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Genesis 29:1-14

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.

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