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Genesis 31:1-21

1And heheardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofLaban’sלָבָן֙la.VanH3837sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290hath takenawayלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947all that was ourfather’sלְאָבִ֑ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1; and of that which was ourfather’sלְאָבִ֔ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1hath heobtainedעָשָׂ֕ה'a.SahH6213all thisgloryהַכָּבֹ֖דha.ka.VodH3519.

2AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290beheldוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thecountenanceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofLabanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837, and, behold, it was not toward himasכִּתְמ֥וֹלkit.MolH8543beforeשִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃shil.ShomH8032.

3And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Returnשׁ֛וּבshuvH7725to thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of thyfathersאֲבוֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, and to thykindredוּלְמוֹלַדְתֶּ֑ךָu.le.mo.lad.Te.khaH4138; and I will be with thee.

4AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Rachelלְרָחֵ֣לle.ra.ChelH7354andLeahוּלְלֵאָ֑הu.le.le.'AhH3812into thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704to hisflockצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629,

5Andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Iseeרֹאֶ֤הro.'EhH7200yourfather’sאֲבִיכֶ֔ן'a.vi.KhenH1countenanceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440, that it is not toward measכִּתְמֹ֣לkit.MolH8543beforeשִׁלְשֹׁ֑םshil.ShomH8032; but theGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430of myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1hathbeenהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961with me.

6Andyeוְאַתֵּ֖נָהve.'a.Te.nahH859knowיְדַעְתֶּ֑ןye.da'.TenH3045that with all mypowerכֹּחִ֔יko.ChiH3581I haveservedעָבַ֖דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH5647yourfatherאֲבִיכֶֽן׃'a.vi.KhenH1.

7And yourfatherוַאֲבִיכֶן֙va.'a.vi.KhenH1hathdeceivedהֵ֣תֶלHe.telH2048me, andchangedוְהֶחֱלִ֥ףve.he.che.LifH2498mywagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יmas.kur.TiH4909tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235timesמֹנִ֑יםmo.NimH4489; butGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430allowedhimנְתָנ֣וֹne.ta.NoH5414not tohurtלְהָרַ֖עle.ha.Ra'H7489meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.

8If hesaidיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559thus, Thespeckledנְקֻדִּים֙ne.ku.DimH5348shall be thywagesשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָse.kha.Re.khaH7939; then all thecattleהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629boreוְיָלְד֥וּve.yal.DuH3205speckledנְקֻדִּ֑יםne.ku.DimH5348: and if hesaidיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559thus, Thestripedעֲקֻדִּים֙'a.ku.DimH6124shall be thyhireשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָse.kha.Re.khaH7939; then all thecattleהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629boreוְיָלְד֥וּve.yal.DuH3205stripedעֲקֻדִּֽים׃'a.ku.DimH6124.

9ThusGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hath takenawayוַיַּצֵּ֧לvai.ya.TzelH5337thecattleמִקְנֵ֥הmik.NehH4735of yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֖ם'a.vi.KhemH1, andgivenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414them to me.

10And it came to pass at thetimeבְּעֵת֙be.'EtH6256that thecattleהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629conceivedיַחֵ֣םya.ChemH3179, that I liftedupוָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'H5375myeyesעֵינַ֛י'ei.NaiH5869, andsawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200in adreamבַּחֲל֑וֹםba.cha.LomH2472, and, behold, theramsהָֽעַתֻּדִים֙ha.'a.tu.DimH6260whichleapedהָעֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927upon thecattleהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629werestripedעֲקֻדִּ֥ים'a.ku.DimH6124,speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348, andspottedוּבְרֻדִּֽים׃u.ve.ru.DimH1261.

11And theangelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430spokeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me in adreamבַּחֲל֖וֹםba.cha.LomH2472, saying,Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290: And Isaidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, Here am I.

