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Genesis 30:17-30

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.

25And it came to pass, whenRachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354hadborneיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130, thatJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837, Send meawayשַׁלְּחֵ֙נִי֙sha.le.Che.niH7971, that I maygoH3212to my ownplaceמְקוֹמִ֖יme.ko.MiH4725, and to mycountryוּלְאַרְצִֽי׃u.le.'ar.TziH776.

26Giveתְּנָ֞הte.NahH5414me mywivesנָשַׁ֣יna.ShaiH802and mychildrenיְלָדַ֗יye.la.DaiH3206,forH2004whom I haveservedעָבַ֧דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647thee, and let megoH3212: for thouknowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045myserviceעֲבֹדָתִ֖י'a.vo.da.TiH5656which I havedoneעֲבַדְתִּֽיךָ׃'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647thee.

27AndLabanלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, I pray thee, if I havefoundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, tarry: for I have learned byexperienceנִחַ֕שְׁתִּיni.Chash.tiH5172that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathblessedוַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִיvay.va.ra.Khe.niH1288me for thysakeבִּגְלָלֶֽךָ׃big.la.Le.khaH1558.

28And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Appointנָקְבָ֧הna.ke.VahH5344me thywagesשְׂכָרְךָ֛se.kha.re.KhaH7939, and I willgiveוְאֶתֵּֽנָה׃ve.'e.Te.nahH5414it .

29And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thouknowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045howאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I haveservedעֲבַדְתִּ֑יךָ'a.vad.Ti.khaH5647thee, andhowאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thycattleמִקְנְךָ֖mik.ne.ChaH4735were with me.

30For it waslittleמְעַט֩me.'AtH4592which thou hadst beforeIלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440came, and it is nowincreasedוַיִּפְרֹ֣ץvai.yif.RotzH6555to amultitudeלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230; and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathblessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288thee since mycomingלְרַגְלִ֑יle.rag.LiH7272: and nowwhenמָתַ֛יma.TaiH4970shall Iprovideאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213for my ownhouseלְבֵיתִֽי׃le.vei.TiH1004also?

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