Genesis - douay rheims

Chapter 30

¹ And Rachel, seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die.
² And Jacob being angry with her, answered: Am I as God, who hath deprived thee of the fruit of thy womb?
³ But she said: I have here my servant Bala: go in unto her, that she may bear upon my knees, and I may have children by her.
⁴ And she gave him Bala in marriage: who,
⁵ When her husband had gone in unto her, conceived and bore a son.
⁶ And Rachel said: The Lord hath judged for me, and hath heard my voice, giving me a son, and therefore she called his name Dan.
⁷ And again Bala conceived and bore another,
⁸ For whom Rachel said: God hath compared me with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called him Nephtali.
⁹ Lia, perceiving that she had left off bearing, gave Zelpha her handmaid to her husband.
¹⁰ And when she had conceived and brought forth a son,
¹¹ She said: Happily. And therefore called his name Gad.
¹² Zelpha also bore another.
¹³ And Lia said: This is for my happiness: for women will call me blessed. Therefore she called him Aser.
¹⁴ And Ruben, going out in the time of the wheat harvest into the field, found mandrakes: which he brought to his mother Lia. And Rachel said: Give me part of thy son's mandrakes.
¹⁵ She answered: Dost thou think it a small matter, that thou hast taken my husband from me, unless thou take also my son's mandrakes? Rachel said: He shall sleep with thee this night, for thy son's mandrakes.
¹⁶ And when Jacob returned at even from the field, Lia went out to meet him, and said: Thou shalt come in unto me, because I have hired thee for my son's mandrakes. And he slept with her that night.
¹⁷ And God heard her prayers: and she conceived and bore the fifth son,
¹⁸ And said: God hath given me a reward, because I gave my handmaid to my husband. And she called his name Issachar.
¹⁹ And Lia conceived again, and bore the sixth son,
²⁰ And said: God hath endowed me with a good dowry: this turn also my husband will be with me, because I have borne him six sons: and therefore she called his name Zabulon.
²¹ After whom she bore a daughter, named Diana.
²² The Lord also remembering Rachel, heard her, and opened her womb.
²³ And she conceived, and bore a son, saying: God hath taken my reproach.
²⁴ And she called his name Joseph, saying: The Lord give me also another son.
²⁵ And when Joseph was born, Jacob said to his father in law: Send me away that I may return into my country, and to my land.
²⁶ Give me my wives, and my children, for whom I have served thee, that I may depart: thou knowest the service that I have rendered thee.
²⁷ Laban said to him: Let me find favour in thy sight: I have learned by experience, that God hath blessed me for thy sake.
²⁸ Appoint thy wages which I shall give thee.
²⁹ But he answered: Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how great thy possession hath been in my hands.
³⁰ Thou hadst but little before I came to thee, and now thou art become rich: and the Lord hath blessed thee at my coming. It is reasonable therefore that I should now provide also for my own house.
³¹ And Laban said: What shall I give thee? But he said: I require nothing: but if thou wilt do what I demand, I will feed, and keep thy sheep again.
³² Go round through all thy flocks, and separate all the sheep of divers colours, and speckled: and all that is brown and spotted, and of divers colours, as well among the sheep, as among the goats, shall be my wages.
³³ And my justice shall answer for me to morrow before thee when the time of the bargain shall come: and all that is not of divers colours, and spotted, and brown, as well among the sheep as among the goats, shall accuse me of theft.
³⁴ And Laban said: I like well what thou demandest.
³⁵ And he separated the name day the she goats, and the sheep, and the he goats, and the rams of divers colours, and spotted: and all the flock of one colour, that is, of white and black fleece, he delivered into the hands of his sons.
³⁶ And he set the space of three days' journey betwixt himself and his son in law, who fed the rest of his flock.
³⁷ And Jacob took green robs of poplar, and of almond, and of place trees, and pilled them in part: so when the bark was taken off, in the parts that were pilled, there appeared whiteness: but the parts that were whole remained green: and by this means the colour was divers.
³⁸ And he put them in the troughs, where the water was poured out: that when the flocks should come to drink, they might have the rods before their eyes, and in the sight of them might conceive.
³⁹ And it came to pass that in the very heat of coition, the sheep beheld the rods, and brought forth spotted, and of divers colours, and speckled.
⁴⁰ And Jacob separated the flock, and put the rods in the troughs before the eyes of the rams: and all the white and the black were Laban's: and the rest were Jacob's, when the flocks were separated one from the other.
⁴¹ So when the ewes went first to ram, Jacob put the rods in the roughs of water before the eyes of the rams, and of the ewes, that they might conceive while they were looking upon them:
⁴² But when the latter coming was, and the last conceiving, he did not put them. And those that were late ward, become Laban's: and they of the first time, Jacob's.
⁴³ And the man was enriched exceedingly, and he had many flocks, maid servants and men servants, camels and asses.

