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Genesis 29:18-30

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.

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