Targum Jonathan on Genesis
Week 7
Chapters 28:10 – 32:2
Chapter 28כ״ח
ויצא חַמְשָׁא נִיסִין אִתְעֲבִידוּ לְיַעֲקב בִּזְמַן דִנְפַק מִן בֵּירָא דְשָׁבַע. נִיסָא קַמָא אִתְקַצְרוּ שְׁעוֹי דְיוֹמָא וּטְמַע שִׁימְשָׁא בְּלָא אִשׁוּנֵיהּ מִן קֳדָם דַהֲוָה דְבִירָא מִתְחַמָד לְמַלָלָא עִמֵיהּ. נִיסָא תִנְיָינָא אַרְבַּעְתֵּי אַבְנַיָא דְשַׁוִי אִיסָדוֹי אַשְׁכַּח יַתְהוֹן בְּצַפְרָא לְאַבְנָא חָדָא. נִיסָא תְּלִיתָאָה אַבְנָא דַהֲווֹ כָּל עֶדְרַיָא מִתְכַּנְשִׁין וּמְגַלְגְלִין לָהּ מֵעִילוֹי פֻּם בֵּירָא גִלְגַל יָתָהּ בַּחֲדָא מִן דְרָעוֹי. נִיסָא רְבִיעָאָה דְטָפַת בֵּירָא וּסְלִיקוּ מַיָא לְאַנְפּוֹי וַהֲוָת טַיְיפָא כָּל יוֹמִין דַהֲוָה בְּחָרָן. נִיסָא חֲמִישָׁאָה קָפְצַת אַרְעָא קוּמוֹי וּבְהַהוּא יוֹמָא דְנָפַק אָזַל לְחָרָן
10 Five miracles were wrought for our father Jakob at the time that he went forth from Beersheba. The first sign: the hours of the day were shortened, and the sun went down before his time, forasmuch as the Word had desired to speak with him. The second sign: the four stones which Jakob had set for his pillow he found in the morning, had become one stone. Sign the third: the Stone which, when all the flocks were assembled, they rolled from the mouth of the well, he rolled away with one of his arms. The fourth sign: the well overflowed, and the water rose to the edge of it, and continued to overflow all the days that he was in Haran. The fifth sign: the country was shortened before him, so that in one day he went forth and came to Haran.
וְצַלִי בַּאֲתַר בֵּי מוּקְדָשָׁא וּבַת תַּמָן אֲרוּם טְמַע שִׁמְשָׁא וּנְסֵיב אַרְבְּעָה מֵאַבְנֵי אַתְרָא קַדִישׁ וְשַׁוִי אִיסָדוֹי וּשְׁכִיב בְּאַתְרָא הַהוּא
11 And he prayed in the place of the house of the sanctuary, and lodged there, because the sun had gone down. And he took four stones of the holy place, and set his pillow, and slept in that place.
וַחֲלָם וְהָא סוּלְמָא קְבוּעַ בְּאַרְעָא וְרֵישֵׁיהּ מָטֵי עַד צֵית שְׁמַיָא וְהָא תְּרֵין מַלְאָכַיָא דַאֲזָלוּ לִסְדוֹם וְאִטְרְדוּ מִן מְחִיצַתְהוֹן מִן בִּגְלַל דְגַלְיָין מַסְטִירִין דְמָרֵי עַלְמָא וַהֲווֹ מַטְרִידִין וְאָזְלִין עַד זְמַן דְנָפַק יַעֲקב מִבֵּית אָבוֹי וְהִינוּן לָוָון יָתֵיהּ בְּחִיסְדָא עַד בֵּית אֵל וּבְהַהוּא יוֹמָא סַלְקִין לִשְׁמֵי מְרוֹמָא עָנִין וְאָמְרִין אִיתוּן חָמוֹן יַעֲקב חֲסִידָא דְאִיקוּנִין דִי לֵיהּ קְבִיעָא בְּכוּרְסֵי יְקָרָא דַהֲוֵיתוּן מִתְחַמְדִין לְמֶחֱמֵי יָתֵיהּ בְּכֵן שְׁאַר מַלְאָכַיָא קַדִישַׁיָא דַיְיָ נַחֲתִין לְמִסְתַּכְּלָא בֵּיהּ
12 And he dreamed, and, behold, a ladder was fixed in the ground, and the top of it reached to the height of heaven. And, behold, the two angels who went unto Sedom, and who had been expelled from the midst of them, because they had revealed the secrets of the Lord of the world; and being cast forth they had walked till the time that Jakob went out from the house of his father, and had accompanied him with kindliness unto Bethel, in that day had ascended to the high heavens, and said, Come, see Jakob the pious, whose likeness is inlaid in the throne of glory, and whom you have so greatly desired to behold. Then the rest of the angels of the holy Lord descended to look upon him.
וְהָא יְקָרָא דַיְיָ מְעַתֵּד עִילוֹי וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ אֲנָא יְיָ אֱלָהֵיהּ דְאַבְרָהָם אָבוּךְ וֵאלָהֵיהּ דְיִצְחָק אַרְעָא דְאַנְתְּ שְׁכִיב עֲלָהּ לָךְ אֶתְּנִינָהּ וְלִבְנָךְ
13 And, behold, the Glory of the Lord stood above him, and He said to him, I am the Lord the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Izhak, The land on which thou art lying I will give to thee and to thy sons.
וִיהוֹן בְּנָךְ סַגִיאִין הֵי כְעַפְרָא דְאַרְעָא וְתַתְקִיף לִמְעַרְבָא וּלְמַדִינְחָא לְצִיפוּנָא וּלְדָרוֹמָא וְיִתְבָּרְכוּן בְּגִין זַכְוָותָךְ כָּל יְחוּסֵי אַרְעָא וּבְגִין זַכְוַות בְּנָךְ
14 And thy sons shall be many as the dust of the earth, and shall become strong on the west and on the east, on the north and on the south: and all the kindreds of the earth shall through thy rightneousness and the righteousness of thy sons be blessed.
וְהָא מֵימְרִי בְּסַעֲדָךְ וְאַטְרִינָךְ בְּכָל אֲתַר דִתְהַךְ וְאָתֵבִינָךְ לְאַרְעָא הָדָא אֲרוּם לָא אַשְׁבְּקִינָךְ עַד זְמַן דִי אַעֲבֵיד יַת דְמַלֵילִית לָךְ
15 And, behold, My Word is for thy help, and will keep thee in every place where thou shalt go, and will bring thee (again) to this land; for I will not leave thee until the time when I have performed all that I have told thee.
וְאִיתְעַר יַעֲקב מִדַמְכֵיהּ וַאֲמַר בְּקוּשְׁטָא אִית יְקַר שְׁכִינְתָּא דַיְיָ שָׁרֵי בְּאַתְרָא הָדֵין וַאֲנָא לָא הֲוַת יְדָע
16 And Jakob awoke from his sleep, and said, Verily the Glory of the Lord’s Shekinah dwelleth in this place, and I knew it not.
וּדְחִיל וַאֲמַר מַה דָחִיל וּמְשַׁבַּח אַתְרָא הָדֵין לֵית דֵין אֲתַר חוֹל אֲרוּם אֱלָהֵן בֵּית מִקְדָשׁ לִשְׁמֵיהּ דַיְיָ וְדֵין כָּשַׁר לִצְלוֹ מְכֻוָון כָּל קְבֵיל תְּרַע שְׁמַיָא מְשַׁכְלַל תְּחוֹת כּוּרְסֵי יְקָרָא
17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful and glorious is this place! This place is not common, but the sanctuary of the Name of the Lord, the proper spot for prayer, set forth before the gate of heaven and founded beneath the throne of glory.
וְאַקְדִים יַעֲקב בְּצַפְרָא וּנְסֵיב יַת אַבְנָא מִן דִשַׁוֵי אִיסָדוֹי וְשַׁוִי יָתָהּ קָמָא וְאָרִיק מִשְׁחָא עַל רֵישָׁהּ
18 And Jakob arose in the morning, and took the stone which he had placed for his pillow, and set it standing, and poured oil on the top of it.
וּקְרָא שְׁמָא דְאַתְרָא הַהוּא בֵּית אֵל וּבְרַם לוּז שְׁמָא דְקַרְתָּא מִן קַדְמַת דְנָא
19 And he called the name of that place Beth El; but Luz was the name of the city at the first.
וְקַיֵים יַעֲקב קְיָים לְמֵימָר אִין יְהִי מֵימְרָא דַיְיָ בְּסַעֲדִי וְיִטְרִנַנִי מִשְׁפִיכוֹת אֲדָם זַכְּאַי פּוּלְחָנָא נוּכְרָאָה וְגִילוּי עִרְיָתָא בְּאוֹרְחָא הָדֵין דַאֲנָא אָזִיל וְיִתֵּן לִי לְחֵם לְמֵיכוֹל וּכְסוּ לְמִילְבּוּשׁ
20 And Jakob vowed a vow, saying, If the Word of the Lord will be my Helper, and will keep me from shedding innocent blood, and from strange worship, and from impure converse, in this way that I am going; and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to wear,
וְאֵיתוּב בִּשְׁלָם לְבֵיתֵיהּ דִאַבָּא וִיהֵי יְיָ לִי לֵאלָהָא
21 and will bring me back in peace to my father’s house; the Lord shall be my God:
וְאַבְנָא הָדָא דִשַׁוִיתִי קָמָא תְּהֵי מְסַדְרָא בְּבֵי מוּקְדְשָׁא דַיְיָ וִיהוֹן דָרַיָא פַּלְחִין עֲלָהּ לִשְׁמָא דַיְיָ וְכָל דְתִתֵּן לִי חַד מִן עַסְרָא אַפְרְשִׁינֵיהּ קֳדָמָךְ
22 and this stone which I have set (for) a pillar shall be ordained for the house of the sanctuary of the Lord, and upon it shall generations worship the Name of the Lord; and of all that Thou mayest give me, the tenth will I separate before Thee.
Chapter 29 כ״ט
וּנְטַל יַעֲקב בִּקְלִילוּתָא רִיגְלוֹי לְטַיְלָא וְאָזַל לְאַרְעָא בְּנֵי מַדִינְחָא
1 And Jakob lifted up his feet lightly to proceed, and he came to the land of the children of the cast.
וַחֲמָא וְהָא בֵּירָא בְּחַקְלָא וְהָא תַּמָן תְּלָתָא עֶדְרִין דְעָאן רְבִיעִין עֲלָהּ אֲרוּם מִן בֵּירָא הַהוּא מַשְׁקַן עֶדְרַיָא וְאַבְנָא רַבְּתָא מַחְתָא עַל פּוּם בֵּירָא
2 And he looked and saw, and behold (there was) a well in a field, and behold there three flocks of sheep lying near it; because from that well they watered the flocks; and a great stone was laid upon the mouth of the well.
וּמִתְכַּנְשִׁין תַּמָן כָּל עֶדְרַיָא וּמְגַלְגְלִין יַת אַבְנָא מֵעַל פּוּם בֵּירָא וּמַשְׁקַן יַת עָנָא וּמְתִיבִין יַת אַבְנָא עַל פּוּם בֵּירָא לְאַתְרָהּ
3 And they gathered the flocks there, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and set the stone on the mouth of the well in its place.
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹם יַעֲקב אַחַי מְנָן אַתּוּן וְאָמְרוּ מֵחָרָן אֲנָחְנָא
4 And Jakob said to them, My brethren, whence are you? And they said, From Haran are we.
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹם הַיְדַעְתּוּן יַת לָבָן בַּר נָחוֹר וְאָמְרוּ יָדַעְנָא
5 And he said to them, Know you Laban bar Nachor? And they said, We know.
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹם הַשְׁלַם לֵיהּ וַאֲמָרוּ שְׁלָם וְהָא רָחֵל בְּרַתֵּיהּ אַתְיָא עִם עָנָא
6 And he said, Hath he peace? And they said, Peace; and, behold, Rahel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
וַאֲמַר הָא עִידַן יוֹמָא סַגִי לָא עִידַן לְמִיכְנַשׁ בְּעִיר אַשְׁקוּ עָנָא וְאֵיזִילוּ רְעוּ
7 And he said, Behold, the time of the day is great; it is not time to gather home the cattle; water the sheep, and let them go (again) to pasture.
וַאֲמָרוּ לָא נֵיכוּל עַד דִי יִתְכַּנְשׁוּן כָּל עֶדְרַיָא וִיְגַלְגְלִין יַת אַבְנָא מֵעַל פּוּם בֵּירָא וְנַשְׁקֵי יַת עָנָא
8 And they said, We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and we roll the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep.
עַד דַהֲוָה מְמַלֵיל עִמְהוֹן וְרָחֵל אָתַת עִם עָנָא דִלְאָבוּהָ אֲרוּם רָעִיתָא הִיא בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא אֲרוּם הֲוָה מַחֲתָא דַיְיָ בְּעָנָא דְלָבָן וְלָא אִשְׁתַּיְירוּ מִנְהוֹן אֱלָהֵן קַלִילִין וְתָרִיךְ רַעֲיָא דִילֵיהּ וּמַה דְאִשְׁתַּאֲרוּ שַׁוִי קֳדָם רָחֵל בְּרַתֵּיהּ
9 While they were speaking with him, Rahel came with her father’s sheep; for she was a shepherdess at that time, because there had been a plague from the Lord among the sheep of Laban, and but few of them were left, and he had dismissed his shepherds, and had put the remaining (flock) before Rahel his daughter.
וַהֲוָה כְּדִי חָמָא יַעֲקב יַת רָחֵל בְּרַת לָבָן אֲחוּהָא דְאִמֵיהּ וְקָרֵב יַעֲקב וְגַלְגֵיל יַת אַבְנָא בַּחֲדָא מִן אֶדְרָעוֹי מֵעִילוֹי פּוּם בֵּירָא וְטָפַת בֵּירָא וּסְלִיקוּ מַיָא לְאַנְפּוֹי וְאַשְׁקֵי יַת עָנָא דְלָבָן אָחוּהָא דְאִימֵיהּ וַהֲוַת טַיְיפָא עַשְרִין שְׁנִין
10 And it was when Jakob saw Rahel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother that Jakob went nigh, and rolled the stone with one of his arms from the mouth of the Well; and the well uprose, and the waters ascended to the top of it; and he watered the sheep of Laban his mothor’s brother; and it uprose for twenty years.
וּנְשַׁק יַעֲקב לְרָחֵל וַאֲרֵים יַת קָלֵיהּ וּבְכָא
11 And Jakob kissed Rahel, and lifted up his voice and wept.
וְתַנִי יַעֲקב לְרָחֵל אֲרוּם לְאִיתְקַרְבָא עִם אָבוּהָא אָתָא וּלְמֵיסַב חָדָא מִן בְּרַתּוֹי עָנְתָה רָחֵל וַאֲמָרַת לֵית אֶפְשַר לָךְ לְמֵיתַב עִמֵיהּ אֲרוּם גְבַר רַמְאַי הוּא אָמַר לָהּ יַעֲקב אֲנָא רַמְאַי וְחַכִּים יַתִּיר מִנֵיהּ וְלֵית לֵיהּ רְשׁוּ לְאַבְאָשָׁא לִי אֲרוּם מֵימְרָא דַיְיָ בְּסַעֲדִי וּכְדִי יָדְעַת אֲרוּם בַּר רִבְקָה הוּא וּרְהָטַת וְתַנִיאַת לְאָבוּהָא
12 And Jakob told unto Rahel, that he was come to be with her father to take one of his daughters. And Rahel answered him Thou canst not dwell with him, for he is a man of cunning. And Jakob said to her, I am more cunning and wiser than he; nor can he do me evil, because the Word of the Lord is my Helper. And when she knew that he was the son of Rivekah, she ran and made it known to her father.
וַהֲוָה כְּמִשְׁמַע לָבָן יַת שְׁמַע גְבוּרְתֵּיהּ וַחֲסִידוּתֵיהּ דְיַעֲקב בַּר אַחֲתֵיהּ הֵיךְ נְסֵיב יַת בְּכֵירוּתָא וְיַת סְדַר בִּרְכָתָא מִן יַד אָחוֹי וְהֵיךְ אִתְגְלֵי לֵיהּ יְיָ בְּבֵית אֵל וְהֵיךְ גָדַר יַת אַבְנָא וְהֵיךְ טָפַת בֵּירָא וּסְלֵיקַת לְאַנְפּוֹי וּרְהַט לִקְדָמוּתֵיהּ וְגָפֵיף לֵיהּ וּנְשֵׁיק לֵיהּ וְאַעֲלֵיהּ לְבֵיתֵיהּ וְתָנֵי לְלָבָן יַת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָא הָאִילֵין
13 And it was when Laban heard the account of the strength and piety of Jakob the son of his sister; how he had taken the birthright and the order of blessing from the hand of his brother, and how the Lord had revealed Himself to him at Bethel; how the stone had been removed, and how the well had upflowed and risen to the brink; he ran to meet him and embrace him, and kissed him and led him into his house; and he related to Laban all these things.
וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ לָבָן בְּרַם קְרִיבִי וְדָמִי לִי אַנְתְּ וִיתֵיב עִמֵיהּ יְרַח יוֹמִין
14 And Laban said to him, Truly thou art my near one and my blood; and he dwelt with him a month of days.
וַאֲמַר לָבָן לְיַעֲקב הַמִדְאָחִי אַנְתְּ חָשִׁיב וְתִפְלְחִינַנִי מַגַן תַּנִי לִי מַן יְהִי אַגְרָךְ
15 And Laban said to Jakob, Though thou art reputed my brother, shouldst thou serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall be thy wages?
וּלְלָבָן הֲווֹן תַּרְתֵּין בְּנָן שׁוּם רַבְּתָא לֵאָה וְשׁוּם זְעִירְתָּא רָחֵל
16 And Laban had two daughters, the name of the elder Leah, and the name of the younger Rahel.
וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה הֲוַון צִירְנַיְיתָן דִבַכְיָא וּבָעֲיָא מִן קֳדָם יְיָ דְלָא יַזְמָן לָהּ לְעֵשָו רַשִׁיעָא וְרָחֵל הֲוַות יָאַיָא בְּרֵיוָא וְשַׁפִּירָא בְּחֵיזְוָא
17 And the eyes of Leah were moist, (or dropping, running,) from weeping and praying before the Lord that he would not destine her for Esau the wicked; and Rahel was beautiful in appearance, and of a fair countenance.
וּרְחַם יַעֲקב יַת רָחֵל וַאֲמַר אֶפְלְחִינָךְ שֵׁב שְׁנִין בְּגִין רָחֵל בְּרַתָּךְ זְעֵירְתָּא
18 And Jakob loved Rahel; and he said, I will serve thee seven years for Rahel thy Younger daughter.
וַאֲמַר לָבָן בִּרְמִיוּ טַב דְאֶתֵּן יָתָהּ לָךְ מִן דְאֶתֵּן יָתָהּ לִגְבַר אוֹחֲרָן תִּיב עִמִי
19 And Laban said with deceit, It is better that I give her to thee, than to another man abide with me.
וּפְלַח יַעֲקב בְּגִין רָחֵל שֵׁב שְׁנִין וַהֲווֹ דַמְיַין בְּעֵינוֹי כְּיוֹמִין קַלִילִין מִדְרָחִים יָתָהּ
20 And Jakob served for Rahel seven years; and they seemed in his eyes as a few days, because he loved her.
וַאֲמַר יַעֲקב לְלָבָן הַב יַת אִנְתְּתִי אֲרוּם אַשְׁלִימוּ יוֹמֵי פּוּלְחָנִי וְאֵיעוֹל לְוָותָהּ
21 And Jakob said to Laban, Give me my wife: for the days of my service are completed, and I will go in with her.
וּכְנַשׁ לָבָן יַת כָּל אִינְשֵׁי אַתְרָא וְעָבַד לְהוֹן שֵׁירוּי עָנֵי וַאֲמַר לְהוֹם הָא שֵׁב שְׁנִין דְאָתָא יַעֲקב גַבָּן בֵּירָא לָא חָסְרוּ וּבֵית שַׁקְיוּתָן סְגוֹ וּכְדוּן אִיתוּ נִתְיְעַט עֲלֵיהּ עֵיטָא דְרַמִיוּ דִי יַמְתַּן לְגַבָּן וַעֲבָדוּ לֵיהּ עֵיטָא דְרַמְיוּ לְאַתְאָבָא לֵיהּ לֵאָה חוֹלַף רָחֵל
22 And Laban gathered all the men of the place, and made them a feast. Answering he said to them, Behold, seven years since Jakob came to us the wells have not failed and the watered places are multiplied: and now come, let us counsel against him cunning counsel, that he may remain with us. And they gave him cunning counsel that he should take Leah to him instead of Rahel.
וַהֲוָה בְרַמְשָׁא וּדְבַר יַת לֵאָה בְּרַתֵּיהּ וְאָעֵיל יָתָהּ לְוָתֵיהּ וְעַל לְוָותָהּ
23 And it was in the evening that he brought Leah his daughter, and introduced her to him, and he went in with her.
וִיהַב לָבָן לֵיהּ יַת זִלְפָּה בְּרַתֵּיהּ דִילֵידַת לֵיהּ פְּלַקְתֵּיהּ וּמָסְרָה לְלֵאָה בְּרַתֵּיהּ לְאַמְהוּ
24 And Laban gave to him Zilpha his daughter, whom his concubine had borne to him, and he delivered her to Leah his daughter to be her handmaid.
וַהֲוָה לְעִידוּנֵי צַפְרָא וְאִסְתַּכֵּל בָּהּ וְהָא הִיא לֵאָה דְכוּלָה לֵילְיָא הֲוָה חָשִׁיב דְרָחֵל הִיא מִן בִּגְלַל דְמָסְרַת לָהּ רָחֵל כָּל מִלַיָא דְמָסַר לָהּ יַעֲקב וְכַד חָמָא כֵּן אָמַר לְלָבָן מַה דָא עָבַדְתְּ לִי הֲלָא בְּגִין רָחֵל פְּלָחִית עִמָךְ וּלְמָא שָׁקַרְתְּ בִּי
25 And it was the time of the morning and he saw her, and behold, she was Leah, whom all the night he had thought to be Rahel; because Rahel had delivered to her all the things with which Jakob had presented her. But when he saw this, he said to Laban, what is this that thou hast done to me? Was it not for Rahel that I served with thee? Why hast thou deceived me?
וַאֲמַר לָבָן לָא מִתְעֲבֵיד כְּדֵין בְּאַתְרִין לְמִיתַּן זְעֵירְתָּא קֳדָם רַבְּתָא
26 And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the elder.
אַשְׁלִים כְּדוּן שִׁבְעָתֵי יוֹמֵי מִשְׁתַּיָא דְדָא וְנִיתַּן לָךְ אוּף יַת דָא בְּפוּלְחָנָא דְתִפְלַח עִמִי תוּב שֵׁב שְׁנִין אוֹחֲרָנִין
27 Fulfill now the seven days of the feast of this, and I will give thee also that for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
וְעָבַד יַעֲקב כְּדֵין וְאַשְׁלִים שִׁבְעָתֵי יוֹמֵי מִשְׁתַּיָא דְלֵאָה וִיהַב לֵיהּ יַת רָחֵל בְּרַתֵּיהּ לְאִנְתּוּ
28 And Jakob did so, and fulfilled the seven days of the feast of Leah, and he gave him Rahel his daughter to wife.
וִיהַב לָבָן לְרָחֵל בְּרַתֵּיהּ יַת בִּלְהָה בְּרַתֵּיהּ דִילִידַת לֵיהּ פִּילְקָתֵיהּ וּמַסְרָהּ לָהּ לְאַמְהוּ
29 And Laban gave to Rahel his daughter Bilhah, whom his concubine bare him, and he delivered her unto her to be her handmaid.
וְעַל אוּף לְוַת רָחֵל וְרָחֵים אוּף יַת רָחֵל מִלֵאָה וּפְלַח עִמֵיהּ בְּגִינָהּ תּוּב שֵׁב שְׁנִין אוֹחֲרָנִין
30 And he went in also unto Rahel; and he loved Rahel also more than Leah. And he served with him for her yet seven other years.
וּגְלֵי קֳדָם יְיָ אֲרוּם לָא הֲוַת לֵאָה רְחִימְתָּא בְּאַנְפֵּי יַעֲקב וַאֲמַר בְּמֵימְרֵיה לְמִיתַּן לָהּ בְּנִין וְרָחֵל הֲוַת עַקְרָה
31 And it was revealed before the Lord that Leah was not loved in the sight of Jakob; and He said in His Word that sons should be given her, and that Rahel should be barren.
וְאִתְעֲבָּרַת לֵאָה וִילֵידַת בַּר וּקְרַת יַת שְׁמֵיהּ רְאוּבֵן אֲרוּם גְלֵי קֳדָם יְיָ עוּלְבָּנִי אֲרוּם כְּדוּן יְרַחֲמִינַנִי בַּעֲלִי וְהֵיכְמָא דְאִתְגְלֵי קֳדָם יְיָ עוּלְבָּנִי הֵיכְדֵין יֶהֱוֵי גְלֵי קֳדָמוֹי עוּלְבַּנְהוֹן דְבָנַי כַּד יְהוֹן מִשְׁתַּעְבְּדִין בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרָאֵי
32 And Leah conceived and bare a son, and called his name Reuben: for she said, My affliction was manifest before the Lord, therefore now will my husband love me; for my affliction hath been manifested before the Lord as will be the affliction of my children before the Lord when they shall be enslaved in the land of the Mizraee.
וְאִתְעַבָּרַת תּוּב וִילֵידַת בַּר וְאַמְרַת אֲרוּם שְׁמִיעַ קֳדָם יְיָ אֲרוּם שָנֵיתָא אָנָא וִיהַב לִי אוּף יַת דֵין וְהֵיכְדֵין יִשְׁתְּמַע קֳדָמוֹי קָלְהוֹן דְבָנַי כַּד יְהוֹן מִשְׁתַּעְבְּדִין בְּמִצְרַיִם וּקְרַת שְׁמֵיהּ שִׁמְעוֹן
33 And she conceived again, and bare a son. And she said, Because it was heard before the Lord that I was hated, and He gave me this also: and so will be heard before Him the voice of my children when they shall be enslaved in Mizraim. And she called his name Shimeon.
וְאִתְעַבְּרַת תּוּב וִילֵידַת בַּר וְאַמְרַת הָדָא זִמְנָא יִתְחַבֵּר עִמִי בַּעֲלִי אֲרוּם יְלֵדִית לֵיהּ תְּלָתָא בְּנִין וְהֵיכְדֵין עֲתִידִין בְּנוֹי לְמֶהֱוֵיהוֹן מִתְחַבְּרִין לְשַׁמָשָׁא קֳדָם יְיָ בְּגִין כֵּן קָרָא שְׁמֵיהּ לֵוִי
34 And she conceived again, and bare a son, and said, This time will my husband be united to me, because I have borne him three sons; and thus will it be that my children shall be united to serve before the Lord: therefore she called his name Levi.
וְאִתְעַבָּרַת תּוּב וִילֵידַת בַּר וַאֲמָרַת הָדָא זִמְנָא אוֹדֵי קֳדָם יְיָ דְמִן בְּרִי דֵין עָתִיד לְמֵיפַּק מַלְכִין וּמִינֵיהּ יִפּוֹק דָוִד מַלְכָּא דְעָתִיד לְאוֹדוּיֵי קֳדָם יְיָ בְּגִין כֵּן קְרָת שְׁמֵיהּ יְהוּדָה וְקָמַת מִלְמֵילַד
35 And she conceived again, and bare a son, and said, This time will I give praise before the Lord; for from this my son kings shall come forth, and from him shall spring David the king, who shall offer praise before the Lord; therefore she called his name Jehudah. And she ceased to bear.
Chapter 30 ל׳
וַחֲמַת רָחֵל אֲרוּם לָא יְלֵידַת לְיַעֲקב וְקַנִיאַת רָחֵל בַּאֲחָתָהּ וַאֲמָרַת לְיַעֲקב צַלִי קֳדָם יְיָ וִיהַב לִי בְּנִין וְאִין לָא הֵי כְמִיתָא אֲנָא חֲשִיבָא
1 And Rahel saw that she bare not to Jakob, and Rahel was envious of her sister, and said to Jakob, Pray before the Lord that He give me children; and if not, my life I shall reckon as the dead.
וּתְקֵיף רוּגְזָא דְיַעֲקב בְּרָחֵל וַאֲמַר עַד דְאַנְתְּ בַּעְיָא מִנִי בְּעִי מִן קֳדָם יְיָ דְמִן קֳדָמוֹי הִינוּן בְּנַיָא וְהוּא מְנַע מְנִיךְ פְּרִי מֵעַיָא
2 And the anger of Jakob was stong against Rahel, and he said, Why do you ask of me? Ask before the Lord, from before whom are children, and who hath restrained from thee the fruit of the womb.
וַאֲמָרַת הָא אַמְתִי בִלְהָה עוּל לְוָותָהּ וְתֵילִיד וַאֲנָא אִירַבֵּי וְאִתְבְּנִי אוּף אֲנָא מִינָהּ
3 And she said, Behold my handmaid Bilhah, enter with her, that she may bear, and I may increase and may be builded up from her.
וְשַׁחְרָרַת לֵיהּ יַת אַמְתָהּ בִּלְהָה וּמָסְרָה לֵיהּ לְאִנְתּוּ וְעַל לְוָותָהּ יַעֲקב
4 And she made her handmaid Bilhah free, and delivered her to him, and Jakob entered with her.
וְאַעֲדִיעַת בִּלְהָה וִילֵידַת לְיַעֲקב בָּר
5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare a son to Jakob.
וַאֲמַרַת רָחֵל דָן יְתִי יְיָ בִּרְחִימוֹי טַבְיָא וּלְחוֹד שָׁמַע בְּקוֹל צְלוֹתִי וִיהַב לִי בַּר וְהֵיכְדֵין עָתִיד לְמִידַן עַל יַד שִׁמְשׁוֹן בַּר מָנוֹח דְמִן זַרְעֲיָיתֵיהּ וְלָא מָסַר בִּידֵיהּ יַת עַמָא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי בְּגִין כֵּן קְרַת שְׁמֵיהּ דָן
6 And Rahel said, The Lord hath judged me in His good mercies; He hath also heard the voice of my prayer, and given me a son; and so it is to be that He shall judge by the hand of Shimshon bar Manovach, who shall be of his seed; and hath he not delivered into his hand the people of the Philistaee? Therefore she called his name Dan.
וְאִתְעַבָּרַת תּוּב וִילֵידַת בִּלְהָה אַמְתָא דְרָחֵל בַּר תִּנְיַין לְיַעֲקב
7 And Bilhah the handmaid of Leah conceived again and bare a second son to Jakob.
וַאֲמָרַת רָחֵל מְדַחֲקָא דְחִיקִית קֳדָם יְיָ בִּצְלוֹ בְּרַם קַבֵּיל בָּעוּתִי דִיהֵי לִי בַּר כַּאֲחָתִי אוּף יְהַב לִי תְּרֵין וְהֵיכְדֵין עֲתִידִין בְּנוֹי לְאִתְפְּרָקָא מִן יַד בַּעֲלֵי דְבָבֵיהוֹם בְּדַחֲקוּתְהוֹן בִּצְלוֹ קֳדָם יְיָ וּקְרַת שְׁמֵיהּ נַפְתָּלִי
8 And Rahel said, With affliction afflicted was I before the Lord in prayer; therefore He hath received my request that I might have a son as my sister, and hath given me two. Even so are my children to be redeemed from the hand of their enemies when they shall afflict themselves in prayer before the Lord; and she called his name Naphtali.
וַחֲמַת לֵאָה אֲרוּם קָמַת מִלְמֵילָד וְשַׁחֲרָרַת יַת זִלְפָּה אַמְתָהּ וִיהָבַת יָתָהּ לְיַעֲקב לְאִנְתּוּ
9 And Leah saw that she had ceased from bearing, and she made Zilpha her handmaid free, and gave her unto Jakob to wife.
וִילֵידַת זִלְפָּה אַמְתָא דְלֵאָה לְיַעֲקב בָּר
10 And Zilpha the handmaid of Leah conceived, and bare Jakob a son;
וַאֲמַרַת לֵאָה אָתָא מַזְלָא טָבָא בְּרַם בְּנוֹי עֲתִידִין לְמֵירוֹת אַחַסַנְתְּהוֹן בְּקַדְמֵיתָא מֵעִבְרָא לְיַרְדְנָא וּקְרַת שְׁמֵיהּ גָד
11 and Leah said, Good fortune cometh; his children shall surely inherit their habitation on the east side of Jardena: and she called his name Gad.
וִילֵידַת זִלְפָּה אַמְתָא דְלֵאָה בַּר תִּנְיַן לְיַעֲקב
12 And Zilpha the handmaid of Leah bare a second son to Jakob.
וַאֲמַרַת לֵאָה תּוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא הֲוַת לִי אֲרוּם שַׁבָּחוּ לִי בְּנַת יִשְרָאֵל וְהֵיכְדֵין עֲתִידִין בְּנוֹי לְשַׁבָּחָא קֳדָם יְיָ עַל טַב פֵּירֵי אַרְעֲהוֹם וּקְרַת יַת שְׁמֵיהּ אָשֵׁר
13 And Leah said, Praise shall be mine: for the daughters of Israel will praise me, as his children will be praised before the Lord for the goodness of the fruit of his land; and she called his name Asher.
וְאָזַל רְאוּבֵן בְּיוֹמֵי סִיוָן בִּזְמַן חֲצַד חִיטִין וְאַשְׁכַּח יַבְרוּחִין בְּחַקְלָא וְאַיְיתִי יַתְהוֹם לְלֵאָה אִמֵיהּ וַאֲמַרַת רָחֵל לְלֵאָה הֲבִי כְדוּן לִי מִן יַבְרוּחֵי דִבְרִיךְ
14 And Reuben went in the days of Sivan, in the time of wheat harvest, and found (Yaveruchin) mandrakes in the field; and he brought them to Leah his mother. And Rahel said to Leah, Give me now of thy son’s mandrakes.
וַאֲמַרַת לָהּ הַזְעֵיר הוּא דִנְסִיבַת יַת בַּעֲלִי וְאַנְתְּ בַּעְיָא לְמֵיסַב אוּף יַת יַבְרוּחֵי דִבְרִי וַאֲמַרַת רָחֵל בְּגִין כֵּן יִשְׁכּוּב עִמָךְ בְּלֵילְיָא הָדֵין חוֹלַף יַבְרוּחֵי דִבְרִיךְ
15 And she said to her, Is it a little thing that thou hast taken my husband, and thou seekest to take also my son’s mandrakes? And Rahel said, Therefore shall he lie with thee this night for thy son’s mandrakes.
וְעַל יַעֲקב מִן חַקְלָא בְּרַמְשָׁא וּשְׁמָעַת לֵאָה קַל נְהִיקֵיהּ דְחַמְרָא וִידָעַת דְהָא יַעֲקב אָתָא וּנְפָקַת לֵאָה לִקְדָמוּתֵיהּ וַאֲמַרַת לְוָתִי תֵעוּל אֲרוּם מֵיגַר אֲגַרְתִּיךְ בְּיַבְרוּחֵי דִבְרִי מִן רָחֵל אַחְתִי וּשְׁכִיב עִמָהּ בְּלֵילְיָא הַהִיא
16 And Jakob came from the field at evening. And Leah heard the voice of the braying of the ass, and knew that Jakob had come, and Leah went forth to meet him, and said, Thou wilt enter with me, because hiring I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes from Rahel my sister.
וְקַבֵּיל יְיָ צְלוּתָא דְלֵאָה וְאִתְעַבָּרַת וִילֵידַת לְיַעֲקב בַּר חֲמִישָׁאֵי
17 And he lay with her that night. And the Lord heard the prayer of Leah, and she conceived, and bare to Jakob a fifth son.
וַאֲמַרַת לֵאָה יְהַב יְיָ אַגְרִי דִיהָבַת אַמְתִי לְבַעֲלִי וְהֵיכְדֵין עֲתִידִין בְּנוֹי לְקַבָּלָא אֲגַר טַב עַל דְאִינוּן עַסִיקִין בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא וּקְרָא יַת שְׁמֵיהּ יִשָשׁכָר
18 And Leah said, The Lord hath given me my reward, for that I gave my handmaid to my husband; even so shall his children receive a good reward, because they will occupy themselves with the law. And she called his name Issakar.
וְאִתְעֲבָּרַת תּוּב לֵאָה וִילֵידַת בַּר שְׁתִיתָאֵי לְיַעֲקב
19 And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jakob;
וַאֲמַרַת לֵאָה עָבַד יָתִי יְיָ זְבוּדִין טָבִין מִבְּנִין זִמְנָא הָדָא יְהֵי מְדוֹרֵיהּ דְבַעֲלִי עִמִי אֲרוּם יְלִידַת לֵיהּ שִׁיתָּא בְנִין וְהֵיכְדִין עֲתִידִין בְּנוֹי לְקַבָּלָא חוּלַק טַב וּקְרַת יַת שְׁמֵיהּ זְבוּלוּן
20 and said, The Lord hath endowed me with a good dowry by children. This time will the habitation of my husband be with me, because I have borne him six sons: and thus shall his children receive a good portion. And she called his name Zebulun.
וּמִן בָּתַר כְּדֵין יְלֵידַת בְּרַת וּקְרַת יַת שְׁמָהּ דִינָה אֲרוּם אַמְרַת דִין הוּא מִן קֳדָם יְיָ דִיהוֹן מִנִי פַּלְגוּת שִׁבְטַיָא בְּרַם מִן רָחֵל אַחֲתִי יִפְקוּן תְּרֵין שִׁבְטִין הֵיכְמָא דִנְפָקוּ מִן חָדָא מִן אַמְהָתָא וּשְׁמִיעַ מִן קֳדָם יְיָ צְלוּתָא דְלֵאָה וְאִיתְחַלְפוּ עוּבָּרַיָא בִּמְעֵיהוֹן וַהֲוָה יָהִיב יוֹסֵף בִּמְעָהָא דְרָחֵל וְדִינָא בִּמְעָהָא דְלֵאָה
21 And afterward she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah; for she said, Judgement is from before the Lord, that there shall be from me a half of the tribes; but from Rahel my sister shall go forth two tribes, even as they shall proceed (in like manner) from each of the handmaids. And the prayer of Leah was heard before the Lord; and the infants were changed In their wombs; and Joseph was given to the womb of Rahel, and Dinah to the womb of Leah.
וְעַל דוּכְרָנָא דְרָחֵל קֳדָם יְיָ וּשְׁמִיעַ קֳדָמוֹי קַל צְלוּתָהּ וְאָמַר בְּמֵימְרֵיהּ לְמִתַּן לָהּ בְּנִין
22 And the remembrance of Rahel came before the Lord, and the voice of her prayer was heard before Him; and He said in his Word that He would give her sons.
וְאִיתְעַבָּרַת וִילֵידַת בַּר וַאֲמָרַת כְּנַשׁ יְיָ יַת חִיסוּדִי וְהֵיכְדֵין עָתִיד יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּרֵיהּ דְיוֹסֵף לְמִכְנוֹש יַת חִיסוּדָא דְמִצְרַיִם מֵעַל בְּנֵי יִשְׁרָאֵל וּלְמִגְזַר יַתְהוֹם מֵעִיבְרָא לְיַרְדְנָא
23 And she conceived and, bare a son, and said, The Lord hath gathered off my reproach, even as Jehoshua the son of Joseph will gather off the reproach of Mizraim from the sons of Israel, and will circumcise them beyond Jardena.
וּקְרַת יַת שְׁמֵיהּ יוֹסֵף לְמֵימָר יוֹסִיף יְיָ לִי עַל דֵין בַּר אוֹחֲרָן
24 And she called his name Joseph, saying, The Lord will add me yet another son to this one.
וַהֲוָה כְּדִי יְלֵידַת רָחֵל יַת יוֹסֵף וַאֲמַר יַעֲקב בְּרוּחַ קוּדְשָׁא דְבֵית יוֹסֵף עֲתִידִין לְמֶהֱוֵי כְּשַׁלְהוֹבִיתָא לְגַמְרָא יַת דְבֵית עֵשָו אָמַר מִכְּעַן לֵית אֲנָא מִסְתְּפֵי מִן עֵשָו וְלִגְיוֹנוֹ וַאֲמַר לְלָבָן שַׁלְחֵנִי וְאֵיהַךְ לְאַתְרִי וּלְאַרְעִי
25 And it was when Rahel had borne Joseph, Jakob said by the Holy Spirit concerning the house of Joseph, They are to be as a flame to consume the house of Esau; and he said, Therefore will I not be afraid of Esau and his legions. And he, said unto Laban, Send me away, and I will go to my place and to my country.
הַב לִי יַת נְשַׁי וְיַת בְּנַיי דִפְלָחִית יָתָךְ בְּגִנְהוֹן וְאִיזֵל אֲרוּם אַנְתְּ יָדְעַת פּוּלְחָנִי דִי פְלַחְתָּךְ
26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and I will go; for thou knowest my service with which I have served thee.
וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ לָבָן אִין כְּדוּן אַשְׁכָּחִית רַחֲמִין בְּעֵינָךְ הָא אַטְיָרִית קוּסְמִין וּבָרִכַנִי יְיָ בְּגִינָךְ
27 But Laban said to him, If now I have found grace in thy eyes, I have observed by divination that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.
וַאֲמַר קְטַע אִיגְרָךְ עָלַי וְאֶתֵּן
28 And he said, Appoint thy wages with me, and I will give thee.
וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ אַנְתְּ יָדְעַת יַת דִי פְלַחְתָּךְ וְיַת דַהֲוָה בְּעִירָךְ נְטִיר עִמִי
29 And he said to him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have been kept by me:
אֲרוּם קָלִיל דַהֲוָה לָךְ עָאן קֳדָמַי וּתְקֵיף לְסַגִי וּבְרִיךְ יְיָ יָתָךְ בְּרִיגְלִי דְאַהֲנַיַית לָךְ מִדְעָלִית בְּבֵיתָךְ וּכְדוֹן אֵימַת אַעֲבֵיד אוּף אֲנָא עִבִידְתָּא וַאֲנָא זָקִיק לְפַרְנָסָא אִינְשֵׁי בֵיתִי
30 for the little flock which thou hadst before me hath increased greatly, and the Lord hath blessed thee at my foot, that I have been profitable to thee from (the time of) my coming into thy house. And now when shall I do the work for which I am bound, to nourish the men of my house.
וַאֲמַר מָה אֶתֵּן לָךְ וַאֲמַר יַעֲקב לָא תִתֵּן לִי מִדַעַם אוֹחְרָן אִין תַּעֲבֵיד לִי פִתְגָמָא הָדֵין אֵיתוּב אֶרְעֵי עָנָךְ אֶטַר
31 And he said, What shall I give thee ? And Jakob said, Thou shalt not give me anything else, (but) do me this thing, and I will return and pasture thy flock, and keep them.
אֲעִיבַר בְּכָל עָנָךְ יוֹמָא דֵין אַעֲדִי מִתַּמָן כָּל אִימַר נְמוֹר וּקְרוֹחַ וְכָל אִימַר לָחוּשׁ בְּאִימְרַיָא וּקְרוֹחַ וּנְמוֹר בְּעִזַיָא וִיהֵי אַגְרֵי
32 I will pass through thy whole flock today, and will set apart every lamb streaked and spotted, and every black lamb among the lambs, and spotted and streaked among the goats, and they shall be my wages.
וְתִיסְהַד בִּי זַכְוָותִי לְיוֹם מָחְרָא אֲרוּם תֶּהֱוֵי עַל אַגְרִי לְקַמָךְ כָּל דְלֵיתוֹהִי נְמוֹר וְקִירוֹחַ בְּעִזַיָא וּלְחוּשׁ בְּאִימְרַיָא גְנִיבָא הוּא לְמֶהֱוֵי דִילִי
33 And my righteousness shall testify for me tomorrow, when my wages shall be brought before thee. Every one which is not streaked or spotted among the goats, or black among the lambs, shall be as if it had been a theft of mine.
וַאֲמַר לָבָן יָאוּת לְוָאֵי דִיהִי כְּפִתְגָמָךְ
34 And Laban said to him, Well, let it be according to thy word.
וְאַפְרֵישׁ בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא יַת בָּרְחַיָא דְסִימָנָא בְּרִגְלֵיהוֹן וּקְרוּחַיָא וְיַת כָּל עִיזַיָא נְמוֹרְתָּא וּקְרוֹחְתָּא כָּל דִי שׁוּמָא חִיוְורָא בֵּיהּ וְכָל דִי לְחוּשׁ בְּאִימְרַיָא וִיהַב בִּידָא דִבְנוֹי
35 And he separated that day the goats which were marked in their feet, and the spotted, and all the goats streaked or spotted, every one which had a white place in him, and every black one among the lambs, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
וְשַׁוִי מַהֲלַךְ תְּלָתָא יוֹמִין בֵּינֵי עָנֵיהּ וּבֵינֵי יַעֲקב וְיַעֲקב רָעֵי יַת עָנָא דְלָבָן סָבָאָן וּמַרְעָאָן דְאִשְׁתַּאֲרוּ
36 And he set a journey of three days between his flocks and (those of) Jakob. And Jakob tended the flock of Laban, the old and the feeble which were left.
וּנְסֵיב לֵיהּ יַעֲקב חוֹטֶר דְפָרַח לָבָן וְדִילוֹז וְאַרְדְפוֹי וּקְלַף בְּהוֹן קְלִיפִין חִיוְורִין לְגַלָאָה חִיוְורָא דְעַל חוּטְרַיָא
37 And Jakob took to him a rod of flowering poplar, and of almond, and of the plane tree, and peeled in them white peelings to disclose the white which was in the rods.
וְנָעַץ יַת חוּטְרַיָא דִיקָלִיף בְּמוּרִכְיָיתָא בְּשַׁקְיָיתָא דְמַיָא אֲתַר דְאַתְיָין עָנָא לְמִשְׁתֵּי תַּמָן שַׁוִוינוּן לְקִבְלֵהֶן דַעֲנָא וַהֲווֹן מִתְיַחְמָן בְּמֵיתֵיהוֹן לְמִשְׁתֵּי
38 And the rods which he had peeled, he fixed in the canals, in the troughs of water; at the place to which they brought the flocks to water, there placed he them over against the flock that they might conceive when they came to drink.
וְאִתְיַחֲמָן עָנָא לְקָבֵיל חוּטְרַיָא וִילֵידַן עָנָא רְגוּלִין דְסִימָנָא בְּרִיגְלֵיהוֹן וּקְרוּחִין וְגַבֵּיהוֹן חִיוְורִין
39 And the sheep conceived over against the rods, and the sheep produced such as were marked in their feet, and spotted and white in their backs.
וְטַלְיָא אַפְרֵישׁ יַעֲקב וִיהַב בְּרֵישׁ עָנָא מַשְׁכּוֹבִיתָא כָּל יַת דִרְגוֹל וְכָל דִלְחוּשׁ בְּעָנָא דְלָבָן וְשַׁוֵי לֵיהּ עֶדְרִין בִּלְחוֹדוֹי וְלָא עַרְבֵּיבִנוּן עִם עָנָא דְלָבָן
40 And the lambs did Jakob set apart, and place in front of the flocks; all the various coloured and the black among Laban’s sheep he set for himself a flock apart, and did not mix them with the sheep of Laban.
וַהֲוָה בְּכָל עִידַן דְמִתְיַחֲמָן עָנָא מְבַכְּרָתָא וּמְשַׁוִי יַעֲקב יַת חוּטְרַיָא לְעֵינֵי עָנָא בְּמוּרְכְיָיתָא לְיַחֲמוּתְהֶן קְבֵל חוּטְרַיָיא
41 And it was that whenever the early (prime) sheep conceived, Jakob set the rods in the canals before the eyes of the sheep, that they might conceive before the rods.
וּבְלִקוּשֵׁי עָנָא לָא מְשַׁוִי וַהֲווֹן לַקִישַׁיָא לְלָבָן וּבַכִּירַיָיא לְיַעֲקב
42 But with the late sheep he did not set them; and the late sheep were Laban’s and the early ones Jakob’s.
וּתְקֵיף גַבְרָא לַחֲדָא לַחֲדָא וַהֲווֹ לֵיהּ עָאן סַגִיאִין וְאַמְהָן וְעַבְדִין וּגְמַלִין וְחַמְרִין
43 And the man increased greatly, and had a multitude of flocks, and handmaids and servants, and camels, and asses.
Chapter 31 ל״א
וּשְׁמַע יַת פִּתְגָמֵי בְּנֵי לָבָן דְאָמְרִין נְסִיב יַעֲקב יַת כָּל דִי לְאָבוּנָא וּמִדִי לְאָבוּנָא עָבַד לֵיהּ יַת כָּל יְקַר נִכְסַיָא הָאִילֵין
1 But he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, Jakob hath taken all that was our father’s; and from that which was our father’s he hath made himself all the glory of these riches.
וַחֲמָא יַעֲקב יַת סְבַר אַפּוֹי דְלָבָן וְהָא לֵיתְנוּן שַׁפְיַין לְקִבְלֵיהּ כִּדְאִיתְמְלֵי וְהֵי כִּדְקַדְמוֹי
2 And Jakob observed the looks of Laban and, behold, they were not peaceful toward him as yesterday and as before it.
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְיַעֲקב תּוּב לְאַרַע אֲבָהָתָךְ וּלְיַלְדוּתָךְ וִיהֵי מֵימְרִי בְּסַעֲדָךְ
3 And the Lord said to Jakob, Return to the land of thy fathers, and to thy native place; and My Word shall be for thy help.
וְשַׁדַר יַעֲקב יַת נַפְתָּלִי דְהוּא אַזְגַד קָלֵיל וּקְרָא לְרָחֵל וּלְלֵאָה וְעָלַן לְחַקְלָא לְוַת עָנֵיהּ
4 And Jakob sent Naphtali, who was a swift mes-senger, and he called Rahel and Leah, and they came into the field unto his flock.
וַאֲמַר לְהֵין חָמֵי אָנָא יַת סְבַר אַפֵּי אֲבוּכוֹן וְהָא לֵיתְנוּן שַׁפְיַן עִמִי הֵי כִּדְאִיתְמְלִי וְהֵי כִּדְקָדְמוֹי וֵאלָהָא דְאַבָּא הֲוָה מֵימְרֵיהּ בְּסַעֲדִי
5 And he said to them, I consider the looks of your father, and, behold, they are not peaceful with me as yesterday and as before it; but the God of my father hath been to my aid.
וְאַתּוּן יְדַעְתּוּן אֲרוּם בְּכָל חֵילִי פְּלָחִית יַת אֲבוּכוֹן
6 And you know that with all my strength I have served your father,
וַאֲבוּכוֹן שְׁקַר בִּי (ירוּשׁלמי וּפְרַג) וְשַׁלְחִיף יַת אַגְרִי עֲשַר חוּלְקִין וְלָא יְהַב לֵיהּ יְיָ רְשׁוּ לְאַבְאָשָׁא עִמִי
7 but your father hath deceived me, and hath changed my wages ten portions; yet the Lord hath not given him power to do me evil.
אִם כְּדֵין הֲוָה אָמִיר קְרוּחִין יְהֵי אַגְרָךְ וִילֵידַן כָּל עָנָא קְרוּחִין וְאִם כְּדֵין יֵימַר מַאן דְשׁוּמָא בְּרִיגְלֵהוֹן יְהֵי אַגְרָךְ וִילֵידַןכָּל עָנָא מַאן דְשׁוּמָא בְּרִיגְלֵהוֹן
8 lf now he said, The streaked shall be thy wages, all the sheep bare streaked; and if now he said, The spotted-footed shall be thy wages, all the sheep bare those which were spotted in their feet:
וְרוֹקַן יְיָ יַת בֵּיתָא דַאֲבוּכוֹן וִיהַב לִי
9 and the Lord hath taken away the flock of your father, and hath given (it) to me.
וַהֲוָה בְּעִידַן דְאִתְיַחֲמָא עָנָא וּזְקָפִית עֵינַי וְחָמִית בְּחֶלְמָא וְהָא בָּרְחַיָיא דְסַלְקִין עַל עָנָא שׁוּמָא בְּרַגְלֵיהוֹן וְקִירְוָוחִין וְגַבֵּיהוֹן חִיוָורִין
10 And it was at the time when the flocks conceived, that I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream, and, behold, the goats which rose upon the flock were spotted in their feet, or streaked or white in their backs.
וַאֲמַר לִי מַלְאָכָה דַיְיָ בְּחֶלְמָא יַעֲקב וַאֲמָרִית הָא נָא
11 And the Angel of the Lord said to me, in a dream, Jakob. And I said, Behold me.
וַאֲמַר זְקוֹף כְּדוֹן עֵינָךְ וְחָמֵי כָּל בָּרְחַיָא דְסַלְקִין עַל עָנָא שׁוּמָא בְּרִגְלֵיהוֹן וּקְרוּחִין וְגַבֵּיהוֹן חִוְורִין אֲרוּם גְלֵי קֳדָמַי יַת כָּל אוּנְסָא דְלָבָן עָבִיד לָךְ
12 And He said, Lift up now thine eyes and see: all the goats that rise upon the flock are spotted in their feet, or streaked or white in their backs: because all the injury that Laban hath done thee is manifest before me.
אֲנָא הוּא אֱלָהָא דְאִתְגְלֵיתִי עֲלָךְ בְּבֵית אֵל דִי רִיבִיתָא תַּמָן קָמָא דְקַיְימִית קֳדָמַי תַּמָן קְיַים כְּדוּן קוּם פּוּק מִן אַרְעָא הָדָא וְתוּב לְאַרַע יַלְדוּתָךְ
13 I am Eloha who did reveal Myself to thee at Beth El where thou didst anoint the pillar, and swear the oath before Me. Arise now, go forth from this land, and return to the land of thy birth.
וַאֲתָבַת רָחֵל בְּאַסְכָּמוּתָא דְלֵאָה וְאַמְרָן לֵיהּ הַאֶפְשַר דְעַד כְּדוֹן אִית לָנָא חוּלַק וְאַחְסָנָא בְּבֵית אָבוּנָא
14 And Rahel answered with the consent of Leah, and said to him, Can there now be yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house;
הֲלָא נוּכְרֵיתָא אִתְחַשַׁבְנָא לֵיהּ אֲרוּם זַבְּנָנָא וְאָכַל אוּף מֵיכַל יַת כַּסְפָּנָא
15 are we not considered by him as strangers For he hath sold us, and eating he hath eaten our money.
אֲרוּם כָּל עוּתְרָא דְרוֹקַן יְיָ מִן אָבוּנָא דִי לָנָא הוּא וְדִבְנָנָא וּכְדוֹן כָּל דְאָמַר יְיָ לָךְ עִבֵיד
16 Therefore all the wealth that the Lord hath taken from our father is ours and our children’s. And now, all that the Lord hath said to thee, do.
וְקָם יַעֲקב וְסוֹבַר יַת בְּנוֹי וְיַת נְשׁוֹי עַל גַמְלַיָא
17 And Jakob arose, and set his children and his wives upon camels.
וּדְבַר יַת כָּל בְּעִירָא וְיַת כָּל נִכְסוֹי דִי קָנָא גֵיתוֹ וְנִכְסוֹי דִי קְנָא בְּפַדַן אֲרַם לְמֵיתֵי לְוַת יִצְחָק אָבוּי לְאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן
18 And he led all his herds and his substance which he had obtained in Padan Aram to go unto Izhak his father in the land of Kenaan.
וְלָבָן אָזַל לְמֵיגַז עָנֵיהּ וּגְנֵיבַת רָחֵל יַת צַלְמָנַיָא דַהֲווֹן נַכְסִין גַבְרָא בּוּכְרָא וְחִזְמִין רֵישֵׁיהּ וּמַלְחִין לֵיהּ בְּמִילְחָא וּבוּסְמָנִין וְכָתְבִין קוּסְמִין בְּצִיצָא דְדַהֲבָא וִיהָבִין תְּחוֹת לִשְׁנֵיהּ וּמְקַיְמִין לֵיהּ בְּכוּתְלָא וּמְמַלֵיל עִמְהוֹן וְאִילֵין הֲווֹן דַהֲוָה גָחִין לְהוֹן אָבוּהָא
19 And Laban had gone to shear his flock; and Rahel stole the images. For they had slain a man, a firstborn, and had cut off his head; they salted it with salt and balsams, and wrote incantations on a plate of gold, and put it under his tongue, and set it up in the wall, and it spake with them; and unto such their father bowed himself.
וְגָנַב יַעֲקב יַת דַעְתֵּיהּ דְלָבָן אֲרַמָאָה עַל דְלָא חֲוֵי לֵיהּ אֲרוּם אָזַל הוּא
20 And Jakob stole the knowledge of Laban the Aramite, in that he did not show him when he went.
וְאָזַל הוּא עִם כָּל דִילֵיהּ וְקָם וַעֲבַר יַת פְּרָת וְשַׁוִי יַת אַנְפּוֹי לְמֵיסוֹק לְטַוְורָא דְגִלְעָד אֲרוּם חָמָא בְּרוּחַ קוּדְשָא דְתַמָן עָתִיד לְמֶהֱוֵי שֵׁיזְבוּתָא לִבְנוֹי בְּיוֹמֵי דְיִפְתָּח דְמִן גִלְעָד
21 And he went, he with all that he had. And he arose and crossed the Pherat, and set his face to ascend toward the mountain of Gilead; because he saw by the Holy Spirit that from thence would be deliverance for his sons, in the days of Jephtach, who was of Gilead.
וּבָתַר דְאָזַל יַעֲקב קָמוּ רַעֲיָא עַל בֵּירָא וְלָא אַשְׁכָּחוּ מַיָא וְאַמְתִּינוּ תְלָתָא יוֹמִין דִילְמָא תְהֵי טַיְיפָא וְלָא טָפַת וּבְכֵן אִיתוֹי לְלָבָן בְּיוֹמָא תְּלִיתָאָה וִידַע אֲרוּם עָרַק יַעֲקב דְבִזְכוּתֵיהּ הֲוָה טַיְיפָא עֶשְרִין שְׁנִין
22 But after Jakob had gone, the shepherds went to the well, but found no water; and they waited three days, if that it might (again) overflow; but it overflowed not; and then came they to Laban on the third day, and he knew that Jakob had fled; because through his righteousness it had flowed twenty years.
וּדְבַר יַת קְרִיבוֹי עִמֵיהּ וּרְדַף בַּתְרוֹי מַהֲלַךְ שׁוּבְעָא יוֹמִין וַאֲרַע יָתֵיהּ דְשָׁרֵי בְּטַוַור גִלְעָד מוֹדִי וּמַצְלִי קֳדָם אֱלָהֵיהּ
23 And he took his kinsmen with him, and pursued after him, going seven days, and overtook him, while sojourning in Mount Gilead offering praise and praying before his God.
וְאָתָא מַלְאָכָא בְּמֵימָר מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וּשְׁלַף חַרְבָּא עַל לָבָן רַמָאָה בְּחֵילְמָא דְלֵילְיָא וְאָמַר לֵיהּ טוּר לָךְ דִילְמָא תְמַלֵיל עִם יַעֲקב מִן טַב עַד בִּישׁ
24 And there came an angel with a word from before the Lord; and he drew the sword against Laban the deceitful in a dream of the night, and said to him, Beware lest thou speak with Jakob from good to evil.
וְאַדְבֵּק לָבָן יַת יַעֲקב וְיַעֲקב פְּרַס יַת מַשְׁכְּנֵיהּ בְּטַוְורָא וְלָבָן אַשְׁרֵי יַת אָחוֹי בְּהַהוּא טַוְורָא דְגִלְעָד
25 And Laban came upon Jakob. And Jakob had spread his tent in the mountain, and Laban made his brethren abide in the mount of Gilead.
וַאֲמַר לָבָן לְיַעֲקב מַה עָבַדְתְּ וְגָנַבְתְּ דַעְתִּי וּדְבָרַת יַת בְּנָתַי הֵי כְּשִׁבְיַת חַרְבָּא
26 And Laban said to Jakob, What hast thou done? Thou hast stolen my knowledge, and led away my daughters like captives of the sword.
לְמָא אִיטְמַרְתְּ לְמֵיזַל וְגָנַבְתְּ דַעְתִּי וְלָא תָנֵית לִי וְאִילוּ תָנֵיתָא לִי שְׁלַחְתִּיךְ פּוֹן בְּחֶדְוָוא וּבְתוּשְׁבְּחָן בְּתוּפִּין וּבְכִינָרִין
27 Why didst thou hide from me that thou wouldst go, and steal my knowledge, and not tell me? For if thou hadst told me, I would have sent thee away with mirth, and with hymns, and with tambourines, and with harps.
וְלָא אַמְתַנְתָּנִי לְנַשְׁקָא לִבְנֵי בְרַתִּי וְלִבְרַתִּי כְּדוֹן אִסְכַּלְתָּ מַה דְעָבַדְתָּ
28 Neither hast thou suffered me to kiss the sons of my daughters, nor my daughters. Now hast thou been foolish in what thou hast done.
אִית סְפִיקָא בְּיָדִי לְמֶעֱבַּד עִמְכוֹן בִּישָׁא וֵאלָהָא דַאֲבוּכוֹן בְּרַמְשָׁא אָמַר לִי לְמֵימָר אִסְתַּמַר לָךְ מִלְמַלְלָא עִם יַעֲקב מִטַב וְעַד בִּישׁ
29 There is sufficiency in my hand to do evil with thee; but the God of thy father spake with me in the evening, saying, Be careful of speaking with Jakob from good to evil
וּכְדוֹן מֵיזַל אָזֵילְתָּא אֲרוּם מִתְחַמְדָא חֲמֵידְתָא לְבֵיתֵיהּ דְאָבוּךְ לְמָא גְנַבְתָּ יַת צִילְמֵי טַעֲוָותִי
30 now going thou wilt go; because desiring thou hast desired the house of thy father: (but) why hast thou stolen the images of my idols?
וְאָתֵיב יַעֲקב וַאֲמַר לְלָבָן אֲרוּם אִסְתְּפֵיתִי וַאֲמָרִית דִלְמָא תֵינוֹס יַת בְּנָתָךְ מִנִי
31 And Jakob answered and said to Laban, Because I feared, and said, Lest thou violently take away thy daughters from me.
עִם כָּל מָאן דְתִשְׁכַּח יַת צַלְמֵי טַעֲוָותָךְ יְמוּת בְּלָא זִימְנֵיהּ כָּל קְבֵיל אָחָנָא אִשְׁתְּמוֹדַע לָךְ מַאן דְעִמִי מִן דִילָךְ וְסַב לָךְ וְלָא יְדַע יַעֲקב אֲרוּם רָחֵל גְנָבַתְנוּן
32 With whomsoever thou shalt find the images of thy idols, let him die before his time. Before all our brethren take knowledge of what with me is thine, and take it. But Jakob knew not that Rahel had stolen them.
וְעַל לָבָן בְּמַשְׁכְּנָא דְיַעֲקב וּמַשְׁכְּנָא דְלֵאָה וּבְמַשְׁכְּנֵהוֹן דְתַרְתֵּין לְחֵינָתָא וְלָא אַשְׁכַּח וּנְפַק מִמַשְׁכְּנָא דְלֵאָה וְעַל בְּמַשְׁכְּנָא דְרָחֵל
33 And Laban went into the tent of Jakob, and into the tent of Leah, and into the tent of the two concubines, but found not. And he went out from the tent of Leah, and entered the tent of Rahel.
וְרָחֵל נְסֵיבַת יַת צַלְמָנַיָא וְשַׁוְתִינוּן בַּעֲבִיטָא דְגַמְלָא וִיתֵיבַת עֲלַוֵיהוֹם וּפִשְׁפַּשׁ יַת כָּל מַשְׁכְּנָא וְלָא אַשְׁכַּח
34 But Rahel had taken the images, and laid them in the paniers of the camels, and sat upon them. And he searched all the tent, but found not.
וַאֲמַרַת לָא יִתְקוֹף בְּעֵינֵי רִבּוֹנִי אֲרוּם לֵית אֶפְשַׁר לְמֵיקוֹם מִן קָמָךְ אֲרוּם אוֹרַח נְשִׁין לִי וּפִשְׁפַּשׁ וְלָא אַשְׁכַּח יַת צַלְמָנַיָא
35 And she said, Let it not be displeasing in my lord’s eyes that I am not able to arise before thee, because I have the way of women. And he searched, but found not the images.
וּתְקֵיף רוּגְזָא דְיַעֲקב וְאִדַיָין עִם לָבָן וְאָתֵיב יַעֲקב וְאֵימַר לְלָבָן מַה חוֹבָתִי וּמַה סוּרְחָנִי אֲרוּם אוֹחֵיתָ לְמֵיתֵי בַּתְרָי
36 And the anger of Jakob took fire, and he contended with Laban. And Jakob answered and said to Laban, What is my sin, and what my transgression, that thou hast so eagerly come after me?
אֲרוּם פִּשְׁפַּשְׁתָּא יַת כָּל מָאנַי מַה אַשְׁכַּחְתָּ מִכָּל מָאנֵי בַיְיתָךְ שַׁוִי כְדוֹן דִינָךְ קֳבֵל אַחַי וְאַחָךְ וִידִינוּן קְשׁוֹט בֵּין תַּרְוֵינָן
37 Having, therefore, searched all my vessels, what hast thou found of all the vessels of thy house? Lay now the matter before my brethren and thy brethren, and let them decide the truth between us two.
דְנַן עֶשְרִין שְׁנִין אֲנָא גַבָּךְ רֵיחַלַיִךְ וְעִיזַיִךְ לָא אִתְכָּלוּ וַאֲגַר דִיכְרֵי עָנָךְ לָא אֲכָלִית
38 These twenty years have I been with thee: thy ewes and thy goats have not failed, and the price of the rams of the flock I have not eaten.
דִתְבִירָא מִן חֵיוַת בָּרָא לָא אַיְיתֵיתִי לְוָותָךְ דְאִין אֲנָא חָטִי בָּהּ מִן יְדִי הֲוֵית תָּבַע יָתָהּ מַה דְמִתְגְנִיב בִּימָמָא מִבְּנֵי נְשָׁא עָלַי הֲוָה לְאַשְׁלָמָא וּמַה דַהֲוָה מִתְגְנֵיב בְּלֵילְיָא מִן חֵיוַת בָּרָא עָלַי הֲוֵינָא לִמְשַׁלְמָא
39 That torn by wild beasts I have not brought to thee; for had I sinned, from my hand thou wouldst have required it. What was stolen in the day by men, that have I made good; and what was stolen in the night by wild beasts was made good also.
הֲוֵיתִי בִּימָמָא בְּחַקְלָא אֲכָלָנִי שְׁרִיבָא וּקְרוּשָׁא בְּלֵילְיָא וְאִתְפַּרְדַת שִׁינְתָא מִנִי
40 I have been in the field; by day the heat hath devoured me, and the cold by night, and sleep hath been parted from me.
דְנַן לִי עֶשְרִין שְׁנִין בְּבֵיתָךְ פְּלַחְתָּךְ אַרְבַּסְרִי שְׁנִין בְּגִין תַּרְתֵּין בְּנָתָךְ וְשִׁית שְׁנִין בְּגִין עָנָךְ וּשְׁלַחַפְתָּא יַת אַגְרִי עִישַרְתֵּי חוּלְקִין
41 These twenty years have I been in thy house, serving thee; fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy sheep; and thou hast changed my wages ten parts.
אִילוּלֵי פּוֹן אֱלָהֵיהּ דְאַבָּא אֱלָהֵיהּ דְאַבְרָהָם וּדְדָחִיל לֵיהּ יִצְחָק הֲוָה בְסַעֲדִי אֲרוּם כְּדוֹן רֵיקָם שְׁלַחְתַּנִי יַת סִיגוּפִי וְיַת לֵיאוֹת יְדַיי גְלֵי קֳדָם יְיָ בְּגִין כֵּן אוֹכַח בְּרַמְשָׁא
42 Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and He whom Izhak feareth had been in my help, even now hadst thou sent me away empty: but my affliction and the travail of my hands are manifest before the Lord, and therefore He admonished thee in the evening.
וְאָתֵיב לָבָן וַאֲמַר לְיַעֲקב בָּנָתָא דִי נְסֵיבַת לִנְשִׁין בְּרַתַּיַי הִינִין וּבְנַיָא דִילִידַן הֵי כִּבְנַי חֲשִׁיבִין וְעָנָא מִן עָנַיי הֲווֹ וְכָל דְאַנְתְּ חָמֵי מִן דִילִי הוּא וְלִבְרַתַּיַי מָה אֵיכוּל לְמֶעֱבַד לְאִילֵין יוֹמָא דֵין אוֹ לִבְנֵיהֶן דִילִידָן
43 And Laban answered and said to Jakob, The children whom thou hast received of thy wives are my children, and the children whom they may bear will be reputed as mine, and the sheep are my sheep and all that thou seest is mine. And for my daughters what can I do this day, and for the soils which they have borne?
וּכְדוֹן אִיתָא וְנִגְזַר קְיַם אֲנָא וְאַנְתְּ וִיהֵי לְסָהִיד בֵּינָא וּבֵינָךְ
44 And now come, let us strike a covenant, I and thou, and it shall be for a witness between me and thee.
וּנְסֵיב יַעֲקב אַבְנָא וְזָקְפָא לְקָמָא
45 And Jakob took a stone and set it up for a pillar.
וַאֲמַר יַעֲקב לִבְנוֹי דַהֲוָה קָרֵי לְהוֹם אָחוּי לְקוּטוּ אַבְנִין וְלַקִטוּ אַבְנִין וַעֲבָדוּ אוֹגַר וַאֲכָלוּ תַמָן עַל אוֹגְרָא
46 And Jakob said to his sons, whom he called his brethren, Collect stones. And they collected stones, and made a mound, and they ate upon the mound.
וּקְרָא לֵיהּ לָבָן אוֹגַר סָהִיד וְיַעֲקב קָרָא לֵיהּ בְּלִישַׁן בֵּית קוּדְשָׁא גַלְעֵד
47 And Laban called it Ogar Sahid but Jakob called it in the holy tongue, Gal-ed.
וַאֲמַר לָבָן דָגוֹרָא הָדֵין סָהִיד בֵּינָא וּבֵנָךְ יוֹמָא דֵין עַל כֵּן קְרָא שְׁמֵיהּ גַלְעֵד
48 And Laban said, This mound is a witness between me and you today; therefore it was called, Gal-ed;
וּסְכוּתָא אִתְקְרִיאַת דִי אֲמַר יִסְתְּכִי יְיָ בֵּינָא וּבֵינָךְ אֲרוּם נִטְמַר גְבַר מִן חַבְרֵיהּ
49 And The Observatory also it was called because he said The Lord shall observe between me and thee when we are hidden each man from his neighbor.
אִין תַּסְגִיף יַת בְּרַתַּי לְמֶעֱבַד לָהֵן עוּלְבָּנָא וְאִם תִּיסַב עַל בְּרַתַּיַי לֵית אֵינַשׁ לְמִידַן יָתָן חָמֵי מֵימְרָא דַיְיָ סָהִיד בֵּינָא וּבֵינָךְ
50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, doing them injury, and if thou take upon my daughters, there is no man to judge us, the Word of the Lord seeing is the witness between me and thee.
וַאֲמַר לָבָן לְיַעֲקב הָא אוֹגַר הָדֵין וְהָא קָמָא דְאַקֵימִית בֵּינָא וּבֵינָךְ
51 And Laban said to Jakob, Behold this mound, and behold the pillar which thou hast reared between me and thee.
סְהִיד אוֹגַר הָדֵין וּסְהִידָא קָמָא אִין אֲנָא לָא אֲעִיבַר לְוָתָךְ יַת אוֹגַר הָדֵין וְאִין אַנְתְּ לָא תְעִיבַר לְוָתִי יַת אוֹגַר הָדֵין וְיַת קָמָא הָדָא לְאַבְאָשָׁא
52 This mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I may not pass beyond this mound to thee, and that thou mayest not pass beyond this mound and this pillar to do harm.
אֱלָהֵיהּ דְאַבְרָהָם וֶאֱלָהֵיהּ דְנָחוֹר יְדִינוּן בֵּינָנָא אֱלָהֵיהּ דַאֲבוּהוֹן וְקַיֵים יַעֲקב בֶּאֱלָהָא דְדָחֵיל לֵיהּ אָבוֹי יִצְחָק
53 The God of Abraham and the God of Nachor shall judge between us, the God of their fathers. But Jakob sware by the God whom his father Izhak feared.
וּנְכַס יַעֲקב נִכְסְתָא בְּטַוְורָא וְזַמֵן לְקָרִיבוֹי דְאָתוּ עִם לָבָן לְמִסְעוֹד לַחֲמָא וּסְעָדוּ וּבָתוּ בְּטַוְורָא
54 And Jakob slew sacrifices in the mount, and invited his kinsmen who came with Laban to help themselves to bread, (or strengthen themselves with bread,) and they helped themselves to bread, and lodged in the mount.
Chapter 32 ל״ב
וְאַקְדִים לָבָן בְּצַפְרָא וּנְשֵׁיק לִבְנוֹי דְיַעֲקב וְלִבְנָתֵיהּ דְלֵיהּ וּבְרִיךְ יַתְהוֹן וְאָזַל וְתַב לָבָן לְאַתְרֵיהּ
1 And Laban arose in the morning, and kissed the sons of Jakob and his daughters, and blessed them; and Laban went and returned to his place.
וְיַעֲקב אָזַל לְאָרְחֵיהּ וְאַרְעוּ בֵּיהּ מַלְאָכַיָא דַיְיָ
2 And Jakob went on his way, and the angels of the Lord met him.