Genesis - webster

Chapter 30

¹ And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
² And 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?
³ And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in to her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
⁴ And she gave him Bilhah, her handmaid, for a wife: and Jacob went in to her.
⁵ And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
⁶ And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore she called his name Dan.
⁷ And Bilhah, Rachel's maid, conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.
⁸ And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
⁹ When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah, her maid, and gave her Jacob for a wife.
¹⁰ And Zilpah, Leah's maid, bore Jacob a son.
¹¹ And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
¹² And Zilpah, Leah's maid, bore Jacob a second son.
¹³ And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
¹⁴ And Reuben went, in the days of wheat-harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.
¹⁵ And she said to 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.
¹⁶ And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in to me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
¹⁷ And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob the fifth son.
¹⁸ And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
¹⁹ And Leah conceived again, and bore Jacob the sixth son.
²⁰ And Leah said, God hath endowed me with a good dower; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
²¹ And afterwards she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
²² And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and rendered her fruitful.
²³ And she conceived, and bore a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
²⁴ And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD will add to me another son.
²⁵ And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.
²⁶ Give 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.
²⁷ And Laban said to him, I pray thee, if I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience, that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
²⁸ And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
²⁹ And he said to him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle were with me.
³⁰ For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased to a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for my own house also?
³¹ And 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:
³² I 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.
³³ So 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 accounted stolen with me.
³⁴ And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
³⁵ And he removed that day the he-goats that were ring-streaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted; every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hands of his sons.
³⁶ And he set three days' journey between himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.
³⁷ And Jacob took to him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut-tree; and peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
³⁸ And he set the rods, which he had peeled, 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 the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ring-streaked, speckled, and spotted.
⁴⁰ And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks towards the ring-streaked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban: and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not with Laban's cattle.
⁴¹ And it came to pass, whenever the stronger cattle conceived, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.
⁴² But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
⁴³ And the man increased exceedingly, and had many cattle, and maid-servants, and men-servants, and camels, and asses.

Genesis - world english bible

Chapter 30

¹ Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I will die."
² anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, "Am I in God's place, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?"
³ said, "Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may obtain children by her."
⁴ gave him Bilhah her handmaid as wife, and Jacob went in to her.
⁵ conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
⁶ said, "God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son." Therefore called she his name Dan.
⁷ Rachel's handmaid, conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.
⁸ said, "With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed." She named him Naphtali.
⁹ Leah saw that she had finished bearing, she took Zilpah, her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
¹⁰ Leah's handmaid, bore Jacob a son.
¹¹ said, "How fortunate!" She named him Gad.
¹² Leah's handmaid, bore Jacob a second son.
¹³ said, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy." She named him Asher.
¹⁴ went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother, Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes."
¹⁵ said to her, "Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's mandrakes, also?" Rachel said, "Therefore he will lie with you tonight for your son's mandrakes."
¹⁶ came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, "You must come in to me; for I have surely hired you with my son's mandrakes." He lay with her that night.
¹⁷ listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
¹⁸ said, "God has given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband." She named him Issachar.
¹⁹ conceived again, and bore a sixth son to Jacob.
²⁰ said, "God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now my husband will live with me, because I have borne him six sons." She named him Zebulun.
²¹ she bore a daughter, and named her Dinah.
²² remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb.
²³ conceived, bore a son, and said, "God has taken away my reproach."
²⁴ named him Joseph, saying, "May Yahweh add another son to me."
²⁵ happened, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, "Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.
²⁶ me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know my service with which I have served you."
²⁷ said to him, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, stay here, for I have divined that Yahweh has blessed me for your sake."
²⁸ said, "Appoint me your wages, and I will give it."
²⁹ said to him, "You know how I have served you, and how your livestock have fared with me.
³⁰ it was little which you had before I came, and it has increased to a multitude. Yahweh has blessed you wherever I turned. Now when will I provide for my own house also?"
³¹ said, "What shall I give you?" Jacob said, "You shall not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I will again feed your flock and keep it.
³² will pass through all your flock today, removing from there every speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats. This will be my hire.
³³ my righteousness will answer for me hereafter, when you come concerning my hire that is before you. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that might be with me, will be counted stolen."
³⁴ said, "Behold, let it be according to your word."
³⁵ day, he removed the male goats that were streaked and spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
³⁶ set three days' journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.
³⁷ took to himself rods of fresh poplar, almond, plane tree, peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
³⁸ set the rods which he had peeled opposite the flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs where the flocks came to drink. They conceived when they came to drink.
³⁹ flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth streaked, speckled, and spotted.
⁴⁰ separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the streaked and all the black in the flock of Laban: and he put his own droves apart, and didn't put them into Laban's flock.
⁴¹ happened, whenever the stronger of the flock conceived, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods;
⁴² when the flock were feeble, he didn't put them in. So the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
⁴³ man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, female servants and male servants, and camels and donkeys.

