“Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she became jealous of her sister, and she said to Jacob, Give me children or else I die.”
Genesis 30
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1When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. "Give me children, or I will die!" she said to Jacob.
“and when Rachel saw that she bared Jacob no children Rachel envied her sister and said unto Jacob give me children or else I die.”
“And when Rachel saw that she bared Jacob, no children, Rachel envied her sister and said unto Jacob, give me children or else I die.”
“when Rachel saw that she bared Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister and said to Jacob, Give me children or else I die.”
“Now, when Rachel saw that she bore no children, Rachel envied her sister and said to Jacob, give me children or else I die.”
2Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, "Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?"
“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”
“Then Jacob's anger burned against Rachel, and he said, Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”
“Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel. And he said, am I in God's stead who hath withheld from thee the fruit of thy womb?”
“And Jacob's anger was aroused against Rachel and he said, am I in the place of God who has withheld from you the fruit of your womb?”
“And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel. And he said, am I in God's stead with we withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?”
3Then she said, "Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family."
“and she said behold my maid Billa go in unto her and She shall bear upon my knees that I may also have children by her.”
“So she said, here is my maid Bilhah. Go into her and she will bear a child on my knees that I also may have children by her.”
“she said, Here is my maid Bilhah. Go into her, that she may bear on my knees, that through her I too may have children.”
“And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah going unto her, and she shall bear upon my knees, so that I may also have children by her.”
“So she said, Here is my maid, Beliah. Go into her and she will bear you a child on my knees, that I also may have children by her.”
4So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,
“And she gave him Bilhah, her handmaid, to wife. And Jacob went into her”
5and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.
“And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.”
“Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.”
“and Bilhah conceived and bare Jacob a son.”
6Then Rachel said, "God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son." So she named him Dan.
“then Rachel said, God has vindicated me, and has indeed heard my voice, and has given me a son. Therefore she named him Dan.”
“Then Rachel said, God has judged my case and he has also heard my voice and given me a son. Therefore, she called his name Dan,”
“Rachel said, God has judged my case. And he has also heard my voice and given me a son. Therefore, she called his name Judged, Dan,”
“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”
7And Rachel's servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
“Rachel's maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.”
“Rachel's maid Bilhah conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.”
“and Bilhah, Rachel's maid, conceived again and bare Jacob a second son.”
“And Bilhah, Rachel's maid, conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.”
8Then Rachel said, "In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won." So she named him Naphtali.
“Then Rachel said, with great wrestlings, I have wrestled with my sister. And indeed, I have prevailed. So she called his name Wrestlings, Naphtali,”
“So Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and I have indeed prevailed. And she named him Naphtali.”
“And Rachel said, with great wrestling have I wrestled with my sister and I have prevailed. And she called his name Naphtali,”
“Then Rachel said, With great wrestling I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed. So she called his name Naphtali.”
9When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
“When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah, her maid, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.”
“When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took her maid Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.”
10And Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
“Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son.”
“Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son.”
“And Zilphah, Leah's maid, bare Jacob a son.”
11Then Leah said, "How fortunate!" So she named him Gad.
“And Leah said, a troop cometh and she called his name Gad.”
“Then Leah said, How fortunate. So she named him Gad.”
12When Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son,
“Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.”
“Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.”
“And Zilpah, Leah's maid, bore Jacob a second son.”
“And Zilphah, Leah's maid, bare Jacob a second son.”
13Leah said, "How happy I am! For the women call me happy." So she named him Asher.
“Then Leah said, I am happy, for the daughters will call me blessed. So she called his name Happy, Asher.”
“Then Leah said, Happy am I, for women will call me happy. So she named him Asher.”
“And Leah said, happy am I for the daughters will call me blessed. And she called his name Asher.”
14Now during the wheat harvest, Reuben went out and found some mandrakes in the field. When he brought them to his mother, Rachel begged Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes."
“in the days of wheat harvest, Reuben went 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.”
