Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 29

1ThenJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wentonוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hisjourneyרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272, andcameH3212into thelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of thepeopleבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of theeastקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924.

2And helookedוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and behold awellבְאֵ֣רve.'ErH875in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704, and, lo, there werethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969flocksעֶדְרֵי־'ed.rei-H5739ofsheepצֹאן֙tzoNH6629lyingרֹבְצִ֣יםroe.TzimH7257by it; for out of thatwellהַבְּאֵ֣רha.be.'ErH875theywateredיַשְׁק֖וּyash.KuH8248theflocksהָעֲדָרִ֑יםha.'a.da.RimH5739: and agreatגְּדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419stoneוְהָאֶ֥בֶןve.ha.'E.venH68was upon thewell’sהַבְּאֵֽר׃ha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310.

3And there were all theflocksהָעֲדָרִ֗יםha.'a.da.RimH5739gatheredוְנֶאֶסְפוּ־ve.ne.'es.fu-H622: and theyrolledוְגָלֲל֤וּve.ga.la.LuH1556thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68from thewell’sהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310, andwateredוְהִשְׁק֖וּve.hish.KuH8248thesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629, andputH7725thestoneהָאֶ֛בֶןha.'E.venH68againH7725upon thewell’sהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310in itsplaceלִמְקֹמָֽהּ׃lim.ko.MahH4725.

4AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Mybrethrenאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251, fromwhereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370are ye? And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, We are fromHaranמֵחָרָ֖ןme.cha.RanH2771.

5And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Knowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֖םhay.da'.TemH3045yeLabanלָבָ֣ןla.VanH3837thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNahorנָח֑וֹרna.ChorH5152? And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Weknowיָדָֽעְנוּ׃ya.Da.'e.nuH3045him .

6And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Is hewellהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965? And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, He iswellשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965: and, behold,Rachelרָחֵ֣לra.ChelH7354hisdaughterבִּתּ֔וֹbi.ToH1323comethבָּאָ֖הba.'AhH935with thesheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

7And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Loהֵ֥ןhenH2005, it is yethighגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, neither is ittimeעֵ֖ת'etH6256that thecattleהַמִּקְנֶ֑הha.mik.NehH4735should be gatheredtogetherהֵאָסֵ֣ףhe.'a.SefH622:waterהַשְׁק֥וּhash.KuH8248ye thesheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629, andgoH3212andfeedרְעֽוּ׃re.'UH7462them .

8And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֮vai.yo.me.RuH559, Wecannotנוּכַל֒nu.KhalH3201, until all theflocksהָ֣עֲדָרִ֔יםha.'a.da.RimH5739are gatheredtogetherיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ye.'a.se.FuH622, and till theyrollוְגָֽלֲלוּ֙ve.ga.la.LuH1556thestoneהָאֶ֔בֶןha.'E.venH68from thewell’sהַבְּאֵ֑רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310; then wewaterוְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּve.hish.Ki.nuH8248thesheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

9And while he wasyetעוֹדֶ֖נּוּo.De.nuH5750speakingמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696with them,Rachelוְרָחֵ֣ל׀ve.ra.ChelH7354cameבָּ֗אָהBa.'ahH935with herfather’sלְאָבִ֔יהָle.'a.Vi.haH1sheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629: for she keptthemרֹעָ֖הro.'AhH7462.

10And it came to pass, whenJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290sawרָאָ֨הra.'AhH7200Rachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251, and thesheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837hismother’sאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251, thatJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290wentnearוַיִּגַּ֣שׁvai.yi.GashH5066, androlledוַיָּ֤גֶלvai.Ya.gelH1556thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68from thewell’sהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310, andwateredוַיַּ֕שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248theflockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837hismother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

11AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290kissedוַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.ShakH5401Rachelלְרָחֵ֑לle.ra.ChelH7354, and liftedupוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hisvoiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963, andweptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.

12AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290toldוַיַּגֵּ֨דvai.ya.GedH5046Rachelלְרָחֵ֗לle.ra.ChelH7354that he was herfather’sאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1brotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251, and that he wasRebekah’sרִבְקָ֖הriv.KahH7259sonבֶן־ven-H1121: and sheranוַתָּ֖רָץva.Ta.rotzH7323andtoldוַתַּגֵּ֥דva.ta.GedH5046herfatherלְאָבִֽיהָ׃le.'a.Vi.haH1.

13And it came to pass, whenLabanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thetidingsשֵׁ֣מַע׀She.ma'H8088ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290hissister’sאֲחֹת֗וֹ'a.cho.ToH269sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, that heranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323tomeetH7125him, andembracedוַיְחַבֶּק־vay.cha.bek-H2263him, andkissedוַיְנַשֶּׁק־vay.na.shek-H5401him, andbroughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004. And hetoldוַיְסַפֵּ֣רvay.sa.PerH5608Labanלְלָבָ֔ןle.la.VanH3837all thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

14AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Surelyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389thou art myboneעַצְמִ֥י'atz.MiH6106and myfleshוּבְשָׂרִ֖יu.ve.sa.RiH1320. And heabodeוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with him thespaceיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117of amonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320.

15AndLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, Because thou art mybrotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251, shouldest thou thereforeserveוַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִיva.'a.vad.Ta.niH5647me fornothingחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600?tellהַגִּ֥ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me, what shall thywagesמַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ׃mas.kur.Te.khaH4909be ?

16AndLabanוּלְלָבָ֖ןu.le.la.VanH3837hadtwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323: thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of theelderהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419wasLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theyoungerהַקְּטַנָּ֖הha.ke.ta.NahH6996wasRachelרָחֵֽל׃ra.ChelH7354.

17Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812wastenderרַכּ֑וֹתra.KotH7390eyedוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869; butRachelוְרָחֵל֙ve.ra.ChelH7354wasbeautifulיְפַת־ תֹּ֖אַרye.fat- To.'arH3303 H8389andwellוִיפַ֥תvi.FatH3303favouredמַרְאֶֽה׃mar.'EhH4758.

18AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354; andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willserveאֶֽעֱבָדְךָ֙'e.'e.va.de.KhaH5647theesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141forRachelבְּרָחֵ֥לbe.ra.ChelH7354thyyoungerהַקְּטַנָּֽה׃ha.ke.ta.NahH6996daughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323.

19AndLabanלָבָ֗ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It isbetterט֤וֹבTovH2896that Igiveתִּתִּ֣יti.TiH5414her to thee, than that I shouldgiveמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414her toanotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376:abideשְׁבָ֖הshe.VahH3427with me.

20AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290servedוַיַּעֲבֹ֧דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141forRachelבְּרָחֵ֖לbe.ra.ChelH7354; and theyseemedבְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869to him but afewאֲחָדִ֔ים'a.cha.DimH259daysכְּיָמִ֣יםke.ya.MimH3117, for the love hehadבְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160for her.

21AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837,Giveהָבָ֣הha.VahH3051me mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802, for mydaysיָמָ֑יya.MaiH3117arefulfilledמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390, that I may goinוְאָב֖וֹאָהve.'a.Vo.'ahH935to her.

22AndLabanלָבָ֛ןla.VanH3837gatheredtogetherוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622all themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, andmadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּֽה׃mish.TehH4960.

23And it came to pass in theeveningבָעֶ֔רֶבva.'E.revH6153, that hetookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947Leahלֵאָ֣הle.'AhH3812hisdaughterבִתּ֔וֹvi.ToH1323, andbroughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935her to him; and he wentinוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to her.

24AndLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414to hisdaughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323Leahלְלֵאָ֥הle.le.'AhH3812Zilpahזִלְפָּ֖הzil.PahH2153hismaidשִׁפְחָת֑וֹshif.cha.ToH8198for anhandmaidשִׁפְחָֽה׃shif.ChahH8198.

25And it came to pass, that in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, behold, it wasLeahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toLabanלָבָ֗ןla.VanH3837, What is this thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to me? did I notserveעָבַ֣דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647with thee forRachelבְרָחֵל֙ve.ra.ChelH7354? why then hast thoudeceivedרִמִּיתָֽנִי׃ri.mi.Ta.niH7411me?

26AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It must not be sodoneיֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213in ourcountryבִּמְקוֹמֵ֑נוּbim.ko.Me.nuH4725, togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414theyoungerהַצְּעִירָ֖הha.tze.'i.RahH6810beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thefirstbornהַבְּכִירָֽה׃ha.be.khi.RahH1067.

27Fulfilמַלֵּ֖אma.Le'H4390herH2063weekשְׁבֻ֣עַshe.Vu.a'H7620, and we willgiveוְנִתְּנָ֨הve.ni.te.NahH5414thee this also for theserviceבַּעֲבֹדָה֙ba.'a.vo.DahH5656which thou shaltserveתַּעֲבֹ֣דta.'a.VodH5647with me yetsevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651otherאֲחֵרֽוֹת׃'a.che.RotH312yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141.

28AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so, andfulfilledוַיְמַלֵּ֖אvay.ma.Le'H4390herweekשְׁבֻ֣עַshe.Vu.a'H7620: and hegaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himRachelרָחֵ֥לra.ChelH7354hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802also.

29AndLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414toRachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354hisdaughterבִּתּ֔וֹbi.ToH1323Bilhahבִּלְהָ֖הbil.HahH1090hishandmaidשִׁפְחָת֑וֹshif.cha.ToH8198to be hermaidלְשִׁפְחָֽה׃le.shif.ChahH8198.

30And he wentinוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935also toRachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354, and helovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157alsoRachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354more thanLeahמִלֵּאָ֑הmi.le.'AhH3812, andservedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647with him yetsevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651otherאֲחֵרֽוֹת׃'a.che.RotH312yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141.

31And when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812washatedשְׂנוּאָ֣הse.nu.'AhH8130, heopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605herwombרַחְמָ֑הּrach.MahH7358: butRachelוְרָחֵ֖לve.ra.ChelH7354wasbarrenעֲקָרָֽה׃'a.ka.RahH6135.

32AndLeahלֵאָה֙le.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, and shecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205:forכִּ֣יkiH3588shesaidאָֽמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559,Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathlookedרָאָ֤הra.'AhH7200upon myafflictionבְּעָנְיִ֔יbe.'on.yiH6040; nowthereforeכִּ֥יkiH3588myhusbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376willloveיֶאֱהָבַ֥נִיye.'e.ha.Va.niH157me.

33And sheconceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029again, andboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּן֒benH1121; andsaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Because theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathheardשָׁמַ֤עsha.Ma'H8085that I washatedשְׂנוּאָ֣הse.nu.'AhH8130, he hath thereforegivenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414me this son also: and shecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095.

34And she conceivedagainוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּן֒benH1121; andsaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Now thistimeהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471will myhusbandאִישִׁי֙'i.ShiH376loveיִלָּוֶ֤הyi.la.VehH3867me, because I haveborneיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205himthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121: therefore was hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034calledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

35And sheconceivedוַתַּ֨הַרva.Ta.harH2029again, andboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּ֗ןBenH1121: and shesaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Nowהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471will Ipraiseאוֹדֶ֣ה'o.DehH3034theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: therefore shecalledקָרְאָ֥הka.re.'AhH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; andstoppedוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975bearingמִלֶּֽדֶת׃mi.Le.detH3205.

Commentaries on Genesis 29

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