Genesis - darby

Chapter 30

¹ And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
² And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, Am I in God's stead, who has withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
³ And she said, Behold, there is my maid, Bilhah: go in to her, in order that she may bear on my knees, and I may also be built up by her.
⁴ And she gave him Bilhah her maidservant as wife, and Jacob went in to her.
⁵ And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
⁶ And Rachel said, God has done me justice, and has also heard my voice, and given me a son; therefore she called his name Dan.
⁷ And Bilhah Rachel's maidservant again conceived, and bore Jacob a second son.
⁸ And Rachel said, Wrestlings of God have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed; and she called his name Naphtali.
⁹ And when Leah saw that she had ceased to bear, she took Zilpah her maidservant and gave her to Jacob as wife.
¹⁰ And Zilpah Leah's maidservant bore Jacob a son.
¹¹ And Leah said, Fortunately! and she called his name Gad.
¹² And Zilpah Leah's maidservant bore Jacob a second son.
¹³ And Leah said, Happy am I; for the daughters will call me blessed! and she called his name Asher.
¹⁴ And Reuben went out in the days of wheat-harvest, and found mandrakes in the fields; and he brought them to his mother Leah. And Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.
¹⁵ And she said to her, Is it [too] little that thou hast taken my husband, that thou wilt take my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes.
¹⁶ And when Jacob came from the fields in the evening, Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in to me, for indeed I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
¹⁷ And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
¹⁸ And Leah said, God has given me my hire, because I have given my maidservant to my husband; and she called his name Issachar.
¹⁹ And Leah again conceived, and bore Jacob a sixth son;
²⁰ and Leah said, God has endowed me with a good dowry; this time will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons. And she called his name Zebulun.
²¹ And afterwards she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
²² And God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb.
²³ And she conceived, and bore a son, and said, God has taken away my reproach.
²⁴ And she called his name Joseph; and said, Jehovah will add to me another son.
²⁵ And it came to pass when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my place and to my country.
²⁶ Give [me] my wives for whom I have served thee, and my children; that I may go away, for thou knowest my service which I have served thee.
²⁷ And Laban said to him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes -- I have discovered that Jehovah has blessed me for thy sake.
²⁸ And he said, Appoint to me thy wages, and I will give it.
²⁹ And he said to him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and what thy cattle has become with me.
³⁰ For it was little that thou hadst before me, and it is increased to a multitude, and Jehovah has blessed thee from the time I came; and now, when shall I also provide for my house?
³¹ And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me anything. If thou doest this for me, I will again feed [and] keep thy flock:
³² I will pass through all thy flock to-day, to remove thence all the speckled and spotted sheep, and all the brown lambs, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and [that] shall be my hire.
³³ And my righteousness shall answer for me hereafter, when thou comest about my hire, before thy face: all that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the lambs, let that be stolen with me.
³⁴ And Laban said, Well, let it be according to thy word.
³⁵ And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the brown among the lambs, and gave [them] into the hand of his sons.
³⁶ And he put three days' journey between himself and Jacob. And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flock.
³⁷ And Jacob took fresh rods of white poplar, almond-tree, and maple; and peeled off white stripes in them, uncovering the white which was on the rods.
³⁸ And he set the rods which he had peeled before the flock, in the troughs at the watering-places where the flock came to drink, and they were ardent when they came to drink.
³⁹ And the flock was ardent before the rods; and the flock brought forth ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.
⁴⁰ And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flock toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he made himself separate flocks, and did not put them with Laban's flock.
⁴¹ And it came to pass whensoever the strong cattle were ardent, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might become ardent among the rods;
⁴² but when the sheep were feeble, he put [them] not in; so the feeble were Laban's, and the strong Jacob's.
⁴³ And the man increased very, very much, and had much cattle, and bondwomen, and bondmen, and camels, and asses.

