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Genesis 30:22-34

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?

31And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What shall I givetheeאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414? AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shalt notgiveתִתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972: if thou wiltdoתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697for me, I willagainאָשׁ֛וּבָה'a.Shu.vahH7725feedאֶרְעֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7462andkeepאֶשְׁמֹֽר׃'esh.MorH8104thyflockצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629:

32I willpassאֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר'e.'e.VorH5674through all thyflockצֹֽאנְךָ֜tzo.ne.KhaH6629todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,removingהָסֵ֨רha.SerH5493from there all thespeckledנָקֹ֣דna.KodH5348andspottedוְטָל֗וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921cattleשֶׂ֣ה׀sehH7716, and all thebrownחוּם֙chumH2345cattleשֶׂה־seh-H7716among thesheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775, and thespottedוְטָל֥וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921andspeckledוְנָקֹ֖דve.na.KodH5348among thegoatsבָּעִזִּ֑יםba.'i.ZimH5795: and of such shall be myhireשְׂכָרִֽי׃se.kha.RiH7939.

33So shall myrighteousnessצִדְקָתִי֙tzid.ka.TiH6666answerוְעָֽנְתָה־ve.'a.ne.tah-H6030for me intimeבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117tocomeמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279, when it shallcomeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935for myhireשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939before thyfaceלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440: everyoneכֹּ֣לkolH3605that is notspeckledנָקֹ֨דna.KodH5348andspottedוְטָל֜וּאve.ta.Lu'H2921among thegoatsבָּֽעִזִּ֗יםba.'i.ZimH5795, andbrownוְחוּם֙ve.ChumH2345among thesheepבַּכְּשָׂבִ֔יםba.ke.sa.VimH3775, that shall be accountedstolenגָּנ֥וּבga.NuvH1589with me.

34AndLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, I would it mightbeל֖וּluH3863according to thywordכִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃khid.va.Re.khaH1697.

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