“went in the days of the wheat harvest. And he found some 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.”
15But Leah replied, "Is it not enough that you have taken away my husband? Now you want to take my son's mandrakes as well?" "Very well," said Rachel, "he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son's mandrakes."
“But she said to her, Is it a small matter for you to take my husband? And would you take my son's mandrakes also? So Rachel said, Therefore he may lie with you tonight in return for your son's mandrakes.”
“And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? 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.”
16When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, "You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son's mandrakes." So he slept with her that night.
“When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, then 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. So he lay with her that night.”
“And 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 all that night.”
17And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
“God gave heed to Leah, and she conceived and bared Jacob a fifth son.”
“And God hearkened unto Leah and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son.”
“And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived and bared Jacob a fifth son.”
18Then Leah said, "God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband." So she named him Issachar.
“Then Leah said, God has given me my wages because I gave my maid to my husband. So she named him Issachar.”
“And Leah said, God hath given me my hire. Because I have given my maiden to my husband. And she called his name Issachar.”
“And Leah said, God has given me my hire because I have given my maiden to my husband and she called his name”
19Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob.
“Then Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son.”
“Leah conceived again and bore a sixth son to Jacob.”
20"God has given me a good gift," she said. "This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons." And she named him Zebulun.
“Then Leah said, God has endowed me with a good gift. Now my husband will dwell with me because I have borne him six sons. So she named him Zebulun.”
“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,”
“And Leah said, God has endowed me with a good endowment. Now my husband will dwell with me because I have borne him six sons. So she called his name”
“Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry. A good dowry. Now will my husband dwell with me because I have borne him six sons and she called his name Zebulun.”
21After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
“And afterwards she bore a daughter and called her name Dinah.”
“And afterwards she bore a daughter and called her name Dinah”
“And afterwards, she bore a daughter and called her name Dinah.”
22Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
“Then God remembered Rachel. And God listened to her and opened her womb.”
“And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her and opened her womb,”
“and God remembered Rachel and God hearkened to her and opened her womb.”
“Then God remembered Rachel, and God gave heed to her and opened her womb.”
“And God remembered Rachel and hearkened to her and opened her womb.”
23and she conceived and gave birth to a son. "God has taken away my shame," she said.
“she conceived and bore a son and said, God has taken away my reproach.”
“she conceived and bore a son, and said, God has taken away my reproach,”
“and she conceived and bare a son, and said, God had taken away my reproach,”
“And she conceived and bared a son and said, God hath taken away my reproach.”
“she conceived and bore a son and said, God has taken away my reproach.”
“She conceived and bore a son and said God hath taken away my reproach.”
24She named him Joseph, and said, "May the LORD add to me another son."
“So she called his name Joseph and said, the Lord shall add to me another son.”
“she named him Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.”
“And she called his name Joseph and said the Lord shall add to me another son”
“And she called his name Joseph and said, the Lord shall add to me another son.”
“So she called his name Joseph and said, The Lord shall add to me another son.”
“she named him Jacob, Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.”
25Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland.
“Now it came about when Rachel had borne Joseph that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away that I may go to my own place and to my own country.”
“And so it came to pass when Rachel had born Joseph that Jacob said to Laban, send me away that I may go into my own place and to my country.”
“"'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, unto my country.”
26Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you."
“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.”
“Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me depart. For you yourself know my service which I have rendered you.”
“Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go, for thou knowest my service to which I have done thee.”
“give me uh my wives and my children for whom i have served thee and let me go for thou knowest my service which i have done for thee.”
“Give me my wives, my children for whom I have served you, and let me go, for you know my service which I have done for you.”
“Give me my wives, my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go, for thou knowest my service, which I have done thee.'".”
27But Laban replied, "If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you."
“And Laban said unto 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.”
“"'And Laban said unto 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.'".”
“But Laban said to him, If now it pleases you, stay with me. I have defined that the Lord has blessed me on your account.”
