He heardוַיִּשְׁמַעthe wordsאֶת דִּבְרֵיof Laban’sלָבָןsons,בְנֵיsaying,לֵאמֹר“Jacobיַעֲקֹבhas takenלָקַחallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרwas our father’s,לְאָבִינוּand fromוּמֵwhatאֲשֶׁרwas our father’sלְאָבִינוּhe has madeעָשָׂהallאֵת כָּלthisהַזֶּהwealth.”הַכָּבֹד
And Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבsawיַּרְאthe faceאֶת פְּנֵיof Laban,לָבָןand look,וְהִנֵּהit was notאֵינֶנּוּwith himעִמּוֹas before.כִּתְמוֹל שִׁלְשׁוֹם
Then YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaidיֹּאמֶרto Jacob,אֶל יַעֲקֹב“Returnשׁוּבto the landאֶל אֶרֶץof your fathersאֲבוֹתֶיךָand to your kindred,וּלְמוֹלַדְתֶּךָand I will beוְאֶהְיֶהwith you.”עִמָּךְ
So Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבsentיִּשְׁלַחand calledוַיִּקְרָאRachelלְרָחֵלand Leahוּלְלֵאָהto the field,הַשָּׂדֶהtoאֶלhis flock.צֹאנוֹ
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,לָהֶן“Iאָנֹכִיseeרֹאֶהthe faceאֶת פְּנֵיof your father,אֲבִיכֶןthatכִּיit is notאֵינֶנּוּtoward meאֵלַיas before;כִּתְמֹל שִׁלְשֹׁםbut the Elohimוֵאלֹהֵיof my fatherאָבִיhas beenהָיָהwith me.עִמָּדִי
Youוְאַתֵּנָהknowיְדַעְתֶּןthatכִּיwith allבְּכָלmy strengthכֹּחִיI have servedעָבַדְתִּיyour father.אֶת אֲבִיכֶן
Yet your fatherוַאֲבִיכֶןhas cheatedהֵתֶלmeבִּיand changedוְהֶחֱלִףmy wagesאֶת מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּיtenעֲשֶׂרֶתtimes,מֹנִיםbutוְElohimאֱלֹהִיםdid notלֹאallow himנְתָנוֹto do harmלְהָרַעto me.עִמָּדִי
Ifאִםhe saidיֹאמַרthis,כֹּה‘The speckledנְקֻדִּיםwill beיִהְיֶהyour wages,’שְׂכָרֶךָthenוְallכָלthe flockהַצֹּאןboreיָלְדוּspeckled;נְקֻדִּיםand ifוְאִםhe saidיֹאמַרthis,כֹּה‘The streakedעֲקֻדִּיםwill beיִהְיֶהyour wages,’שְׂכָרֶךָthenוְallכָלthe flockהַצֹּאןboreיָלְדוּstreaked.עֲקֻדִּים
So Elohimוַ אֱלֹהִיםhas taken awayיַּצֵּלthe livestockאֶת מִקְנֵהof your fatherאֲבִיכֶםand given itוַיִּתֶּןto me.לִי
It happenedוַיְהִיat the timeבְּעֵתwhen the flockהַצֹּאןwas in heatיַחֵםthat I liftedוָאֶשָּׂאmy eyesעֵינַיand sawוָאֵרֶאin a dream,בַּחֲלוֹםand look,וְהִנֵּהthe male goatsהָעַתֻּדִיםthat were mountingהָעֹלִיםthe flockעַל הַצֹּאןwere streaked,עֲקֻדִּיםspeckled,נְקֻדִּיםand mottled.וּבְרֻדִּים
Thenוַthe angelמַלְאַךְof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםsaidיֹּאמֶרto meאֵלַיin the dream,בַּחֲלוֹם‘Jacob!’יַעֲקֹבAnd I said,וָאֹמַר‘Here I am.’הִנֵּנִי
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר‘Lift up,שָׂאplease,נָאyour eyesעֵינֶיךָand see:וּרְאֵהallכָּלthe male goatsהָעַתֻּדִיםthat are mountingהָעֹלִיםthe flockעַל הַצֹּאןare streaked,עֲקֻדִּיםspeckled,נְקֻדִּיםand mottled;וּבְרֻדִּיםforכִּיI have seenרָאִיתִיallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרLabanלָבָןis doingעֹשֶׂהto you.לָּךְ
