Genesis 31
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֗עand he heardאֶת־obj.דִּבְרֵ֤יthe words ofבְנֵֽי־the sons ofלָבָן֙Labanלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingלָקַ֣חhe has takenיַעֲקֹ֔בJacobאֵ֖תobj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatלְאָבִ֑ינוּbelonged to father ourוּמֵאֲשֶׁ֣רand from that whichלְאָבִ֔ינוּbelonged to father ourעָשָׂ֕הhe has acquiredאֵ֥תobj.כָּל־allהַכָּבֹ֖דthe abundanceהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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אִם־ifכֹּ֣הthusיֹאמַ֗רhe saidנְקֻדִּים֙speckled onesיִהְיֶ֣הit will beשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָwages yourוְיָלְד֥וּand they boreכָל־allהַצֹּ֖אןthe flockנְקֻדִּ֑יםspeckled onesוְאִם־and ifכֹּ֣הthusיֹאמַ֗רhe saidעֲקֻדִּים֙striped onesיִהְיֶ֣הit will beשְׂכָרֶ֔ךָwages yourוְיָלְד֥וּand they boreכָל־allהַצֹּ֖אןthe flockעֲקֻדִּֽים׃striped ones
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasבְּעֵת֙at the timeיַחֵ֣םmatedהַצֹּ֔אןthe flockוָאֶשָּׂ֥אand I lifted upעֵינַ֛יeyes myוָאֵ֖רֶאand I sawבַּחֲל֑וֹםin a dreamוְהִנֵּ֤הand there!הָֽעַתֻּדִים֙the male goatsהָעֹלִ֣יםwhich were going upעַל־onהַצֹּ֔אןthe flockעֲקֻדִּ֥יםwere stripedנְקֻדִּ֖יםspeckledוּבְרֻדִּֽים׃and mottled
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidשָׂא־lift upנָ֨אpleaseעֵינֶ֤יךָeyes yourוּרְאֵה֙and seeכָּל־allהָֽעַתֻּדִים֙the male goatsהָעֹלִ֣יםwhich are going upעַל־onהַצֹּ֔אןthe flockעֲקֻדִּ֥יםare stripedנְקֻדִּ֖יםspeckledוּבְרֻדִּ֑יםand mottledכִּ֣יforרָאִ֔יתִיI have seenאֵ֛תobj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatלָבָ֖ןLabanעֹ֥שֶׂהis doingלָּֽךְ׃to the you
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אָנֹכִ֤יIהָאֵל֙am the God ofבֵּֽית־Beth-אֵ֔ל-elאֲשֶׁ֨רwhereמָשַׁ֤חְתָּyou anointedשָּׁם֙thereמַצֵּבָ֔הa pillarאֲשֶׁ֨רwhereנָדַ֥רְתָּyou vowedלִּ֛יto the meשָׁ֖םthereנֶ֑דֶרa vowעַתָּ֗הnowק֥וּםariseצֵא֙go outמִן־fromהָאָ֣רֶץthe landהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisוְשׁ֖וּבand returnאֶל־toאֶ֥רֶץthe land ofמוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ׃kindred your
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וַיִּנְהַ֣גand he droveאֶת־obj.כָּל־allמִקְנֵ֗הוּlivestock hisוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allרְכֻשׁוֹ֙possessions hisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichרָכָ֔שׁhe had accumulatedמִקְנֵה֙the livestock ofקִנְיָנ֔וֹacquisition hisאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichרָכַ֖שׁhe had accumulatedבְּפַדַּ֣ןin Paddanאֲרָ֑םAramלָב֛וֹאto goאֶל־toיִצְחָ֥קIsaacאָבִ֖יוfather hisאַ֥רְצָהthe land of towardsכְּנָֽעַן׃Canaan
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יֶשׁ־thereלְאֵ֣לis to the power ofיָדִ֔יhand myלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto doעִמָּכֶ֖םwith youרָ֑עharmוֵֽאלֹהֵ֨יand the God ofאֲבִיכֶ֜םfather yourאֶ֣מֶשׁ׀last nightאָמַ֧רhe saidאֵלַ֣יto meלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingהִשָּׁ֧מֶרtake heedלְךָ֛to the yourselfמִדַּבֵּ֥רfrom speakingעִֽם־withיַעֲקֹ֖בJacobמִטּ֥וֹבfrom goodעַד־untoרָֽע׃bad
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עִ֠םwithאֲשֶׁ֨רanyone whomתִּמְצָ֣אyou will findאֶת־obj.אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮gods yourלֹ֣אnotיִֽחְיֶה֒he will liveנֶ֣גֶדbeforeאַחֵ֧ינוּrelatives ourהַֽכֶּר־investigateלְךָ֛for the yourselfמָ֥הwhat?עִמָּדִ֖יis with meוְקַֽח־and take itלָ֑ךְfor the yourselfוְלֹֽא־and notיָדַ֣עhe knewיַעֲקֹ֔בJacobכִּ֥יthatרָחֵ֖לRachelגְּנָבָֽתַם׃she had stolen them