“Laban said to him, please stay. If I have found favor in your eyes, for I have learned by experience that the Lord has blessed me for your sake.”
“And Laban said unto him I pray thee if I have found favor in thine eyes Terry. For I have learned by experience actually the word is enchantments that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.”
“Laban said unto Jacob, 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.”
28And he added, "Name your wages, and I will pay them."
“And he said, appoint me thy wages and I will give it.”
“And he said appoint me thy wages and I will give it.”
“Name your wages, and I will give it.”
“And he said appoint me thy wages and i will give it.”
“And he said appoint me thy wages and I'll give it.”
29Then Jacob answered, "You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care.
“but he said to him, You yourself know how I have served you and how your cattle have fared with me.”
“And he said unto him thou knowest how i have served thee and how thy cattle was with me.”
“And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee and how thy cattle was with”
30Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?"
“For you had little before I came and it has increased to a multitude. And the Lord has blessed you wherever I turned. But now when shall I provide for my own household also?”
“For it was little which thou hadst before I came. It's 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?”
“For it was little which thou hast before i came. And it is now increased unto a multitude. And the lord had blessed thee since my coming. And now when shall i provide for mine own house also.”
“it was little which thou hast before I came. You didn't have that much. And it is now increased unto a multitude. And the Lord hath blessed thee since my coming. And now when shall I provide for my own house?”
31"What can I give you?" Laban asked. "You do not need to give me anything," Jacob replied. "If you do this one thing for me, I will keep on shepherding and keeping your flocks.
“So he said, What shall I give you? And Jacob said, You shall not give me anything. If you will do this one thing for me, I will again pasture and keep your flock.”
“So he said, what shall I give you? And Jacob said, you shall not give me anything. If you will do this for me, I will again feed and keep your flocks.”
“he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me anything. If thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock.”
“And he said what shall I give thee. Jacob said thou shalt not give me anything if thou will do this thing for me I will again feed and keep thy flock.”
32Let me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and every spotted or speckled goat. These will be my wages.
“Let me pass through your entire flock today, removing from there every speckled and spotted sheep and every black one among the lambs and the spotted and speckled among the goats, and such shall be my wages.”
“Let me pass through all your flock today, removing from there all of the speckled and spotted sheep and all of the brown ones among the lambs and the spotted and the speckled among the goats, and these shall be my wages.”
“I'll pass through all thy flock to -day, removing from fence all the speckled and spotted cattle, all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats, and of such shall be my hire.”
“I will pass through all thy flock today removing from there 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.”
33So my honesty will testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future. If I have any goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not dark-colored, they will be considered stolen."
“So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face, every one that's not speckled and spotted among the goats and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.”
“so shall my righteousness answer for me in the time to come when it shall come for my hire before thy face, everyone that is not speckled and spotted among the goats and the brown among the sheep that shall be counted stolen with…”
“So my honesty will answer for me later when you come concerning my wages. Everyone that is not speckled and spotted among the goats and black among the lambs, if found with me, will be considered stolen.”
“So shall my honesty answer for me in time to come when it shall come for my hire before thy face everyone that is not speckled and spotted among the goats and brown among the sheep that shall be counted stolen with me.”
“So shall my righteousness answer for me, Jacob says, in time to come when it shall come for my hire before thy face. Everyone that is not speckled and spotted among the goats and brown among the sheep that shall be counted stolen.”
34"Agreed," said Laban. "Let it be as you have said."
“And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.”
“Laban said, Good, let it be according to your word.”
“And Laban said, behold, I would that it might be according to thy word.”
“And Laban said behold I would it it might be according to thy word.”
“And Laban said, behold, I would that it might be according to thy word.”
35That very day Laban removed all the streaked or spotted male goats and every speckled or spotted female goat—every one that had any white on it—and every dark-colored lamb, and he placed them under the care of his sons.
“So he removed on that day the striped and spotted male goats and all the speckled and spotted female goats, every one with white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave them into the care of his sons.”