12And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Liftupשָׂא־sa'-H5375now thyeyesעֵינֶ֤יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, andseeוּרְאֵה֙u.re.'EhH7200, all theramsהָֽעַתֻּדִים֙ha.'a.tu.DimH6260whichleapהָעֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927upon thecattleהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629arestripedעֲקֻדִּ֥ים'a.ku.DimH6124,speckledנְקֻדִּ֖יםne.ku.DimH5348, andspottedוּבְרֻדִּ֑יםu.ve.ru.DimH1261: for I haveseenרָאִ֔יתִיra.'I.tiH7200all thatLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837doethעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213to thee.

13I am theGodהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH410ofBethelH1008, where thou didstanointמָשַׁ֤חְתָּma.Shach.taH4886thepillarמַצֵּבָ֔הma.tze.VahH4676, and where thou didstvowנָדַ֥רְתָּna.Dar.taH5087to me avowנֶ֑דֶרNe.derH5088: nowariseק֥וּםkumH6965,departצֵא֙tze'H3318from thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andreturnוְשׁ֖וּבve.ShuvH7725to thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of thykindredמוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ׃mo.lad.Te.khaH4138.

14AndRachelרָחֵל֙ra.ChelH7354andLeahוְלֵאָ֔הve.le.'AhH3812answeredוַתַּ֤עַןva.Ta.'anH6030andsaidוַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559to him, Is there yet anyportionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506orinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159for us in ourfather’sאָבִֽינוּ׃'a.Vi.nuH1houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004?

15Are we notcountedנֶחְשַׁ֥בְנוּnech.Shav.nuH2803by himstrangersנָכְרִיּ֛וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237? for he hathsoldמְכָרָ֑נוּme.kha.Ra.nuH4376us, and hathquiteוַיֹּ֥אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398consumedאָכ֖וֹל'a.KholH398also ourmoneyכַּסְפֵּֽנוּ׃kas.Pe.nuH3701.

16For all therichesהָעֹ֗שֶׁרha.'O.sherH6239whichGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathtakenהִצִּ֤ילhi.TzilH5337from ourfatherמֵֽאָבִ֔ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1, that is ours, and ourchildren’sוּלְבָנֵ֑ינוּu.le.va.Nei.nuH1121: now then, whateverGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathsaidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to thee,doעֲשֵֽׂה׃'a.SehH6213.

17ThenJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andsetוַיִּשָּׂ֛אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hissonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121and hiswivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802uponcamelsהַגְּמַלִּֽים׃ha.ge.ma.LimH1581;

18And he carriedawayוַיִּנְהַ֣גvai.yin.HagH5090all hiscattleמִקְנֵ֗הוּmik.Ne.huH4735, and all hisgoodsרְכֻשׁוֹ֙re.khu.ShoH7399which he hadgainedרָכָ֔שׁra.KhashH7408, thecattleמִקְנֵה֙mik.NehH4735of hisgettingקִנְיָנ֔וֹkin.ya.NoH7075, which he hadgainedרָכַ֖שׁra.KhashH7408inPadanaramבְּפַדַּ֣ןbe.fa.DanH6307, togoלָב֛וֹאla.Vo'H935toIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1in thelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

19AndLabanוְלָבָ֣ןve.la.VanH3837wentהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980toshearלִגְזֹ֖זlig.ZozH1494hissheepצֹאנ֑וֹtzo.NoH6629: andRachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354hadstolenוַתִּגְנֹ֣בva.tig.NoH1589theimagesהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655that were herfather’sלְאָבִֽיהָ׃le.'a.Vi.haH1.

20AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290stoleawayוַיִּגְנֹ֣בvai.yig.NoH1589unawaresלֵ֥בlevH3820toLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837theSyrianהָאֲרַמִּ֑יha.'a.ra.MiH761, inthatעַל־'al-H5921hetoldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046himnotבְּלִי֙be.LiH1097that he wasfleeingבֹרֵ֖חַvo.Re.achH1272.

21So hefledוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272with all that he had; and hearoseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and passedoverוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674theriverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104, andsetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440toward themountהַ֥רharH2022Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

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