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וַיָּבֹ֨אand he wentלָבָ֜ןLabanבְּאֹ֥הֶלin the tent ofיַעֲקֹ֣ב׀Jacobוּבְאֹ֣הֶלand in the tent ofלֵאָ֗הLeahוּבְאֹ֛הֶלand in the tent ofשְׁתֵּ֥יthe twoהָאֲמָהֹ֖תthe maidservantsוְלֹ֣אand notמָצָ֑אhe found themוַיֵּצֵא֙and he came outמֵאֹ֣הֶלfrom the tent ofלֵאָ֔הLeahוַיָּבֹ֖אand he wentבְּאֹ֥הֶלin the tent ofרָחֵֽל׃Rachel
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וַתֹּ֣אמֶרand she saidאֶל־toאָבִ֗יהָfather herאַל־may notיִ֙חַר֙it burnבְּעֵינֵ֣יin the eyes ofאֲדֹנִ֔יlord myכִּ֣יthatל֤וֹאnotאוּכַל֙I am ableלָק֣וּםto riseמִפָּנֶ֔יךָfrom before youכִּי־forדֶ֥רֶךְthe way ofנָשִׁ֖יםwomenלִ֑יbelongs to the meוַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂand he searchedוְלֹ֥אand notמָצָ֖אhe foundאֶת־obj.הַתְּרָפִֽים׃the teraphim
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כִּֽי־thatמִשַּׁ֣שְׁתָּyou have searchedאֶת־obj.כָּל־allכֵּלַ֗יthings myמַה־what?מָּצָ֙אתָ֙did you findמִכֹּ֣לof allכְּלֵי־the things ofבֵיתֶ֔ךָhousehold yourשִׂ֣יםput itכֹּ֔הthusנֶ֥גֶדbeforeאַחַ֖יrelatives myוְאַחֶ֑יךָand relatives yourוְיוֹכִ֖יחוּso they may decideבֵּ֥יןbetweenשְׁנֵֽינוּ׃the two of us
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זֶה־thisלִּ֞יbelonged to the meעֶשְׂרִ֣יםtwentyשָׁנָה֮yearsבְּבֵיתֶךָ֒in household yourעֲבַדְתִּ֜יךָI served youאַרְבַּֽע־four-עֶשְׂרֵ֤הteenשָׁנָה֙yearsבִּשְׁתֵּ֣יfor the twoבְנֹתֶ֔יךָdaughters yourוְשֵׁ֥שׁand sixשָׁנִ֖יםyearsבְּצֹאנֶ֑ךָfor flocks yourוַתַּחֲלֵ֥ףand you changedאֶת־obj.מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖יwages myעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתtenמֹנִֽים׃times
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לוּלֵ֡יif notאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofאָבִי֩father myאֱלֹהֵ֨יthe God ofאַבְרָהָ֜םAbrahamוּפַ֤חַדand the fear ofיִצְחָק֙Isaacהָ֣יָהhe had beenלִ֔יto the meכִּ֥יforעַתָּ֖הnowרֵיקָ֣םemptyשִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִיyou sent away meאֶת־obj.עָנְיִ֞יaffliction myוְאֶת־and obj.יְגִ֧יַעthe toil ofכַּפַּ֛יhands myרָאָ֥הhe has seenאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodוַיּ֥וֹכַחand he decidedאָֽמֶשׁ׃last night
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וַיַּ֨עַןand he answeredלָבָ֜ןLabanוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֶֽל־toיַעֲקֹ֗בJacobהַבָּנ֨וֹתthe daughtersבְּנֹתַ֜יare daughters myוְהַבָּנִ֤יםand the childrenבָּנַי֙are children myוְהַצֹּ֣אןand the flockצֹאנִ֔יis flock myוְכֹ֛לand allאֲשֶׁר־thatאַתָּ֥הyouרֹאֶ֖הare seeingלִי־belongs to the meה֑וּאitוְלִבְנֹתַ֞יand for daughters myמָֽה־what?אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֤הwill I doלָאֵ֙לֶּה֙for theseהַיּ֔וֹםthis dayא֥וֹorלִבְנֵיהֶ֖ןfor children theirאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomיָלָֽדוּ׃they have borne
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עֵ֚דis a witnessהַגַּ֣לthe heapהַזֶּ֔הthe thisוְעֵדָ֖הand is a witnessהַמַּצֵּבָ֑הthe pillarאִם־ifאָ֗נִיIלֹֽא־notאֶֽעֱבֹ֤רI will pass beyondאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙to youאֶת־obj.הַגַּ֣לthe heapהַזֶּ֔הthe thisוְאִם־and ifאַ֠תָּהyouלֹא־notתַעֲבֹ֨רyou will pass beyondאֵלַ֜יto meאֶת־obj.הַגַּ֥לthe heapהַזֶּ֛הthe thisוְאֶת־and obj.הַמַּצֵּבָ֥הthe pillarהַזֹּ֖אתthe thisלְרָעָֽה׃for harm
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