he saidH559 thusH3541, The ringstraked shall be thy wagesH7939; then bare allH3605 the flockH6629 ringstraked.

9Thus GodH430 hath takenH5337 awayH5337 the cattleH4735 of your fatherH1, and givenH5414 them to meH5414.

10And it cameH1961 to passH1961 at the time that the flockH6629 conceivedH3179, that I liftedH5375 upH5927 mine eyesH5869, and sawH7200 in a dreamH2472, and, beholdH2009, the he-goats whichH5869 leaped uponH5921 the flockH6629 were ringstraked, speckledH5348, and grisled.

11And the angelH4397 of GodH430 saidH559 unto meH413 in the dreamH2472, JacobH3290: and I saidH559, HereH2009 am I.

12And he saidH559, LiftH5375 upH5927 nowH4994 thine eyesH5869, and seeH7200, allH3605 the he-goats whichH834 leap uponH5921 the flockH6629 are ringstraked, speckledH5348, and grisled: for I have seenH7200 allH3605 that LabanH3837 doeth unto thee.

13I am the GodH410 of Beth-el, whereH834 thou anointedst a pillarH4676, whereH834 thou vowedst a vowH5088 unto meH413: nowH6258 ariseH6965, getH6965 thee outH3318 from this landH776, and returnH7725 unto the landH776 of thy nativity.

14And RachelH7354 and LeahH3812 answeredH559 and saidH559 unto him, Is there yet anyH5750 portionH2506 or inheritanceH5159 for usH559 in our father’sH1 houseH1004?

15Are weH3588 notH3808 countedH2803 of him strangers? for he hath soldH4376 usH3588, and hath also quite devouredH398 our moneyH3701.

16For allH3605 the richesH6239 whichH834 GodH430 hath takenH5337 awayH5337 from our fatherH1, that is ours and our children’sH1121: nowH6258 then, whatsoeverH3605 GodH430 hath saidH559 unto thee, doH6213.

17Then JacobH3290 roseH6965 upH6965, and setH6965 his sonsH1121 and his wivesH802 uponH5921 the camelsH1581;

18and he carriedH935 awayH3605 allH3605 his cattleH4735, and allH3605 his substance whichH834 he had gatheredH7408, the cattleH4735 of his getting, whichH834 he had gatheredH7408 in Paddan-aramH6307, for to goH935 to IsaacH3327 his fatherH1 unto the landH776 of CanaanH3667.

19NowH1980 LabanH3837 was goneH1980 to shearH1494 his sheepH6629: and RachelH7354 stoleH1589 the teraphimH8655 that were herH1980 father’sH1.

20And JacobH3290 stoleH1589 awayH1272 unawares to LabanH3837 the SyrianH761, in that he toldH5046 him notH3588 that he fledH1272.

21SoH834 he fledH1272 with allH3605 that he had; and he roseH6965 upH6965, and passedH5674 over the RiverH5104, and setH7760 his faceH6440 towardH6440 the mountainH2022 of GileadH1568.

22And it was toldH5046 LabanH3837 on the thirdH7992 dayH3117 that JacobH3290 was fledH1272.

23And he tookH3947 his brethrenH251 with him, and pursuedH7291 afterH310 him sevenH7651 days’H3117 journeyH1870; and he overtookH1692 him in the mountainH2022 of GileadH1568.

24And GodH430 cameH935 to LabanH3837 the SyrianH761 in a dreamH2472 of the nightH3915, and saidH559 unto him, TakeH8104 heedH8104 to thyself that thou speakH1696 notH6435 to JacobH3290 eitherH5704 goodH2896 or badH7451.

25And LabanH3837 came upH853 with JacobH3290. Now JacobH3290 had pitchedH8628 his tentH168 in the mountainH2022: and LabanH3837 with his brethrenH251 pitchedH8628 in the mountainH2022 of GileadH1568.

26And LabanH3837 saidH559 to JacobH3290, WhatH4100 hast thou doneH6213, that thou hast stolenH1589 awayH7617 unawares to meH4100, and carriedH7617 awayH7617 my daughtersH1323 as captivesH7617 of the swordH2719?

