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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וַ/יֵּ֨לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe went and he went and he went HC/Vqw3ms רְאוּבֵ֜ן 𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤁𐤍 reuven Reuben See—a Son Reuven HNp בִּ/ימֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 bimey in the days of in the days of in the days of HR/Ncmpc קְצִיר 𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤓 qetsir harvest harvest harvest HNcmsc חִטִּ֗ים 𐤇𐤈𐤉𐤌 chitim kitaba (Kikongo) wheat wheats wheats HNcfpa וַ/יִּמְצָ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀 vayimetsa and found and he found and he found HC/Vqw3ms דֽוּדָאִים֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃𐤀𐤉𐤌 dudaim mandrakes mandrake plants mandrake plants HNcmpa בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤃𐤄 basadeh in the field in the open field in the field HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יָּבֵ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayave and brought and he brought in and he brought in HC/Vhw3ms אֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR לֵאָ֖ה 𐤋𐤀𐤄 leah Leah Weary One Leah HNp אִמּ֑/וֹ 𐤀𐤌/𐤅 imo his mother his mother his mother HNcfsc/Sp3ms וַ/תֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs רָחֵל֙ 𐤓𐤇𐤋 rachel Rachel Ewe Rachel HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward to HR לֵאָ֔ה 𐤋𐤀𐤄 leah-2 Leah Weary One Leah HNp תְּנִי 𐤕𐤍𐤉 teni give Give! Give! HVqv2fs נָ֣א 𐤍𐤀 na please please please HTe לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs מִ/דּוּדָאֵ֖י 𐤌/𐤃𐤅𐤃𐤀𐤉 midudaey of the mandrakes mandrakes of of the mandrakes HR/Ncmpc בְּנֵֽ/ךְ 𐤁𐤍/𐤊 benekhe Bene (Bemba) your son your son your son HNcmsc/Sp2fs
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וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs לָ֗/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her to her HR/Sp3fs הַ/מְעַט֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤈 hameat a small matter the small amount the little amount HTi/Ncmsa קַחְתֵּ֣/ךְ 𐤒𐤇𐤕/𐤊 qachetekhe you have taken your taking your taking HVqc/Sp2fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אִישִׁ֔/י 𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤉 ishi my husband my man my husband HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/לָ/קַ֕חַת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤒𐤇𐤕 velaqachat and [would] you take and to take and to take HC/R/Vqc גַּ֥ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HTa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo דּוּדָאֵ֖י 𐤃𐤅𐤃𐤀𐤉 dudaey mandrakes mandrakes of mandrakes of HNcmpc בְּנִ֑/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) of my son my son my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer-2 and she said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs רָחֵ֗ל 𐤓𐤇𐤋 rachel Rachel Ewe Rachel HNp לָ/כֵן֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen cine (Bemba) therefore accordingly accordingly HR/D יִשְׁכַּ֤ב 𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤁 yishekav he shall lie he will lie down he will lie down HVqi3ms עִמָּ/ךְ֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you with you with you HR/Sp2fs הַ/לַּ֔יְלָה 𐤄/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 halayelah tonight the night the night HTd/Ncmsa תַּ֖חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat in exchange for under; in place of in place of HR דּוּדָאֵ֥י 𐤃𐤅𐤃𐤀𐤉 dudaey-2 mandrakes mandrakes of mandrakes of HNcmpc בְנֵֽ/ךְ 𐤁𐤍/𐤊 venekhe Bene (Bemba) of your son your son your son HNcmsc/Sp2fs
