< Genesis 30 >

1 And she saw Rachel that not she had borne children to Jacob and she was jealous Rachel of sister her and she said to Jacob give! to me children and if not [am] about to die I.
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
2 And it burned [the] anger of Jacob on Rachel and he said ¿ in place of God [am] I who he has withheld from you fruit of [the] womb.
And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's position, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?
3 And she said here! maidservant my Bilhah go into her so she may bear children on knees my so I may be built up also I from her.
And 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.
4 And she gave to him Bilhah maidservant her to a wife and he went into her Jacob.
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
5 And she conceived Bilhah and she bore to Jacob a son.
And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
6 And she said Rachel he has vindicated me God and also he has listened to voice my and he has given to me a son there-fore she called name his Dan.
And Rachel said, God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
7 And she conceived again and she bore Bilhah [the] maidservant of Rachel a son second to Jacob.
And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
8 And she said Rachel wrestling of God - I have wrestled with sister my also I have prevailed and she called name his Naphtali.
And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
9 And she saw Leah that she had stopped from bearing children and she took Zilpah maidservant her and she gave her to Jacob to a wife.
When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
10 And she bore Zilpah [the] maidservant of Leah to Jacob a son.
And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.
11 And she said Leah (it has come good fortune *Q(K)*) and she called name his Gad.
And Leah said, A troop comes: and she called his name Gad.
12 And she bore Zilpah [the] maidservant of Leah a son second to Jacob.
And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.
13 And she said Leah in happiness my for they will call happy me daughters and she called name his Asher.
And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
14 And he went Reuben in [the] days of [the] harvest of wheat and he found mandrakes in the field and he brought them to Leah mother his and she said Rachel to Leah give please to me some of [the] mandrakes of son your.
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 you, of your son's mandrakes.
15 And she said to her ¿ small taking you husband my and to take also [the] mandrakes of son my and she said Rachel therefore he will lie with you this night for [the] mandrakes of son your.
And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that you have taken my husband? and would you take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with you to night for your son's mandrakes.
16 And he came Jacob from the field in the evening and she went out Leah to meet him and she said into me you will come for certainly I have hired you for [the] mandrakes of son my and he lay with her in the night that.
And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, You must come in unto me; for surely I have hired you with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
17 And he listened God to Leah and she conceived and she bore to Jacob a son fifth.
And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
18 And she said Leah he has given God reward my that I gave maidservant my to husband my and she called name his Issachar.
And Leah said, God has given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
19 And she conceived again Leah and she bore a son sixth to Jacob.
And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
20 And she said Leah he has endowed me God - me an endowment good this time he will honor me husband my for I have borne to him six sons and she called name his Zebulun.
And Leah said, God has imbued 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.
21 And after she bore a daughter and she called name her Dinah.
And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
22 And he remembered God Rachel and he listened to her God and he opened womb her.
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
23 And she conceived and she bore a son and she said he has removed God reproach my.
And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God has taken away my reproach:
24 And she called name his Joseph saying may he add Yahweh to me a son another.
And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
25 And it was just as she had borne Rachel Joseph and he said Jacob to Laban send off me so let me go to place my and to land my.
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.
26 Give! wives my and children my whom I have served you for them so I may go for you you know service my which I have served you.
Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, and let me go: for you know my service which I have done you.
27 And he said to him Laban if please I have found favor in view your I have learned by divination and he has blessed me Yahweh on account of you.
And Laban said unto him, I pray you, if I have found favour in your eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD has blessed me for your sake.
28 And he said designate! wage[s] your on me so let me give [it].
And he said, Appoint me your wages, and I will give it.
29 And he said to him you you know how I have served you and how it has been livestock your with me.
And he said unto him, You know how I have served you, and how your cattle was with me.
30 For a little which it be[longed] to you before me and it has increased to abundance and he has blessed Yahweh you to foot my and now when? will I work also I for own household my.
For it was little which you had before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD has blessed you since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
31 And he said what? will I give to you and he said Jacob not you will give to me anything if you will do for me the thing this I will return I will tend flock your I will protect [it].
And he said, What shall I give you? And Jacob said, You shall not give me any thing: if you will do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep your flock.
32 Let me pass in all flock your this day I will remove from there every sheep - speckled and spotted and every sheep dark among the lambs and [the] spotted and [the] speckled among the goats and it will be wage[s] my.
I will pass through all your 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.
33 And it will testify for me righteousness my on a day in future time for you will come on wage[s] my before you all that not [is] it speckled and spotted among the goats and dark among the lambs [is] stolen it with me.
So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before your face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
34 And he said Laban there! if let it be according to word your.
And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to your word.
35 And he removed on the day that the male goats striped and spotted and all the female goats speckled and spotted all that white [was] on it and every dark [one] among the lambs and he gave [them] in [the] hand of sons his.
And he removed that day the he goats that were striped with bands 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.
36 And he put a journey of three days between himself and between Jacob and Jacob [was] pasturing [the] flock of Laban which remained.
And he set three days' journey between himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.
37 And he took for himself Jacob branch[es] of poplar freshly cut and almond and plane tree and he stripped on them strips white [the] peeling of the white [wood] which [was] on the branches.
And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree; and stripped white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
38 And he placed the branches which he had stripped in the drinking troughs in [the] watering channels of water which they came the flock to drink to before the flock and they mated when came they to drink.
And he set the rods which he had stripped 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.
39 And they mated the flock to the branches and they bore the flock striped [ones] speckled [ones] and spotted [ones].
And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle striped with bands, speckled, and spotted.
40 And the lambs he separated Jacob and he set [the] faces of the flock to [the] striped and every dark [one] among [the] flock of Laban and he made for himself flocks to only him and not he put them with [the] flock of Laban.
And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the striped with bands, 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.
41 And it was in all [the] being in heat of the sheep vigorous [female] and he put out Jacob the branches to [the] eyes of the sheep in the drinking troughs to mate her at the branches.
And it came to pass, whenever 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.
42 And when was feeble the sheep not he put [them] out and it was the enfeebled ones [belonged] to Laban and the vigorous [ones] [belonged] to Jacob.
But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
43 And he increased the man very very and it be[longed] to him sheep many and female servants and [male] servants and camels and donkeys.
And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and male servants, and camels, and asses.

< Genesis 30 >