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Genesis 35:5-18

5And theyjourneyedוַיִּסָּ֑עוּvai.yi.Sa.'uH5265: and theterrorחִתַּ֣תchi.TatH2847ofGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430was on thecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892that werearoundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439them, and they did notpursueרָֽדְפ֔וּra.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

6SoJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toLuzל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870, which is in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, that is,BethelH1008, he and all thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that were with him.

7And hebuiltוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129there analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121theplaceלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725ElbethelH416: because thereGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430appearedנִגְל֤וּnig.LuH1540to him, when hefledבְּבָרְח֖וֹbe.va.re.ChoH1272from thefaceמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

8ButDeborahדְּבֹרָה֙de.vo.RahH1683Rebekah’sרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259nurseמֵינֶ֣קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243diedוַתָּ֤מָתva.Ta.motH4191, and she wasburiedוַתִּקָּבֵ֛רva.ti.ka.VerH6912beneathBethelH1008under anoakהָֽאַלּ֑וֹןha.'a.LonH437: and thenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034of it wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121AllonbachuthH439.

9AndGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290again, when hecameבְּבֹא֖וֹbe.vo.'OH935out ofPadanaramמִפַּדַּ֣ןmi.pa.DanH6307, andblessedוַיְבָ֖רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288him.

10AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to him, Thynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034isJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290: thynameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034shall not becalledיִקָּרֵא֩yi.ka.Re'H7121any moreJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, butIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him, I amGodאֵ֤ל'elH410Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706: befruitfulפְּרֵ֣הpe.RehH6509andmultiplyוּרְבֵ֔הu.re.VehH7235; anationגּ֛וֹיGoyH1471and amultitudeוּקְהַ֥לu.ke.HalH6951ofnationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shall spring from thee, andkingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shallcomeיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318out of thyloinsמֵחֲלָצֶ֥יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504;

12And thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Igaveנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוּלְיִצְחָ֖קu.le.yitz.ChakH3327, to thee I will giveitאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414, and to thyseedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֥u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233aftertheeאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310will Igiveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13AndGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430wentupוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from him in theplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725where hetalkedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696with him.

14AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290setupוַיַּצֵּ֨בvai.ya.TzevH5324apillarמַצֵּבָ֗הma.tze.VahH4676in theplaceבַּמָּק֛וֹםba.ma.KomH4725where hetalkedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696with him, even apillarמַצֶּ֣בֶתma.Tze.vetH4678ofstoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68: and hepouredוַיַּסֵּ֤ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258a drinkofferingנֶ֔סֶךְNe.sekhH5262on it, and hepouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081on it.

15AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spokeדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696with him,BethelH1008.

16And theyjourneyedוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265fromBethelH1008; and there wasbutע֥וֹדodH5750alittleכִּבְרַת־kiv.rat-H3530wayהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776tocomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toEphrathאֶפְרָ֑תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672: andRachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354travailedוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205, and she hadhardוַתְּקַ֥שׁva.te.KashH7185labourבְּלִדְתָּֽהּ׃be.lid.TahH3205.

17And it came to pass, when she was inhardבְהַקְשֹׁתָ֖הּve.hak.sho.TahH7185labourבְּלִדְתָּ֑הּbe.lid.TahH3205, that themidwifeהַמְיַלֶּ֙דֶת֙ham.ya.Le.detH3205saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to her,Fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not; thou shalt have thissonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121also.

18And it came to pass, as hersoulנַפְשָׁהּ֙naf.ShahH5315was indepartingבְּצֵ֤אתbe.TzetH3318, (for shediedמֵ֔תָהMe.tahH4191) that shecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034BenoniH1126: but hisfatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1calledקָֽרָא־ka.ra'-H7121himBenjaminבִנְיָמִֽין׃vin.ya.MinH1144.

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