“So he removed that day the male goats that were speckled and spotted, and all of the female goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all of the brown ones from among the lambs, and he…”
“And he removed that day the heat goats that were ring -streaked and spotted, and all the 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…”
“And he removed that day the he goats that were striped and spotted and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted and everyone that had some white in it and all the brown among the sheep and gave them into the hand of the…”
36Then he put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob, while Jacob was shepherding the rest of Laban's flocks.
“And he put a distance of three days' journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.”
“he put three days' journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.”
“He set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob, and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.”
“And he set three days journey between himself and Jacob and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.”
“And he set three days journey between himself and Jacob. And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.”
37Jacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled the bark, exposing the white inner wood of the branches.
“And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree, and peeled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.”
“Now Jacob took for himself rods of green poplar, and almond, and chestnut trees, and he peeled white strips in them and exposed the white which was in the rods.”
“Jacob took him rods of green poplar and of the hazel and chestnut tree. And he pilled white strakes in them, peeling back the bark and made the white appear, which was in the rods.”
38Then he set the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of the flocks coming in to drink. So when the flocks were in heat and came to drink,
“And the rods which he had peeled he set before the flocks in the gutters, in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, so that they should conceive when they came to drink.”
“he set the rods which he had peeled in front of the flocks in the gutters, even in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, and they mated when they came to drink.”
“And he set the rods which had pilled before the flocks in the gutters and in the watering troughs when the flocks came in to drink that they should conceive when they came to drink.”
“And he set the rods which he had piled before the flocks in the gutters and the watering troughs, when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.”
“And he set the rods which he had peeled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering crops when the flocks came to drink that they should conceive when they came to drink.”
39they mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.
“So the flocks mated by the rods, and the flocks brought forth striped, speckled, and spotted.”
“And the flocks conceived before the rods and brought forth cattle striped speckled and spotted.”
40Jacob set apart the young, but made the rest face the streaked dark-colored sheep in Laban's flocks. Then he set his own stock apart and did not put them with Laban's animals.
“Jacob separated the lambs and made the flock's face toward the striped and all the black in the flock of Laban, and he put his own herds apart and did not put them with Laban's flock.”
“Then Jacob separated the lambs and made the flocks face toward the streaked and all of the brown of the flock of Laban, but he put his own flocks by themselves and did not put them with Laban's flock.”
“And Jacob did separate the lambs and set the faces of the flocks toward the striped and all the brown and the flock of Laban. And he put his own flocks by themselves and put them not unto Laban's cattle”
“And Jacob did separate the lambs and set the faces of the flocks towards the ring strake and all the brown of the flock of Laban. And he put his own flocks by themselves and put them not unto Laban's cattle.”
41Whenever the stronger females of the flock were in heat, Jacob would place the branches in the troughs, in full view of the animals, so that they would breed in front of the branches.
“And it came to pass whenever the stronger livestock conceived that Jacob placed the rods before the eyes of the livestock in the gutters that they might conceive among the rods.”
“whenever the stronger of the flock were mating, that Jacob would place the rods in the sight of the flock in the gutter, so that they might mate by the rods.”
“And it came to pass when so ever 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.”
42But if the animals were weak, he did not set out the branches. So the weaker animals went to Laban and the stronger ones to Jacob.
“But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put them in. So the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger were Jacob's.”
“but when the flock was feeble, he did not put them in, so the feebler were Laban's and the stronger Jacob's.”
“But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in so that the feebler were Laban's and the stronger were Jacob's.”
“when the cattle were feeble he put them not in so that the feebler were Laban's and the stronger were Jacob's.”
43Thus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous. He owned large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys.
“So the man became exceedingly prosperous and had large flocks and female and male servants and camels and donkeys.”
“the man became exceedingly prosperous and had large flocks and female and male servants and camels and donkeys.”
“Thus the man became exceedingly prosperous, and he had large flocks, female and male servants, camels and donkeys.".”