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Genesis 31:17-35

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.

22And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046Labanלְלָבָ֖ןle.la.VanH3837on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thatJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290hadfledבָרַ֖חva.RachH1272.

23And hetookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251with him, andpursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterhimאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117’journeyדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870; and theyovertookוַיַּדְבֵּ֥קvai.yad.BekH1692him in themountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

24AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935toLabanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837theSyrianהָאֲרַמִּ֖יha.'a.ra.MiH761in adreamבַּחֲלֹ֣םba.cha.LomH2472bynightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Takeheedהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that thouspeakתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696nottoעִֽם־'im-H5973Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290eithergoodמִטּ֥וֹבmi.TovH2896orעַד־'ad-H5704badרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

25ThenLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837overtookוַיַּשֵּׂ֥גvai.ya.SegH5381Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290. NowJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290hadpitchedתָּקַ֤עta.Ka'H8628histentאָהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.LoH168in themountבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022: andLabanוְלָבָ֛ןve.la.VanH3837with hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251pitchedתָּקַ֥עta.Ka'H8628in themountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022ofGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

26AndLabanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, What hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213, that thou hast stolenawayוַתִּגְנֹ֖בva.tig.NoH1589unawaresלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824to me, and carriedawayוַתְּנַהֵג֙va.te.na.HegH5090mydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֔יbe.no.TaiH1323, ascaptivesכִּשְׁבֻי֖וֹתkish.vu.YotH7617taken with theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719?

27Why didst thou fleeawayלִבְרֹ֔חַliv.Ro.achH1272secretlyנַחְבֵּ֙אתָ֙nach.Be.taH2244, and stealawayוַתִּגְנֹ֖בva.tig.NoH1589from me; and didst nottellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me, that I might have sent theeawayוָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ֛va.'a.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971withmirthבְּשִׂמְחָ֥הbe.sim.ChahH8057, and withsongsוּבְשִׁרִ֖יםu.ve.shi.RimH7892, withtimbrelבְּתֹ֥ףbe.TofH8596, and withharpוּבְכִנּֽוֹר׃u.ve.khi.NorH3658?

28And hast notpermittedנְטַשְׁתַּ֔נִיne.tash.Ta.niH5203me tokissלְנַשֵּׁ֥קle.na.ShekH5401mysonsלְבָנַ֖יle.va.NaiH1121and mydaughtersוְלִבְנֹתָ֑יve.liv.no.TaiH1323? thou hast now donefoolishlyהִסְכַּ֥לְתָּֽhis.Kal.taH5528in sodoingעֲשֽׂוֹ׃a.SoH6213.

29Itisיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426in thepowerלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410of myhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213youharmרָ֑עRa'H7451: but theGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֨יve.lo.HeiH430of yourfatherאֲבִיכֶ֜ם'a.vi.KhemH1spokeאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to me lastnightאֶ֣מֶשׁ׀'E.meshH570,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Take thouheedהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that thou speaknotמִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.BerH1696toJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290eithergoodמִטּ֥וֹבmi.TovH2896orbadרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

30And now, though thou wouldestneedsהָלֹ֣ךְha.LokhH1980begoneהָלַ֔כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980, because thou didst earnestlylongH3700after thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004, yet why hast thoustolenגָנַ֖בְתָּga.Nav.taH1589mygodsאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430?

31AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toLabanלְלָבָ֑ןle.la.VanH3837, Because I wasafraidיָרֵ֔אתִיya.Re.tiH3372: for Isaidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, It maybeפֶּן־pen-H6435thou wouldest take thydaughtersבְּנוֹתֶ֖יךָbe.no.Tei.khaH1323from me byforceתִּגְזֹ֥לtig.ZolH1497.

32Withwhomeverאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thoufindestתִּמְצָ֣אtim.Tza'H4672thygodsאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430, let him notliveיִֽחְיֶה֒yich.YehH2421:beforeנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048ourbrethrenאַחֵ֧ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251discernהַֽכֶּר־ha.ker-H5234thou what is thine with me, andtakeוְקַֽח־ve.kach-H3947it to thee. ForJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290knewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045not thatRachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354hadstolenגְּנָבָֽתַם׃ge.na.Va.tamH1589them.

33AndLabanלָבָ֜ןla.VanH3837wentוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935intoJacob’sיַעֲקֹ֣ב׀ya.'a.KoH3290tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168, and intoLeah’sלֵאָ֗הle.'AhH3812tentוּבְאֹ֣הֶלu.ve.'O.helH168, and into thetwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147maidservantsהָאֲמָהֹ֖תha.'a.ma.HotH519’tentsוּבְאֹ֛הֶלu.ve.'O.helH168; but hefoundמָצָ֑אma.Tza'H4672them not. Then he wentoutוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318ofLeah’sלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812tentמֵאֹ֣הֶלme.'O.helH168, andenteredוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935intoRachel’sרָחֵֽל׃ra.ChelH7354tentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168.

34NowRachelוְרָחֵ֞לve.ra.ChelH7354hadtakenלָקְחָ֣הla.ke.ChahH3947theimagesהַתְּרָפִ֗יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, andputוַתְּשִׂמֵ֛םva.te.si.MemH7760them in thecamel’sהַגָּמָ֖לha.ga.MalH1581saddleבְּכַ֥רbe.KharH3733, andsatוַתֵּ֣שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427upon them. AndLabanלָבָ֛ןla.VanH3837searchedוַיְמַשֵּׁ֥שׁvay.ma.SheshH4959all thetentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168, butfoundמָצָֽא׃ma.Tza'H4672them not.

35And shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to herfatherאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1, Let it notdispleaseיִ֙חַר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣יyi.char be.'ei.NeiH2734 H5869mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113that Icannotאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201riseupלָק֣וּםla.KumH6965beforetheeמִפָּנֶ֔יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440; for thecustomדֶ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofwomenנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802is upon me. And hesearchedוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvay.cha.PesH2664, butfoundמָצָ֖אma.Tza'H4672not theimagesהַתְּרָפִֽים׃ha.te.ra.FimH8655.

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