1And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
2And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
3And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
4And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
5And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.30.3 have…: Heb. be built by her
6And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.30.3 have…: Heb. be built by her
7And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
8And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
9And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
10And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
11And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.30.6 Dan: that is, Judging
12And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.30.6 Dan: that is, Judging
13And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
14And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
15And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.30.8 great…: Heb. wrestlings of God30.8 Naphtali: that is, My wrestling: Gr. Nephthalim
16And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.30.8 great…: Heb. wrestlings of God30.8 Naphtali: that is, My wrestling: Gr. Nephthalim
17When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
18When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
19And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.
20And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.
21And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.30.11 Gad: that is, A troop, or, company
22And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.30.11 Gad: that is, A troop, or, company
23And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.
24And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.
25And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.30.13 Happy…: Heb. In my happiness30.13 Asher: that is, Happy
26And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.30.13 Happy…: Heb. In my happiness30.13 Asher: that is, Happy
27¶ And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.
28¶ And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.
29And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.
30And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.
31And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
32And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
33And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
34And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
35And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.30.18 Issachar: that is, An hire
36And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.30.18 Issachar: that is, An hire
37And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
38And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
39And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.30.20 Zebulun: that is, Dwelling: Gr. Zabulon
40And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.30.20 Zebulun: that is, Dwelling: Gr. Zabulon
41And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.30.21 Dinah: that is Judgment
42And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.30.21 Dinah: that is Judgment
43¶ And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
44¶ And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
45And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
46And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
47And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.30.24 Joseph: that is, Adding
48And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.30.24 Joseph: that is, Adding
49¶ And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
50¶ And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
51Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
52Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
53And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
54And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
55And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
56And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
57And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
58And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
59For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?30.30 increased: Heb. broken forth30.30 since…: Heb. at my foot
60For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?30.30 increased: Heb. broken forth30.30 since…: Heb. at my foot
61And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:
62And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:
63I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
64I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
65So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.30.33 in time…: Heb. to morrow
66So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.30.33 in time…: Heb. to morrow
67And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
68And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
69And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
70And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
71And he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.
72And he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.
73¶ And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
74¶ And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
75And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.
76And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.
77And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.
78And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.
79And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban’s cattle.
80And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban’s cattle.
81And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.
82And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.
83But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.
84But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.
85And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
86And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.