Chapter 30

And when Rachel saw⁴ that she bare¹ Jacob no children, Rachel envied¹⁷ her sister; and said⁴ unto Jacob, Give³ me children, or else I die.⁵

And Jacob's anger was kindled⁴ against Rachel: and he said,⁴ [Am] I in God's stead, who hath withheld¹ from thee the fruit of the womb?

And she said,⁴ Behold my maid Bilhah, go in³ unto her; and she shall bear⁴ upon my knees, that I may also have children¹¹ by her.

And she gave⁴ him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in⁴ unto her.

And Bilhah conceived,⁴ and bare⁴ Jacob a son.

And Rachel said,⁴ God hath judged¹ me, and hath also heard¹ my voice, and hath given⁴ me a son: therefore called¹ she his name Dan.

And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived⁴ again, and bare⁴ Jacob a second son.

And Rachel said,⁴ With great wrestlings have I wrestled⁸ with my sister, and I have prevailed:¹ and she called⁴ his name Naphtali.

When Leah saw⁴ that she had left¹ bearing,² she took⁴ Zilpah her maid, and gave⁴ her Jacob to wife.

And Zilpah Leah's maid bare⁴ Jacob a son.

And Leah said,⁴ A troop cometh:¹ and she called⁴ his name Gad.

And Zilpah Leah's maid bare⁴ Jacob a second son.

And Leah said,⁴ Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed:¹⁴ and she called⁴ his name Asher.

And Reuben went in⁴ the days of wheat harvest, and found⁴ mandrakes in the field, and brought⁵⁵ them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said⁴ to Leah, Give³ me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.

And she said⁴ unto her, [Is it] a small matter that thou hast taken² my husband? and wouldest thou take away² my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said,⁴ Therefore he shall lie⁴ with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.

And Jacob came⁴ out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out⁴ to meet² him, and said,⁴ Thou must come in⁴ unto me; for surely² I have hired¹ thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay⁴ with her that night.

And God hearkened⁴ unto Leah, and she conceived,⁴ and bare⁴ Jacob the fifth son.

And Leah said,⁴ God hath given¹ me my hire, because I have given¹ my maiden to my husband: and she called⁴ his name Issachar.

And Leah conceived⁴ again, and bare⁴ Jacob the sixth son.

And Leah said,⁴ God hath endued¹ me [with] a good dowry; now will my husband dwell⁴ with me, because I have born¹ him six sons: and she called⁴ his name Zebulun.

And afterwards she bare¹ a daughter, and called⁴ her name Dinah.

And God remembered⁴ Rachel, and God hearkened⁴ to her, and opened⁴ her womb.

And she conceived,⁴ and bare⁴ a son; and said,⁴ God hath taken away¹ my reproach:

And she called⁴ his name Joseph; and said,² The LORD shall add⁵⁵ to me another son.

And it came to pass, when Rachel had born¹ Joseph, that Jacob said⁴ unto Laban, Send me away,¹⁶ that I may go⁴ unto mine own place, and to my country.

Give³ [me] my wives and my children, for whom I have served¹ thee, and let me go:⁴ for thou knowest¹ my service which I have done¹ thee.

And Laban said⁴ unto him, I pray thee, if I have found¹ favour in thine eyes, [tarry: for] I have learned by experience¹⁴ that the LORD hath blessed¹⁷ me for thy sake.

And he said,⁴ Appoint³ me thy wages, and I will give⁴ [it].

And he said⁴ unto him, Thou knowest¹ how I have served¹ thee, and how thy cattle was with me.

For [it was] little which thou hadst before I [came], and it is [now] increased⁴ unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed¹⁷ thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide⁴ for mine own house also?

And he said,⁴ What shall I give⁴ thee? And Jacob said,⁴ Thou shalt not give⁴ me any thing: if thou wilt do⁴ this thing for me, I will again⁴ feed⁴ [and] keep⁴ thy flock:

I will pass through⁴ all thy flock to day, removing⁵³ from thence all the speckled and spotted⁷ cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted⁷ and speckled among the goats: and [of such] shall be my hire.

So shall my righteousness answer¹ for me in time to come, when it shall come⁴ for my hire before thy face: every one that [is] not speckled and spotted⁷ among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen⁷ with me.

And Laban said,⁴ Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

And he removed⁵⁵ that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted,⁷ and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted,⁷ [and] every one that had [some] white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave⁴ [them] into the hand of his sons.

And he set⁴ three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed⁶ the rest¹² of Laban's flocks.

And Jacob took⁴ him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled¹⁷ white strakes in them, and made the white appear which [was] in the rods.

And he set⁵⁵ the rods which he had pilled¹⁴ before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came⁴ to drink,² that they should conceive⁴ when they came² to drink.²

And the flocks conceived⁴ before the rods, and brought forth⁴ cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.⁷

And Jacob did separate⁵² the lambs, and set⁴ the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put⁴ his own flocks by themselves, and put¹ them not unto Laban's cattle.

And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger³⁰ cattle did conceive,¹⁵ that Jacob laid¹ the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive¹⁵ among the rods.

But when the cattle were feeble,⁵³ he put [them] not in:⁴ so the feebler⁷ were Laban's, and the stronger⁷ Jacob's.

And the man increased⁴ exceedingly, ³⁹⁶⁶ and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.