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וַ/יָּבֹ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and Jacob came and he came and he came HC/Vqw3ms יַעֲקֹ֣ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הַ/שָּׂדֶה֮ 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh the field the open field the open field HTd/Ncmsa בָּ/עֶרֶב֒ 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤁 baerev in the evening in the mingling dusk in the evening twilight HRd/Ncmsa וַ/תֵּצֵ֨א 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤀 vatetse and Leah went out and she 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 to meet him HR/Vqc/Sp3ms וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs אֵלַ֣/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me to me HR/Sp1cs תָּב֔וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo you must come you will come you must come HVqi2ms כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC שָׂכֹ֣ר 𐤔𐤊𐤓 sakhor I have hired to hire I have hired HVqa שְׂכַרְתִּ֔י/ךָ 𐤔𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊 sekharetikha you I hired you you HVqp1cs/Sp2ms בְּ/דוּדָאֵ֖י 𐤁/𐤃𐤅𐤃𐤀𐤉 bedudaey with mandrakes in mandrakes of with mandrakes HR/Ncmpc בְּנִ֑/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) my son's my son of my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤁 vayishekav and he lay and he lay down and he lay down HC/Vqw3ms עִמָּ֖/הּ 𐤏𐤌/𐤄 imah with her with her with her HR/Sp3fs בַּ/לַּ֥יְלָה 𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 balayelah that night in the night in the night HRd/Ncmsa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu that he he HPp3ms
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וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs לֵאָ֗ה 𐤋𐤀𐤄 leah Leah Weary One Leah HNp זְבָדַ֨/נִי 𐤆𐤁𐤃/𐤍𐤉 zevadani has endowed me he has endowed me he has endowed me HVqp3ms/Sp1cs אֱלֹהִ֥ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa אֹתִ/י֮ 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 oti me me (object‑marked) [·] HTo/Sp1cs זֵ֣בֶד 𐤆𐤁𐤃 zeved zawadi (Swahili) a good dowry/gift bestowed gift bestowed gift HNcmsa טוֹב֒ 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good good HAamsa הַ/פַּ֨עַם֙ 𐤄/𐤐𐤏𐤌 hapaam this time/now the strike-instance the time HTd/Ncfsa יִזְבְּלֵ֣/נִי 𐤉𐤆𐤁𐤋/𐤍𐤉 yizebeleni will dwell with me/will honor me he will dwell with me he will dwell with me HVqi3ms/Sp1cs אִישִׁ֔/י 𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤉 ishi my husband my man my man HNcmsc/Sp1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because for/because HC יָלַ֥דְתִּי 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤕𐤉 yaladeti fyala (Bemba) I have borne I brought forth offspring I brought forth offspring HVqp1cs ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him to him HR/Sp3ms שִׁשָּׁ֣ה 𐤔𐤔𐤄 shishah six six six HAcmsa בָנִ֑ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 vanim Bene (Bemba) sons sons sons HNcmpa וַ/תִּקְרָ֥א 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀 vatiqera and she called and she called out and she called out HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo שְׁמ֖/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his name his name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms זְבֻלֽוּן 𐤆𐤁𐤋𐤅𐤍 zevulun Zebulun Exalted Dwelling Zevulun HNp
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אֶֽעֱבֹ֨ר 𐤀𐤏𐤁𐤓 eevor I will pass through I will cross over I will cross HVqi1cs בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) through all in the whole of through all HR/Ncmsc צֹֽאנְ/ךָ֜ 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤊 tsonekha your flock your small-livestock flock your small-livestock flock HNcbsc/Sp2ms הַ/יּ֗וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הָסֵ֨ר 𐤄𐤎𐤓 haser removing to cause to turn aside to cause to turn aside HVha מִ/שָּׁ֜ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham from there from there from there HR/D כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc שֶׂ֣ה 𐤔𐤄 seh sheep flock animal a lamb HNcbsa נָקֹ֣ד 𐤍𐤒𐤃 naqod speckled spotted speckled HAamsa וְ/טָל֗וּא 𐤅/𐤈𐤋𐤅𐤀 vetalu and spotted and patch-covered and spotted HC/Vqsmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc שֶׂה 𐤔𐤄 seh-2 sheep flock animal a lamb HNcbsa חוּם֙ 𐤇𐤅𐤌 chum brown sun-darkened brown HAamsa בַּ/כְּשָׂבִ֔ים 𐤁/𐤊𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 bakesavim among the lambs among the young rams among the young rams HRd/Ncmpa וְ/טָל֥וּא 𐤅/𐤈𐤋𐤅𐤀 vetalu-2 and spotted and patch-covered and spotted HC/Vqsmsa וְ/נָקֹ֖ד 𐤅/𐤍𐤒𐤃 venaqod and speckled spot-marked and speckled HC/Aamsa בָּ/עִזִּ֑ים 𐤁/𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤌 baizim among the goats in the goats among the goats HRd/Ncfpa וְ/הָיָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it shall be and he/it became and it shall be HC/Vqq3ms שְׂכָרִֽ/י 𐤔𐤊𐤓/𐤉 sekhari my wages my wages my wages HNcmsc/Sp1cs
