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Genesis 31:30-35

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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