Iאָנֹכִיam Elהָאֵלof Bethel,בֵּית אֵלwhereאֲשֶׁר שָּׁםyou anointedמָשַׁחְתָּa standing stone,מַצֵּבָהwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםyou madeנָדַרְתָּto meלִּיa vow.נֶדֶרNowעַתָּהget up,קוּםleaveצֵא מִןthisהַזֹּאתlandהָאָרֶץand returnוְשׁוּבto the landאֶל אֶרֶץof your kindred.’”מוֹלַדְתֶּךָ
Rachelרָחֵלand Leahוְלֵאָהansweredוַתַּעַןand saidוַתֹּאמַרְנָהto him,לוֹ“Is there stillהַעוֹדfor usלָנוּa portionחֵלֶקor an inheritanceוְנַחֲלָהin the houseבְּבֵיתof our father?אָבִינוּ
Are we notהֲלוֹאregardedנֶחְשַׁבְנוּby himלוֹas foreigners?נָכְרִיּוֹתForכִּיhe sold us,מְכָרָנוּand he hasוַalsoגַּםcompletelyאָכוֹלeaten upיֹּאכַלour silver.אֶת כַּסְפֵּנוּ
Indeed,כִּיallכָלthe wealthהָעֹשֶׁרthatאֲשֶׁרElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas taken awayהִצִּילfrom our fatherמֵאָבִינוּbelongs to usלָנוּ הוּאand to our children.וּלְבָנֵינוּSo now,וְעַתָּהwhateverכֹּל אֲשֶׁרElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas toldאָמַרyou,אֵלֶיךָdo.”עֲשֵׂה
Then Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבroseיָּקָםand putוַיִּשָּׂאhis childrenאֶת בָּנָיוand his wivesוְאֶת נָשָׁיוon the camels.עַל הַגְּמַלִּים
He drove offוַיִּנְהַגallאֶת כָּלhis livestockמִקְנֵהוּand allוְאֶת כָּלhis propertyרְכֻשׁוֹthatאֲשֶׁרhe had acquired,רָכָשׁthe livestockמִקְנֵהin his possessionקִנְיָנוֹthatאֲשֶׁרhe had acquiredרָכַשׁin Paddan-aram,בְּפַדַּן אֲרָםto goלָבוֹאto Isaacאֶל יִצְחָקhis father,אָבִיוto the landאַרְצָהof Canaan.כְּנָעַן
Now Labanוְלָבָןhad goneהָלַךְto shearלִגְזֹזhis sheep,אֶת צֹאנוֹand Rachelוַ רָחֵלstoleתִּגְנֹבthe teraphimאֶת הַתְּרָפִיםthatאֲשֶׁרbelonged to her father.לְאָבִיהָ
And Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבdeceivedיִּגְנֹב אֶת לֵבLabanלָבָןthe Arameanהָאֲרַמִּיby notעַל בְּלִיtellingהִגִּידhimלוֹthatכִּיheהוּאwas fleeing.בֹרֵחַ
He fled,וַיִּבְרַחheהוּאand allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרhe had;לוֹhe rose,וַיָּקָםcrossedוַיַּעֲבֹרthe River,אֶת הַנָּהָרand setוַיָּשֶׂםhis faceאֶת פָּנָיוtoward the hill countryהַרof Gilead.הַגִּלְעָד
It was toldוַיֻּגַּדto Labanלְלָבָןon the third dayבַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁיthatכִּיJacobיַעֲקֹבhad fled.בָרַח
He tookוַיִּקַּחhis brothersאֶת אֶחָיוwith himעִמּוֹand pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּףhimאַחֲרָיוa journeyדֶּרֶךְof sevenשִׁבְעַתdays,יָמִיםand caught upוַיַּדְבֵּקwith himאֹתוֹin the hill countryבְּהַרof Gilead.הַגִּלְעָד
But Elohimוַ אֱלֹהִיםcameיָּבֹאto Labanאֶל לָבָןthe Arameanהָאֲרַמִּיin a dreamבַּחֲלֹםby nightהַלָּיְלָהand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Be carefulהִשָּׁמֶר לְךָnot toפֶּןspeakתְּדַבֵּרwith Jacobעִם יַעֲקֹבeither goodמִטּוֹבor bad.”עַד רָע
LabanלָבָןovertookוַיַּשֵּׂגJacob.אֶת יַעֲקֹבNow Jacobוְיַעֲקֹבhad pitchedתָּקַעhis tentאֶת אָהֳלוֹon the mountain,בָּהָרand Labanוְלָבָןencampedתָּקַעwith his brothersאֶת אֶחָיוin the hill countryבְּהַרof Gilead.הַגִּלְעָד
Labanלָבָןsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Jacob,לְיַעֲקֹב“Whatמֶהhave you done?עָשִׂיתָYou have deceivedוַתִּגְנֹבmeאֶת לְבָבִיand carried offוַתְּנַהֵגmy daughtersאֶת בְּנֹתַיlikeכִּcaptivesשְׁבֻיוֹתof the sword.חָרֶב
Whyלָמָּהdid you secretlyנַחְבֵּאתָflee,לִבְרֹחַdeceiveוַתִּגְנֹבme,אֹתִיand notוְלֹאtellהִגַּדְתָּme?לִּיI would have sent you awayוָאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָwith joyבְּשִׂמְחָהand with songs,וּבְשִׁרִיםwith tambourineבְּתֹףand with lyre.וּבְכִנּוֹר
You did notוְלֹאeven let meנְטַשְׁתַּנִיkissלְנַשֵּׁקmy sonsלְבָנַיand my daughters.וְלִבְנֹתָיNowעַתָּהyou have acted foolishly.הִסְכַּלְתָּ עֲשׂוֹ
It is inיֶשׁthe powerלְאֵלof my handיָדִיto doלַעֲשׂוֹתyouעִמָּכֶםharm;רָעbut the Elohimוֵאלֹהֵיof your fatherאֲבִיכֶםspokeאָמַרto meאֵלַיlast night,אֶמֶשׁsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Be carefulהִשָּׁמֶר לְךָnot to speakמִדַּבֵּרwith Jacobעִם יַעֲקֹבeither goodמִטּוֹבor bad.’עַד רָע
Nowוְעַתָּהyou have indeed goneהָלֹךְ הָלַכְתָּbecauseכִּיyou longed greatlyנִכְסֹף נִכְסַפְתָּהfor the houseלְבֵיתof your father;אָבִיךָwhyלָמָּהdid you stealגָנַבְתָּmy gods?”אֶת אֱלֹהָי
Jacobיַעֲקֹבansweredוַיַּעַןand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto Laban,לְלָבָן“BecauseכִּיI was afraid,יָרֵאתִיforכִּיI said to myself,אָמַרְתִּי‘You mightפֶּןtake by forceתִּגְזֹלyour daughtersאֶת בְּנוֹתֶיךָfrom me.’מֵעִמִּי
Anyone with whomעִם אֲשֶׁרyou findתִּמְצָאyour godsאֶת אֱלֹהֶיךָshall notלֹאlive.יִחְיֶהIn the presenceנֶגֶדof our brothers,אַחֵינוּrecognize for yourselfהַכֶּר לְךָwhat of yours isמָהwith meעִמָּדִיand take itוְקַחfor yourself.”לָךְNow Jacobוְ יַעֲקֹבdid notלֹאknowיָדַעthatכִּיRachelרָחֵלhad stolen them.גְּנָבָתַם
So Labanוַ לָבָןwent intoיָּבֹא בְּJacob’sיַעֲקֹבtent,אֹהֶלand intoוּבְLeah’sלֵאָהtent,אֹהֶלand into the tentוּבְאֹהֶלof the twoשְׁתֵּיslave women,הָאֲמָהֹתbut he did notוְלֹאfind them.מָצָאHe came outוַיֵּצֵאof Leah’sמֵ לֵאָהtentאֹהֶלand went intoוַיָּבֹא בְּRachel’sרָחֵלtent.אֹהֶל
Now Rachelוְרָחֵלhad takenלָקְחָהthe teraphimאֶת הַתְּרָפִיםand put themוַתְּשִׂמֵםin the saddleבְּכַרof the camelהַגָּמָלand satוַתֵּשֶׁבon them.עֲלֵיהֶםLabanלָבָןfelt throughוַיְמַשֵּׁשׁthe wholeאֶת כָּלtentהָאֹהֶלbut did notוְלֹאfind them.מָצָא
She saidוַתֹּאמֶרto her father,אֶל אָבִיהָ“Do notאַלlet my lordאֲדֹנִיbe angryיִחַר בְּעֵינֵיthatכִּיI cannotלוֹא אוּכַלriseלָקוּםbefore you,מִפָּנֶיךָforכִּיthe wayדֶרֶךְof womenנָשִׁיםis upon me.”לִיSo he searchedוַיְחַפֵּשׂbut did notוְלֹאfindמָצָאthe teraphim.אֶת הַתְּרָפִים
Then Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבbecame angryיִּחַר לְand quarreledוַיָּרֶבwith Laban.בְּלָבָןJacobיַעֲקֹבansweredוַיַּעַןand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto Laban,לְלָבָן“Whatמַהis my transgression?פִּשְׁעִיWhatמַהis my sin,חַטָּאתִיthatכִּיyou have hotly pursuedדָלַקְתָּme?אַחֲרָי
Now thatכִּיyou have felt throughמִשַּׁשְׁתָּallאֶת כָּלmy goods,כֵּלַיwhatמַהhave you foundמָּצָאתָof allמִכֹּלthe goodsכְּלֵיof your house?בֵיתֶךָPut itשִׂיםhereכֹּהbeforeנֶגֶדmy brothersאַחַיand your brothers,וְאַחֶיךָand let them decideוְיוֹכִיחוּbetweenבֵּיןthe two of us.שְׁנֵינוּ
TheseזֶהtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםyearsשָׁנָהI have beenאָנֹכִיwith you;עִמָּךְyour ewesרְחֵלֶיךָand your female goatsוְעִזֶּיךָhave notלֹאmiscarried,שִׁכֵּלוּand the ramsוְאֵילֵיof your flockצֹאנְךָI have notלֹאeaten.אָכָלְתִּי
What was torn by beastsטְרֵפָהI did notלֹאbringהֵבֵאתִיto you;אֵלֶיךָIאָנֹכִיbore the loss of it;אֲחַטֶּנָּהfrom my handמִיָּדִיyou required it,תְּבַקְשֶׁנָּהwhether stolenגְּנֻבְתִיby dayיוֹםor stolenוּגְנֻבְתִיby night.לָיְלָה
This is how I was:הָיִיתִיby dayבַיּוֹםthe heatחֹרֶבconsumed me,אֲכָלַנִיand the frostוְקֶרַחby night,בַּלָּיְלָהand my sleepוַ שְׁנָתִיfledתִּדַּדfrom my eyes.מֵעֵינָי
Theseזֶהtwenty yearsעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָהI have hadלִּיin your house:בְּבֵיתֶךָI served youעֲבַדְתִּיךָfourteenאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵהyearsשָׁנָהfor the twoבִּשְׁתֵּיof your daughtersבְנֹתֶיךָand sixוְשֵׁשׁyearsשָׁנִיםfor your flock,בְּצֹאנֶךָand you changedוַתַּחֲלֵףmy wagesאֶת מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּיtenעֲשֶׂרֶתtimes.מֹנִים
Had notלוּלֵיthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof my father,אָבִיthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Abrahamאַבְרָהָםand the Fearוּפַחַדof Isaac,יִצְחָקbeenהָיָהwith me,לִיsurelyכִּיnowעַתָּהyou would have sent me awayשִׁלַּחְתָּנִיempty-handed.רֵיקָםElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas seenרָאָהmy afflictionאֶת עָנְיִיand the toilוְאֶת יְגִיעַof my hands,כַּפַּיand he rebuked youוַיּוֹכַחlast night.”אָמֶשׁ
Labanלָבָןansweredוַיַּעַןand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto Jacob,אֶל יַעֲקֹב“The daughtersהַבָּנוֹתare my daughters,בְּנֹתַיthe sonsוְהַבָּנִיםare my sons,בָּנַיthe flockוְהַצֹּאןis my flock,צֹאנִיand allוְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרyouאַתָּהseeרֹאֶהis mine.לִי הוּאBut to my daughtersוְלִבְנֹתַיwhatמָהcan I doאֶעֱשֶׂהto theseלָאֵלֶּהtoday,הַיּוֹםor to their childrenאוֹ לִבְנֵיהֶןwhomאֲשֶׁרthey have borne?יָלָדוּ
So now,וְעַתָּהcome,לְכָהlet us makeנִכְרְתָהa covenant,בְרִיתIאֲנִיand you,וָאָתָּהand let it beוְהָיָהa witnessלְעֵדbetween meבֵּינִיand you.”וּבֵינֶךָ
So Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבtookיִּקַּחa stoneאָבֶןand set it upוַיְרִימֶהָas a standing stone.מַצֵּבָה
And Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבsaidיֹּאמֶרto his brothers,לְאֶחָיו“Gatherלִקְטוּstones.”אֲבָנִיםThey tookוַיִּקְחוּstonesאֲבָנִיםand madeוַיַּעֲשׂוּa heap,גָלand they ateוַיֹּאכְלוּthereשָׁםon the heap.עַל הַגָּל
LabanלָבָןcalledוַיִּקְרָאitלוֹJegar-sahadutha,יְגַר שָׂהֲדוּתָאand JacobוְיַעֲקֹבcalledקָרָאitלוֹGaleed.גַּלְעֵד
Labanלָבָןsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Thisהַזֶּהheapהַגַּלis a witnessעֵדbetween meבֵּינִיand youוּבֵינְךָtoday.”הַיּוֹםThat is whyעַל כֵּןits name was calledקָרָא שְׁמוֹGaleed,גַּלְעֵד
and Mizpah,וְהַמִּצְפָּהforאֲשֶׁרhe said,אָמַר“May YHWHיְהוָהwatchיִצֶףbetween meבֵּינִיand youוּבֵינֶךָwhenכִּיwe are hiddenנִסָּתֵרeach of usאִישׁfrom the other.מֵרֵעֵהוּ
Ifאִםyou afflictתְּעַנֶּהmy daughters,אֶת בְּנֹתַיor ifוְאִםyou takeתִּקַּחwivesנָשִׁיםbesidesעַלmy daughters,בְּנֹתַיthough noאֵיןoneאִישׁis with us,עִמָּנוּsee,רְאֵהElohimאֱלֹהִיםis witnessעֵדbetween meבֵּינִיand you.”וּבֵינֶךָ
Labanלָבָןsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Jacob,לְיַעֲקֹב“Look atהִנֵּהthisהַזֶּהheap,הַגַּלand look atוְהִנֵּהthe standing stoneהַמַצֵּבָהthatאֲשֶׁרI have set upיָרִיתִיbetween meבֵּינִיand you.וּבֵינֶךָ
This heapהַגַּל הַזֶּהis a witness,עֵדand the standing stoneוְ הַמַּצֵּבָהis a witness,עֵדָהthat Iאִם אָנִיwill notלֹאpassאֶעֱבֹרbeyond thisאֶת הַזֶּהheapהַגַּלto you,אֵלֶיךָand youוְאִם אַתָּהwill notלֹאpassתַעֲבֹרbeyond thisאֶת הַזֶּהheapהַגַּלand thisוְאֶת הַזֹּאתstanding stoneהַמַּצֵּבָהto me,אֵלַיfor harm.לְרָעָה
May the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Abrahamאַבְרָהָםand the Elohimוֵאלֹהֵיof Nahorנָחוֹרjudgeיִשְׁפְּטוּbetween us,בֵינֵינוּthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof their father.”אֲבִיהֶםAnd Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבsworeיִּשָּׁבַעby the Fearבְּפַחַדof his fatherאָבִיוIsaac.יִצְחָק
Then Jacobוַ יַעֲקֹבofferedיִּזְבַּחa sacrificeזֶבַחon the mountainבָּהָרand calledוַיִּקְרָאhis brothersלְאֶחָיוto eatלֶאֱכָלbread;לָחֶםthey ateוַיֹּאכְלוּbreadלֶחֶםand spent the nightוַיָּלִינוּon the mountain.בָּהָר
Labanלָבָןrose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּםin the morning,בַּבֹּקֶרkissedוַיְנַשֵּׁקhis sonsלְבָנָיוand his daughters,וְלִבְנוֹתָיוand blessedוַיְבָרֶךְthem.אֶתְהֶםThen Labanוַ לָבָןwentיֵּלֶךְand returnedוַיָּשָׁבto his place.לִמְקֹמוֹ