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וְ/עָֽנְתָה 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤕𐤄 veanetah will answer and she responded and she answered HC/Vqq3fs בִּ֤/י 𐤁/𐤉 bi for me for me HR/Sp1cs צִדְקָתִ/י֙ 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕/𐤉 tsideqati my righteousness my righteousness my righteousness HNcfsc/Sp1cs בְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom on the day in the day of in the day HR/Ncmsc מָחָ֔ר 𐤌𐤇𐤓 machar tomorrow the after-day tomorrow HNcmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because when HC תָב֥וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo you come you will come you come HVqi2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon upon HR שְׂכָרִ֖/י 𐤔𐤊𐤓/𐤉 sekhari my wages my wages my wages HNcmsc/Sp1cs לְ/פָנֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you before your face to before your face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms כֹּ֣ל 𐤊𐤋 kol kila (Swahili) every one the whole of all of HNcmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr אֵינֶ/נּוּ֩ 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤍𐤅 eynenu is not he is not it is not HTn/Sp3ms נָקֹ֨ד 𐤍𐤒𐤃 naqod speckled spotted speckled HAamsa וְ/טָל֜וּא 𐤅/𐤈𐤋𐤅𐤀 vetalu and spotted and patch-covered and spotted HC/Vqsmsa בָּֽ/עִזִּ֗ים 𐤁/𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤌 baizim among the goats in the goats among the goats HRd/Ncfpa וְ/חוּם֙ 𐤅/𐤇𐤅𐤌 vechum and dark sun-darkened and dark HC/Aamsa בַּ/כְּשָׂבִ֔ים 𐤁/𐤊𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 bakesavim among the sheep among the young rams among the sheep HRd/Ncmpa גָּנ֥וּב 𐤂𐤍𐤅𐤁 ganuv gan (Bambara) stolen stolen one stolen HVqsmsa ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it he it HPp3ms אִתִּֽ/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 iti with me with me with me HR/Sp1cs
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וַ/יָּ֣סַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤓 vayasar he removed and he caused to turn aside and he removed HC/Vhw3ms בַּ/יּוֹם֩ 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom that day in the day in that day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֨וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo הַ/תְּיָשִׁ֜ים 𐤄/𐤕𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌 hateyashim the male goats the he-goats the he-goats HTd/Ncmpa הָֽ/עֲקֻדִּ֣ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤌 haaqudim that were ringstraked banded ones the banded ones HTd/Aampa וְ/הַ/טְּלֻאִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤈𐤋𐤀𐤉𐤌 vehateluim and the spotted patched ones and the patched ones HC/Td/Vqsmpa וְ/אֵ֤ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הָֽ/עִזִּים֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤌 haizim the female goats the she-goats the she-goats HTd/Ncfpa הַ/נְּקֻדּ֣וֹת 𐤄/𐤍𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤕 hanequdot that were speckled the spot-marked ones the spot-marked ones HTd/Aafpa וְ/הַ/טְּלֻאֹ֔ת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤈𐤋𐤀𐤕 vehateluot and spotted and the variegated ones and the variegated ones HC/Td/Vqsfpa כֹּ֤ל 𐤊𐤋 kol kila (Swahili) every one the whole of all of HNcmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr לָבָן֙ 𐤋𐤁𐤍 lavan Laban Laban Laban HAamsa בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in it in him HR/Sp3ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc ח֖וּם 𐤇𐤅𐤌 chum the dark-colored sun-darkened the dark-colored HAamsa בַּ/כְּשָׂבִ֑ים 𐤁/𐤊𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 bakesavim among the lambs among the young rams among the young rams HRd/Ncmpa וַ/יִּתֵּ֖ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten he gave and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad into the hand of by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc בָּנָֽי/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 banayv Bene (Bemba) his sons his sons his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms
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וַ/יַּצֵּ֗ג 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤂 vayatseg and he set and he positioned and he positioned HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo הַ/מַּקְלוֹת֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤋𐤅𐤕 hamaqelot rods the branch-staffs the branch-staffs HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr פִּצֵּ֔ל 𐤐𐤑𐤋 pitsel he had peeled he thoroughly peeled he thoroughly peeled HVpp3ms בָּ/רֳהָטִ֖ים 𐤁/𐤓𐤄𐤈𐤉𐤌 barohatim in the gutters water-channels water-channels HRd/Ncmpa בְּ/שִֽׁקֲת֣וֹת 𐤁/𐤔𐤒𐤕𐤅𐤕 beshiqatot in the watering troughs in watering-troughs of in watering-troughs of HR/Ncfpc הַ/מָּ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) of water the waters the waters HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 where that-which where HTr תָּבֹ֨אןָ 𐤕𐤁𐤀𐤍 tavona came they will come they come HVqi3fp הַ/צֹּ֤אן 𐤄/𐤑𐤀𐤍 hatson the flocks the flock the flock HTd/Ncbsa לִ/שְׁתּוֹת֙ 𐤋/𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕 lishetot to drink to drink to drink HR/Vqc לְ/נֹ֣כַח 𐤋/𐤍𐤊𐤇 lenokhach opposite directly before directly before HR/R הַ/צֹּ֔אן 𐤄/𐤑𐤀𐤍 hatson-2 the flocks the flock the flock HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יֵּחַ֖מְנָה 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤌𐤍𐤄 vayechamenah choma (Swahili) and they conceived and they became hot and they conceived HC/Vqw3fp בְּ/בֹאָ֥/ן 𐤁/𐤁𐤀/𐤍 bevoan when they came in their entering in their entering HR/Vqc/Sp3fp לִ/שְׁתּֽוֹת 𐤋/𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕 lishetot-2 to drink to drink to drink HR/Vqc
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וְ/הַ/כְּשָׂבִים֮ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 vehakesavim the lambs and the young rams and the young rams HC/Td/Ncmpa הִפְרִ֣יד 𐤄𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤃 hiferid separated he caused to separate he separated HVhp3ms יַעֲקֹב֒ 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp וַ֠/יִּתֵּן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and set and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms פְּנֵ֨י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney the faces of face of before the face of HNcbpc הַ/צֹּ֧אן 𐤄/𐤑𐤀𐤍 hatson the flocks the flock the flock HTd/Ncbsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el toward toward toward HR עָקֹ֛ד 𐤏𐤒𐤃 aqod the streaked ring-banded one ring-banded one HAamsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc ח֖וּם 𐤇𐤅𐤌 chum the dark/brown sun-darkened sun-darkened HAamsa בְּ/צֹ֣אן 𐤁/𐤑𐤀𐤍 betson in the flock of in flock in flock HR/Ncbsc לָבָ֑ן 𐤋𐤁𐤍 lavan Laban Laban Lavan HNp וַ/יָּֽשֶׁת 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕 vayashet and he put/set and he set and he set HC/Vqw3ms ל֤/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for himself for himself HR/Sp3ms עֲדָרִים֙ 𐤏𐤃𐤓𐤉𐤌 adarim flocks/droves mustered herds mustered flocks HNcmpa לְ/בַדּ֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤁𐤃/𐤅 levado apart by themselves to his apartness to his apartness HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn שָׁתָ֖/ם 𐤔𐤕/𐤌 shatam did he put them he placed them he set them HVqp3ms/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al with upon upon HR צֹ֥אן 𐤑𐤀𐤍 tson the flock small livestock flock small livestock flock HNcbsc לָבָֽן 𐤋𐤁𐤍 lavan-2 of Laban Laban Lavan HNp
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