Genesis 30

1And when RachelH7354 sawH7200 that she bare JacobH3290 no children, RachelH7354 envied her sisterH269; and she saidH559 unto JacobH3290, GiveH3051 me children, or else I dieH4191. 2And Jacob’s angerH639 was kindled against RachelH7354: and he saidH559, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheldH4513 from thee the fruitH6529 of the wombH990? 3And she saidH559, Behold, my maid BilhahH1090, goH935 in unto her; that she may bearH3205 upon my knees, and I alsoH1571 may obtain childrenH3205 by her. 4And she gaveH5414 him BilhahH1090 her handmaid to wifeH802: and JacobH3290 wentH935 in unto her. 5And BilhahH1090 conceivedH2029, and bare JacobH3290 a sonH1121. 6And RachelH7354 saidH559, GodH430 hath judged me, and hath alsoH1571 heardH8085 my voiceH6963, and hath givenH5414 me a sonH1121: thereforeH3651 calledH7121 she his nameH8034 DanH1835. 7And BilhahH1090 Rachel’s handmaid conceivedH2029 againH5750, and bare JacobH3290 a secondH8145 sonH1121. 8And RachelH7354 saidH559, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sisterH269, and have prevailedH3201: and she calledH7121 his nameH8034 NaphtaliH5321.

9When LeahH3812 sawH7200 that she had left off bearingH3205, she tookH3947 ZilpahH2153 her handmaid, and gaveH5414 her to JacobH3290 to wifeH802. 10And ZilpahH2153 Leah’s handmaid bare JacobH3290 a sonH1121. 11And LeahH3812 saidH559, Fortunate! and she calledH7121 his nameH8034 GadH1410. 12And ZilpahH2153 Leah’s handmaid bare JacobH3290 a secondH8145 sonH1121. 13And LeahH3812 saidH559, Happy am I! for the daughtersH1323 will callH7121 me happy: and she calledH7121 his nameH8034 AsherH836.

14And ReubenH7205 wentH935 in the daysH3117 of wheatH2406 harvestH7105, and foundH4672 mandrakes in the fieldH7704, and broughtH935 them unto his motherH517 LeahH3812. Then RachelH7354 saidH559 to LeahH3812, GiveH5414 me, I pray thee, of thy son’sH1121 mandrakes. 15And she saidH559 unto her, Is it a smallH4592 matter that thou hast takenH3947 awayH3947 my husbandH376? and wouldest thou takeH3947 awayH3947 my son’sH1121 mandrakes alsoH1571? And RachelH7354 saidH559, ThereforeH3651 he shall lieH7901 with thee to-night for thy son’sH1121 mandrakes. 16And JacobH3290 cameH935 from the fieldH7704 in the eveningH6153, and LeahH3812 wentH3318 out to meet him, and saidH559, Thou must comeH935 in unto me; for I have surely hiredH7936 thee with my son’sH1121 mandrakes. And he layH7901 with her that nightH3915. 17And GodH430 hearkened unto LeahH3812, and she conceivedH2029, and bare JacobH3290 a fifthH2549 sonH1121. 18And LeahH3812 saidH559, GodH430 hath givenH5414 me my hireH7939, because I gaveH5414 my handmaid to my husbandH376: and she calledH7121 his nameH8034 IssacharH3485. 19And LeahH3812 conceivedH2029 againH5750, and bare a sixthH8345 sonH1121 to JacobH3290. 20And LeahH3812 saidH559, GodH430 hath endowed me with a goodH2896 dowry; now will my husbandH376 dwell with me, because I have borneH3205 him sixH8337 sonsH1121: and she calledH7121 his nameH8034 ZebulunH2074. 21And afterwards she bare a daughterH1323, and calledH7121 her nameH8034 DinahH1783. 22And GodH430 rememberedH2142 RachelH7354, and GodH430 hearkened to her, and openedH6605 her wombH7358. 23And she conceivedH2029, and bare a sonH1121: and saidH559, GodH430 hath taken away my reproachH2781: 24and she calledH7121 his nameH8034 JosephH3130, sayingH559, Jehovah addH3254 to me another sonH1121.

25And it came to pass, when RachelH7354 had borneH3205 JosephH3130, that JacobH3290 saidH559 unto LabanH3837, SendH7971 me awayH7971, that I may goH7971 unto mine own placeH4725, and to my country. 26GiveH5414 me my wivesH802 and my childrenH3206 for whom I have servedH5647 thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my serviceH5656 wherewith I have servedH5647 thee. 27And LabanH3837 saidH559 unto him, If now I have foundH4672 favorH2580 in thine eyesH5869, tarry: for I have divinedH5172 that Jehovah hath blessedH1288 me for thy sake. 28And he saidH559, Appoint me thy wagesH7939, and I will giveH5414 it. 29And he saidH559 unto him, Thou knowest how I have servedH5647 thee, and how thy cattle have fared with me. 30For it wasH1961 littleH4592 which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased unto a multitudeH7230; and Jehovah hath blessedH1288 thee whithersoever I turned: and nowH6258 when shall I provide for mine own houseH1004 alsoH1571? 31And he saidH559, What shall I giveH5414 thee? And JacobH3290 saidH559, Thou shalt not giveH5414 me aught: if thou wilt do this thingH1697 for me, I will again feedH7462 thy flockH6629 and keepH8104 it. 32I will passH5674 through all thy flockH6629 to-day, removingH5493 from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheepH6629, and the spotted and speckled among the goatsH5795: and of such shall beH1961 my hireH7939. 33So shall my righteousnessH6666 answerH6030 for me hereafter, when thou shalt comeH935 concerning my hireH7939 that is before thee: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goatsH5795, and black among the sheep, that, if found with me, shall be counted stolenH1589. 34And LabanH3837 saidH559, Behold, I would it might beH1961 according to thy wordH1697. 35And he removedH5493 that dayH3117 the he-goats that were ringstreaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had whiteH3836 in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gaveH5414 them into the handH3027 of his sonsH1121; 36and he setH7760 threeH7969 days’H3117 journeyH1870 betwixt himself and JacobH3290: and JacobH3290 fed the rest of Laban’s flocksH6629.

37And JacobH3290 tookH3947 him rods of freshH3892 poplarH3839, and of the almond and of the plane-tree; and peeled whiteH3836 streaks in them, and made the whiteH3836 appear which was in the rods. 38And he set the rods which he had peeled over against the flocksH6629 in the gutters in the watering-troughs whereH834 the flocksH6629 cameH935 to drinkH8354; and they conceived whenH834 they cameH935 to drinkH8354. 39And the flocksH6629 conceived before the rods, and the flocksH6629 broughtH3205 forthH3205 ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted. 40And JacobH3290 separatedH6504 the lambsH3775, and setH5414 the facesH6440 of the flocksH6629 toward the ringstreaked and all the black in the flockH6629 of LabanH3837: and he putH5414 his own droves apartH905, and putH5414 them not unto Laban’s flockH6629. 41And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger of the flockH6629 did conceive, that JacobH3290 laid the rods before the eyesH5869 of the flockH6629 in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods; 42but when the flockH6629 wereH1961 feeble, he putH7760 them not in: so the feebler wereH1961 Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s. 43And the manH376 increased exceedinglyH3966, and had large flocksH6629, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camelsH1581 and asses.