1 ¶ And when Rachel saw that she gave Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister and said unto Jacob, Give me sons, or else I will die.

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 A nd 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?

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 A nd 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.

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 A nd she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife; and Jacob went in unto her.

And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

5 A nd Bilhah conceived and gave birth to a son unto Jacob.

And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

6 A nd Rachel said, God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son. Therefore she called his name Dan.

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 A nd Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again and gave birth to a second son unto Jacob.

And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

8 A nd Rachel said, With great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed; and she called his name Naphtali.

And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

9 W hen Leah saw that she had stopped bearing children, she took Zilpah, her maid and gave her Jacob to wife.

When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.

10 A nd Zilpah, Leah’s maid, gave birth to a son unto Jacob.

And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare Jacob a son.

11 A nd Leah said, Good venture has come; and she called his name Gad.

And Leah said, Fortunate! and she called his name Gad.

12 A nd Zilpah, Leah’s maid, gave birth to a second son unto Jacob.

And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare Jacob a second son.

13 A nd Leah said, Blessed am I, for the daughters will call me blessed; and she called his name Asher.

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.

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 A nd she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband and would thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.

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 A nd 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 that night.

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 A nd God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived and gave birth to a fifth son unto Jacob.

And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son.

18 A nd Leah said, God has given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband; and she called his name Issachar.

And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

19 A nd Leah conceived again and gave birth to the sixth son unto Jacob.

And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob.

20 A nd Leah said, God has endued me with a good dowry; now my husband will dwell with me because I have born him six sons; and she called his name 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.

21 A nd afterwards she gave birth to a daughter and called her name Dinah.

And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

22 A nd 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.

23 A nd she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, God has taken away my reproach;

And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

24 a nd she called his name Joseph, saying, Let the LORD add unto me another son.

and she called his name Joseph, saying, Jehovah add to me another son.

25 ¶ And it came to pass when Rachel had given birth to Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, and I shall go unto my place and to my land.

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 G ive 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 thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service wherewith I have served thee.

27 A nd Laban said unto him, Let me now find grace in thine eyes, I have learned by experience that the LORD has blessed me for thy sake.

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 A nd he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

29 A nd he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee and how many livestock thou hast with me.

And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have fared with me.

30 F or it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude, and the LORD has blessed thee since my coming; and now when shall I provide for my own house also?

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 A nd 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? 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 today, setting apart all the speckled and spotted sheep, and all the brown rams among the rams, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and of such shall be my hire.

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 S o shall my righteousness answer for me tomorrow, when my hire shall come before thy face; each one that is not speckled and spotted among my goats and brown among my sheep shall be counted stolen with me.

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 A nd Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

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

35 A nd he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked 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.

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 A nd he set three days’ journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.

and he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.

37 ¶ And Jacob took rods of green poplar and of the almond and chestnut tree and peeled white strakes in them and made the white appear which was in the rods.

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 A nd 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.

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 A nd the flocks conceived before the rods and brought forth ringstraked, speckled, and spotted sheep.

And the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted.

40 A nd Jacob separated the lambs, and put with his flock the ringstraked and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves and did not put them together with Laban’s sheep.

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 A nd it came to pass, whenever the stronger sheep conceived, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the sheep in the gutters that they might conceive among the rods.

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 B ut when the sheep were feeble, he did not put them in; so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.

but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.

43 A nd the man increased exceedingly, and had many sheep, and maidslaves and menslaves, and camels, and asses.

And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.