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Genesis 30:1-24

1And whenRachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that sheboreיָֽלְדָה֙yal.DahH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290no children,Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354enviedוַתְּקַנֵּ֥אva.te.ka.Ne'H7065hersisterבַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּba.'a.cho.TahH269; andsaidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290,Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051mechildrenבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121, orelseאַ֖יִן'A.yinH369Idieמֵתָ֥הme.TahH4191.

2AndJacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290angerאַ֥ף'afH639waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstRachelבְּרָחֵ֑לbe.ra.ChelH7354: and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Am I inGod’sאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430stead, who hathwithheldמָנַ֥עma.Na'H4513from thee thefruitפְּרִי־pe.ri-H6529of thewombבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990?

3And shesaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Behold mymaidאֲמָתִ֥י'a.ma.TiH519Bilhahבִלְהָ֖הvil.HahH1090, goinבֹּ֣אbo'H935to her; and she shallbearוְתֵלֵד֙ve.te.LedH3205upon mykneesבִּרְכַּ֔יbir.KaiH1290, that I may also havechildrenוְאִבָּנֶ֥הve.'i.ba.NehH1129by her.

4And shegaveוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414himBilhahבִּלְהָ֥הbil.HahH1090herhandmaidשִׁפְחָתָ֖הּshif.cha.TahH8198for awifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802: andJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290wentinוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to her.

5AndBilhahבִּלְהָ֔הbil.HahH1090conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

6AndRachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430hathjudgedדָּנַ֣נִּיda.Na.niH1777me, and hath alsoheardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085myvoiceבְּקֹלִ֔יbe.ko.LiH6963, and hathgivenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414me asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121: therefore shecalledקָרְאָ֥הka.re.'AhH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Danדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

7AndBilhahבִּלְהָ֖הbil.HahH1090Rachel’sרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354maidשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198conceivedוַתַּ֣הַרva.Ta.harH2029again, andboreוַתֵּ֕לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290asecondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

8AndRachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, Withgreatאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430wrestlingsנַפְתּוּלֵ֨יnaf.tu.LeiH5319have Iwrestledנִפְתַּ֛לְתִּיnif.Tal.tiH6617with mysisterאֲחֹתִ֖י'a.cho.TiH269, and I haveprevailedיָכֹ֑לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201: and shecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

9WhenLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that she hadstoppedעָמְדָ֖ה'a.me.DahH5975bearingמִלֶּ֑דֶתmi.Le.detH3205, shetookוַתִּקַּח֙va.ti.KachH3947Zilpahזִלְפָּ֣הzil.PahH2153hermaidשִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshif.cha.TahH8198, andgaveוַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.TenH5414herJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

10AndZilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153Leah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812maidשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198boreוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֥בle.ya.'a.KoH3290asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

11AndLeahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559, Atroopבָּ֣אגָ֑דbe.be.//gadgadH1409comethבָּ֣אגָ֑דbe.be.//gadgadH935: and shecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Gadגָּֽד׃GadH1410.

12AndZilpahזִלְפָּה֙zil.PahH2153Leah’sלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812maidשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198boreוַתֵּ֗לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290asecondשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

13AndLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, Happy amIבְּאָשְׁרִ֕יbe.'a.she.RiH837, for thedaughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323will call meblessedאִשְּׁר֖וּנִי'i.she.Ru.niH833: and shecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Asherאָשֵֽׁר׃'a.SherH836.

14AndReubenרְאוּבֵ֜ןre.'u.VenH7205wentinH3212thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofwheatחִטִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105, andfoundוַיִּמְצָ֤אvai.yim.Tza'H4672mandrakesדֽוּדָאִים֙du.da.'ImH1736in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, andbroughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935them to hismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517Leahלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812. ThenRachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812, Givemeתְּנִי־te.ni-H5414, I pray thee, of thyson’sבְּנֵֽךְ׃be.NekhH1121mandrakesמִדּוּדָאֵ֖יmi.du.da.'EiH1736.

15And shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, Is it a smallmatterהַמְעַט֙ham.'AtH4592that thou hasttakenקַחְתֵּ֣ךְkach.TekhH3947myhusbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376? and wouldest thou takeawayוְלָקַ֕חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947myson’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakesדּוּדָאֵ֖יdu.da.'EiH1736also? AndRachelרָחֵ֗לra.ChelH7354saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, Therefore he shalllieיִשְׁכַּ֤בyish.KavH7901with thee tonightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915forתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478thyson’sבְנֵֽךְ׃ve.NekhH1121mandrakesדּוּדָאֵ֥יdu.da.'EiH1736.

16AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935from thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֮ha.sa.DehH7704in theeveningבָּעֶרֶב֒ba.'e.RevH6153, andLeahלֵאָ֜הle.'AhH3812wentoutוַתֵּצֵ֨אva.te.Tze'H3318tomeetH7125him, andsaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, Thou must comeinתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935to me; forsurelyשָׂכֹ֣רsa.KhorH7936I havehiredשְׂכַרְתִּ֔יךָse.khar.Ti.khaH7936thee with myson’sבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121mandrakesבְּדוּדָאֵ֖יbe.du.da.'EiH1736. And helayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with her thatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

17AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085toLeahלֵאָ֑הle.'AhH3812, and sheconceivedוַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֖בle.ya.'a.KoH3290thefifthחֲמִישִֽׁי׃cha.mi.ShiH2549sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

18AndLeahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414me myhireשְׂכָרִ֔יse.kha.RiH7939,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havegivenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mymaidenשִׁפְחָתִ֖יshif.cha.TiH8198to myhusbandלְאִישִׁ֑יle.'i.ShiH376: and shecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Issacharיִשָּׂשכָֽר׃yi.so.sh.KharH3485.

19AndLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029again, andboreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jacobלְּיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290thesixthשִׁשִּׁ֖יshi.ShiH8345sonבֵּן־ben-H1121.

20AndLeahלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430hath bestowedonזְבָדַ֨נִיze.va.Da.niH2064me with agoodטוֹב֒tOvH2896dowryזֵ֣בֶדZe.vedH2065;nowהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471will myhusbandאִישִׁ֔י'i.ShiH376dwellיִזְבְּלֵ֣נִיyiz.be.Le.niH2082with me, because I haveborneיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205himsixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121: and shecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Zebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074.

21Andafterwardsוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310sheboreיָ֣לְדָהYal.dahH3205adaughterבַּ֑תBatH1323, andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hernameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034Dinahדִּינָֽה׃di.NahH1783.

22AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354, andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to her, andopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605herwombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

23And sheconceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121; andsaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath takenawayאָסַ֥ף'a.SafH622myreproachחֶרְפָּתִֽי׃cher.pa.TiH2781:

24And shecalledוַתִּקְרָ֧אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֛וֹshe.MoH8034Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130; andsaidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shalladdיֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3254to meanotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121.

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