Genesis 30

Jacob continues fathering children with Leah, Rachel, and their handmaidens Bilhah and Zilpah, establishing the twelve tribes of Israel; Jacob negotiates with Laban regarding wages and livestock, and through selective breeding practices, Jacob's flocks multiply while Laban's diminish.

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Verse 16 וַ/יָּבֹ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and Jacob came and he came HC/Vqw3ms יַעֲקֹ֣ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/שָּׂדֶה֮ 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh the field the open field HTd/Ncmsa בָּ/עֶרֶב֒ 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤁 baerev in the evening in the mingling dusk HRd/Ncmsa וַ/תֵּצֵ֨א 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤀 vatetse and Leah went out and she went out HC/Vqw3fs לֵאָ֜ה 𐤋𐤀𐤄 leah Leah Weary One Leah HNp לִ/קְרָאת֗/וֹ 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤅 liqerato to meet him to meet him HR/Vqc/Sp3ms וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and said and she said HC/Vqw3fs אֵלַ֣/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs תָּב֔וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo you must come you will come HVqi2ms כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC שָׂכֹ֣ר 𐤔𐤊𐤓 sakhor I have hired to hire HVqa שְׂכַרְתִּ֔י/ךָ 𐤔𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊 sekharetikha you I hired you HVqp1cs/Sp2ms בְּ/דוּדָאֵ֖י 𐤁/𐤃𐤅𐤃𐤀𐤉 bedudaey with mandrakes in mandrakes of HR/Ncmpc בְּנִ֑/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) my son's my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤁 vayishekav and he lay and he lay down HC/Vqw3ms עִמָּ֖/הּ 𐤏𐤌/𐤄 imah with her with her HR/Sp3fs בַּ/לַּ֥יְלָה 𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 balayelah that night in the night HRd/Ncmsa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu that he HPp3ms
Verse 35 וַ/יָּ֣סַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤓 vayasar he removed and he caused to turn aside HC/Vhw3ms בַּ/יּוֹם֩ 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom that day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֨וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo הַ/תְּיָשִׁ֜ים 𐤄/𐤕𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌 hateyashim the male goats the he-goats HTd/Ncmpa הָֽ/עֲקֻדִּ֣ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤌 haaqudim that were ringstraked banded ones HTd/Aampa וְ/הַ/טְּלֻאִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤈𐤋𐤀𐤉𐤌 vehateluim and the spotted patched ones HC/Td/Vqsmpa וְ/אֵ֤ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָֽ/עִזִּים֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤌 haizim the female goats the she-goats HTd/Ncfpa הַ/נְּקֻדּ֣וֹת 𐤄/𐤍𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤕 hanequdot that were speckled the spot-marked ones HTd/Aafpa וְ/הַ/טְּלֻאֹ֔ת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤈𐤋𐤀𐤕 vehateluot and spotted and the variegated ones HC/Td/Vqsfpa כֹּ֤ל 𐤊𐤋 kol every one the whole of HNcmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לָבָן֙ 𐤋𐤁𐤍 lavan Laban Laban HAamsa בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in it HR/Sp3ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc ח֖וּם 𐤇𐤅𐤌 chum the dark-colored sun-darkened HAamsa בַּ/כְּשָׂבִ֑ים 𐤁/𐤊𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 bakesavim among the lambs among the young rams HRd/Ncmpa וַ/יִּתֵּ֖ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad into the hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc בָּנָֽי/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 banayv Bene (Bemba) his sons his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms