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And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there they got water for the sheep: and on the mouth of the water-hole there was a great stone.

בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה (בַּ) ba. “[was] in the”

And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.

בְּרָחֵ֥ל (בְּ) be. “for”

And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.

בְּרָחֵ֖ל (בְּ) be. “for”בְעֵינָיו֙ (בְ) ve. “in”בְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.

בָעֶ֔רֶב (בָ) va. “in the”

And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?

בַבֹּ֔קֶר (בַ) va. “in the”בְרָחֵל֙ (בְ) ve. “for”

And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.

בִּמְקוֹמֵ֑נוּ (בִּ) bi “in”

Let the week of the bride-feast come to its end and then we will give you the other in addition, if you will be my servant for another seven years.

בַּעֲבֹדָה֙ (בַּ) ba. “for”

And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.

בְּעָנְיִ֔י (בְּ) be. “on”

Now Rachel, because she had no children, was full of envy of her sister; and she said to Jacob, If you do not give me children I will not go on living.

בַּאֲחֹתָ֑הּ (בַּ) ba. “of”

But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?

בְּרָחֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “on”

Then Rachel said, God has been my judge, and has given ear to my voice, and has given me a son; so he was named Dan.

בְּקֹלִ֔י (בְּ) be. “to”

And Leah said, Happy am I! and all women will give witness to my joy: and she gave him the name Asher.

בְּאָשְׁרִ֕י (בְּ) be. “in”

Now at the time of the grain-cutting, Reuben saw some love-fruits in the field, and took them to his mother Leah. And Rachel said to her, Let me have some of your son's love-fruits.

בִּימֵ֣י (בִּ) bi. “in”בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

In the evening, when Jacob came in from the field, Leah went out to him and said, Tonight you are to come to me, for I have given my son's love-fruits as a price for you. And he went in to her that night.

בָּעֶרֶב֒ (בָּ) ba. “in the”בְּדוּדָאֵ֖י (בְּ) be. “for”בַּלַּ֥יְלָה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have been your servant, and let me go: for you have knowledge of all the work I have done for you.

בָּהֵ֖ן (בָּ) ba. “for”

And Laban said, If you will let me say so, do not go away; for I have seen by the signs that the Lord has been good to me because of you.

בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ (בְּ) be. “in”בִּגְלָלֶֽךָ׃ (בִּ) bi “on”

Let me go through all your flock today, taking out from among them all the sheep which are marked or coloured or black, and all the marked or coloured goats: these will be my payment.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים (בַּ) ba. “among the”בָּעִזִּ֑ים (בָּ) ba. “among the”

And so you will be able to put my honour to the test in time to come; if you see among my flocks any goats which are not marked or coloured, or any sheep which is not black, you may take me for a thief.

בִּ֤י (בִּ֤) b “for”בְּי֣וֹם (בְּ) be. “on”בָּֽעִזִּ֗ים (בָּֽ) ba. “among the”בַּכְּשָׂבִ֔ים (בַּ) ba. “among the”

So that day he took all the he-goats which were banded or coloured, and all the she-goats which were marked or coloured or had white marks, and all the black sheep, and gave them into the care of his sons;

בַּיּוֹם֩ (בַּ) ba “on the”בּ֔וֹ (בּ֔) b “[was] on <the>”בַּכְּשָׂבִ֑ים (בַּ) ba. “among the”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “in”

Then Jacob took young branches of trees, cutting off the skin so that the white wood was seen in bands.

בָּהֵן֙ (בָּ) ba. “on <the>”

And he put the banded sticks in the drinking-places where the flock came to get water; and they became with young when they came to the water.

בָּרֳהָטִ֖ים (בָּ) bo. “in the”בְּשִֽׁקֲת֣וֹת (בְּ) be. “in”בְּבֹאָ֥ן (בְּ) be. “when”

These lambs Jacob kept separate; and he put his flock in a place by themselves and not with Laban's flock.

בְּצֹ֣אן (בְּ) be. “among”

And whenever the stronger ones of the flock became with young, Jacob put the sticks in front of them in the drinking-places, so that they might become with young when they saw the sticks.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בָּרֳהָטִ֑ים (בָּ) bo. “in the”בַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃ (בַּ) ba. “at the”

But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put the sticks before them; so that the feebler flocks were Laban's and the stronger were Jacob's.

וּבְהַעֲטִ֥יף (בְ) ve. “when”

And you have seen how I have done all in my power for your father,

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “with”