Genesis - american standard version

Chapter 30

¹ And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
² And 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?
³ And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.
⁴ And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
⁵ And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
⁶ And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
⁷ And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
⁸ And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
⁹ When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.
¹⁰ And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare Jacob a son.
¹¹ And Leah said, Fortunate! and she called his name Gad.
¹² And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare Jacob a second son.
¹³ And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher.
¹⁴ 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.
¹⁵ And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away 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.
¹⁶ And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
¹⁷ And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son.
¹⁸ And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
¹⁹ And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob.
²⁰ And Leah said, God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
²¹ And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
²² And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
²³ And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
²⁴ and she called his name Joseph, saying, Jehovah add to me another son.
²⁵ And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
²⁶ Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service wherewith I have served thee.
²⁷ And Laban said unto him, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, [tarry]: [for] I have divined that Jehovah hath blessed me for thy sake.
²⁸ And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
²⁹ And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have fared with me.
³⁰ For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased unto a multitude; and Jehovah hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
³¹ And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me aught: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed thy flock and keep it.
³² I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and [of such] shall be my hire.
³³ So shall my righteousness answer for me hereafter, when thou shalt come concerning my hire that is before thee: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that [if found] with me, shall be counted stolen.
³⁴ And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
³⁵ And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstreaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons;
³⁶ and he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.
³⁷ And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree. And peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
³⁸ And he set the rods which he had peeled over against the flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs where the flocks came to drink; and they conceived when they came to drink.
³⁹ And the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted.
⁴⁰ And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstreaked and all the black in the flock of Laban: and he put his own droves apart, and put them not unto Laban's flock.
⁴¹ And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger of the flock did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods;
⁴² but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
⁴³ And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.

Genesis - basic english

Chapter 30

¹ 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.
² But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?
³ Then she said, Here is my servant Bilhah, go in to her, so that she may have a child on my knees, and I may have a family by her.
⁴ So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.
⁵ And Bilhah became with child, and gave birth to a son.
⁶ 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.
⁷ And again Bilhah, Rachel's servant, was with child, and gave birth to a second son.
⁸ And Rachel said, I have had a great fight with my sister, and I have overcome her: and she gave the child the name Naphtali.
⁹ When it was clear to Leah that she would have no more children for a time, she gave Zilpah, her servant, to Jacob as a wife.
¹⁰ And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a son.
¹¹ And Leah said, It has gone well for me: and she gave him the name Gad.
¹² And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a second son.
¹³ And Leah said, Happy am I! and all women will give witness to my joy: and she gave him the name Asher.
¹⁴ 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.
¹⁵ But Leah said to her, Is it a small thing that you have taken my husband from me? and now would you take my son's love-fruits? Then Rachel said, You may have him tonight in exchange for your son's love-fruits.
¹⁶ 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.
¹⁷ And God gave ear to her and she became with child, and gave Jacob a fifth son.
¹⁸ Then Leah said, God has made payment to me for giving my servant-girl to my husband: so she gave her son the name Issachar.
¹⁹ And again Leah became with child, and she gave Jacob a sixth son.
²⁰ And she said, God has given me a good bride-price; now at last will I have my husband living with me, for I have given him six sons: and she gave him the name Zebulun.
²¹ After that she had a daughter, to whom she gave the name Dinah.
²² Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.
²³ And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.
²⁴ And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.
²⁵ Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.
²⁶ 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.
²⁷ 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.
²⁸ Say then what your payment is to be and I will give it.
²⁹ Then Jacob said, You have seen what I have done for you, and how your cattle have done well under my care.
³⁰ For before I came you had little, and it has been greatly increased; and the Lord has given you a blessing in everything I have done; but when am I to do something for my family?
³¹ And Laban said, What am I to give you? And Jacob said, Do not give me anything; but I will again take up the care of your flock if you will only do this for me:
³² 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.
³³ 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.
³⁴ And Laban said, Let it be as you say.
³⁵ 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;
³⁶ And sent them three days' journey away: and Jacob took care of the rest of Laban's flock.
³⁷ Then Jacob took young branches of trees, cutting off the skin so that the white wood was seen in bands.
³⁸ 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.
³⁹ And because of this, the flock gave birth to young which were marked with bands of colour.
⁴⁰ These lambs Jacob kept separate; and he put his flock in a place by themselves and not with Laban's flock.
⁴¹ 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.
⁴² 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.
⁴³ So Jacob's wealth was greatly increased; he had great flocks and women-servants and men-servants and camels and asses.