27Wherefore didst thou fleeH1272 secretlyH2244, and stealH1589 awayH7971 from meH7971; and didst notH3808 tellH5046 meH7971, that I might have sentH7971 thee awayH7971 with mirthH8057 and with songsH7892, with tabret and with harpH3658;

28and hast notH3808 suffered meH5203 to kiss my sonsH1121 and my daughtersH1323? nowH6258 hast thou doneH6213 foolishlyH5528.

29It is in the powerH3027 of my handH3027 to doH6213 youH5704 hurt: but the GodH430 of your fatherH1 spake unto meH413 yesternight, sayingH559, TakeH8104 heedH8104 to thyself that thou speakH1696 not to JacobH3290 eitherH5704 goodH2896 or badH7451.

30And nowH6258, thoughH3588 thou wouldest needs be goneH1980, becauseH3588 thou sore longedst afterH3588 thy father’sH1 houseH1004, yet wherefore hast thou stolenH1589 my godsH430?

31And JacobH3290 answeredH559 and saidH559 to LabanH3837, BecauseH3588 I was afraidH3372: for I saidH559, LestH6435 thou shouldest takeH1497 thy daughtersH1323 from meH5973 by forceH1497.

32With whomsoever thou findest thy godsH430, he shall notH3808 liveH2421: beforeH5048 our brethrenH251 discernH3045 thou whatH4100 is thine with meH5978, and takeH3947 it to thee. For JacobH3290 knewH3045 notH3808 that RachelH7354 had stolenH1589 them.

33And LabanH3837 wentH3318 intoH935 Jacob’sH3290 tentH168, and intoH935 Leah’sH3812 tentH168, and intoH935 the tentH168 of the twoH8147 maidservants; but he foundH4672 them notH3808. And he wentH3318 outH3318 of Leah’sH3812 tentH168, and enteredH935 intoH935 Rachel’sH7354 tentH168.

34Now RachelH7354 had takenH3947 the teraphimH8655, and putH7760 them in the camel’sH1581 furniture, and satH3427 uponH5921 them. And LabanH3837 feltH4959 aboutH5921 allH3605 the tentH168, but foundH4672 them notH3808.

35And sheH3588 saidH559 to herH413 fatherH1, LetH408 notH3808 my lordH113 be angryH2734 that I cannotH3808 riseH6965 upH6965 beforeH6440 thee; for the mannerH1870 of womenH802 is uponH413 meH413. And he searchedH2664, but foundH4672 notH3808 the teraphimH8655.

36And JacobH3290 was wroth, and chode with LabanH3837: and JacobH3290 answeredH559 and saidH559 to LabanH3837, WhatH4100 is my trespass? whatH4100 is my sinH2403, that thou hast hotlyH1814 pursuedH1814 afterH310 meH310?

37Whereas thou hast feltH4959 aboutH1004 allH3605 my stuff, whatH4100 hast thou foundH4672 of allH3605 thy householdH1004 stuff? SetH7760 it hereH3541 beforeH5048 my brethrenH251 and thy brethrenH251, that they may judge betwixt usH3588 twoH8147.

38This twentyH6242 yearsH8141 have I been with thee; thy ewesH7353 and thy she-goats have notH3808 castH7921 their young, and the ramsH352 of thy flocksH6629 have I notH3808 eatenH398.

39That which was tornH2966 of beastsH2966 I broughtH935 notH3808 unto thee; I bare the lossH2398 of it; of my handH3027 didst thou requireH1245 it, whether stolenH1589 by dayH3117 or stolenH1589 by nightH3915.

40ThusH1961 I was; in the dayH3117 the drought consumedH398 meH398, and the frostH7140 by nightH3915; and my sleepH8142 fledH5074 from mine eyesH5869.

41TheseH2088 twentyH6242 yearsH8141 have I been in thy houseH1004; I servedH5647 thee fourteenH6240 yearsH8141 for thy twoH8147 daughtersH1323, and sixH8337 yearsH8141 for thy flockH6629: and thou hast changedH2498 my wagesH4909 tenH6235 timesH4489.

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