Genesis 30:1 ¶ When Rachel7354 saw7200 that she bore3205 Jacob3290 no children, Rachel7354 envied7065 her sister.269 She said559 to Jacob,3290 "Give3051 me children,1121 or else369 I will die."4191 cr

Genesis 30:2 ¶ Jacob's3290 anger639 was kindled2734 against Rachel,7354 and he said,559 "Am I in God's430 place, who has withheld4513 from you the fruit6529 of the womb?"990 cr

Genesis 30:3 ¶ She said,559 "Behold, my maid519 Bilhah.1090 Go in935 to her, that she may bear3205 on my knees,1290 and I also may obtain children1129 by her." cr 4 She gave5414 him Bilhah1090 her handmaid8198 as wife,802 and Jacob3290 went in935 to her. cr 5 Bilhah1090 conceived,2029 and bore3205 Jacob3290 a son.1121 cr 6 Rachel7354 said,559 "God430 has judged1777 me, and has also heard8085 my voice,6963 and has given5414 me a son."1121 Therefore called7121 she his name8034 Dan.1835 cr 7 Bilhah,1090 Rachel's7354 handmaid,8198 conceived2029 again, and bore3205 Jacob3290 a second8145 son.1121 cr 8 Rachel7354 said,559 "With mighty430 wrestlings5319 have I wrestled6617 with my sister,269 and have prevailed."3201 She named8034 him7121 Naphtali.5321 cr

Genesis 30:9 ¶ When Leah3812 saw7200 that she had finished5975 bearing,3205 she took3947 Zilpah,2153 her handmaid,8198 and gave5414 her to Jacob3290 as a wife.802 cr 10 Zilpah,2153 Leah's3812 handmaid,8198 bore3205 Jacob3290 a son.1121 cr 11 Leah3812 said,559 "How1409 fortunate!"935 She named8034 him7121 Gad.1410 cr 12 Zilpah,2153 Leah's3812 handmaid,8198 bore3205 Jacob3290 a second8145 son.1121 cr 13 Leah3812 said,559 "Happy am I,837 for the daughters1323 will call me happy."833 She named8034 him7121 Asher.836 cr

Genesis 30:14 ¶ Reuben7205 went in3212 the days3117 of wheat2406 harvest,7105 and found4672 mandrakes1736 in the field,7704 and brought935 them to his mother,517 Leah.3812 Then Rachel7354 said559 to Leah,3812 "Please give me5414 some of your son's1121 mandrakes."1736 cr

Genesis 30:15 ¶ She said559 to her, "Is it a small matter4592 that you have taken3947 away my husband?376 Would you take away3947 my son's1121 mandrakes,1736 also?" Rachel7354 said,559 "Therefore he will lie7901 with you tonight3915 for8478 your son's1121 mandrakes."1736 cr

Genesis 30:16 ¶ Jacob3290 came935 from the field7704 in the evening,6153 and Leah3812 went out3318 to meet7125 him, and said,559 "You must come in935 to me; for I have surely7936 hired7936 you with my son's1121 mandrakes."1736 He lay7901 with her that night.3915 cr 17 God430 listened to Leah,3812 and she conceived,2029 and bore3205 Jacob3290 a fifth2549 son.1121 cr 18 Leah3812 said,559 "God430 has given5414 me my hire,7939 because834 I gave5414 my handmaid8198 to my husband."376 She named8034 him Issachar.3485 cr 19 Leah3812 conceived2029 again, and bore3205 a sixth8345 son1121 to Jacob.3290 cr 20 Leah3812 said,559 "God430 has endowed2064 me with a good2896 dowry.2065 Now6471 my husband376 will live2082 with me, because I have borne3205 him six8337 sons."1121 She named8034 him7121 Zebulun.2074 cr 21 Afterwards,310 she bore3205 a daughter,1323 and named8034 her7121 Dinah.1783 cr

Genesis 30:22 ¶ God430 remembered2142 Rachel,7354 and God430 listened8085 to her, and opened6605 her womb.7358 cr 23 She conceived,2029 bore3205 a son,1121 and said,559 "God430 has taken away622 my reproach."2781 cr 24 She named8034 him7121 Joseph,3130{Joseph means “may he add”.} saying,559 "May Yahweh3068 add3254 another312 son1121 to me." cr

Genesis 30:25 ¶ It happened, when Rachel7354 had borne3205 Joseph,3130 that Jacob3290 said559 to Laban,3837 "Send me away,7971 that I may go3212 to my own place,4725 and to my country.776 cr 26 Give5414 me my wives802 and my children3206 for2004 whom I have served5647 you, and let me go;3212 for you know3045 my service5656 with which I have served5647 you." cr

Genesis 30:27 ¶ Laban3837 said559 to him, "If now I have found4672 favor2580 in your eyes,5869 stay here, for I have divined5172 that Yahweh3068 has blessed1288 me for your sake."1558 cr 28 He said,559 "Appoint5344 me your wages,7939 and I will give5414 it." cr

Genesis 30:29 ¶ He said559 to him, "You know3045 how834 I have served5647 you, and how834 your livestock4735 have fared with me. cr 30 For it was little4592 which you had before I6440 came, and it has increased6555 to a multitude.7230 Yahweh3068 has blessed1288 you wherever I turned.7272 Now when4970 will I provide6213 for my own house1004 also?" cr

Genesis 30:31 ¶ He said,559 "What shall I give you?"5414 Jacob3290 said,559 "You5414 shall not give5414 me anything. If you will do6213 this thing1697 for me, I will again7725 feed7462 your flock6629 and keep8104 it. cr 32 I will pass5674 through all your flock6629 today,3117 removing5493 from there every speckled5348 and spotted2921 one,7716 and every black2345 one7716 among the sheep,3775 and the spotted2921 and speckled5348 among the goats.5795 This will be my hire.7939 cr 33 So my righteousness6666 will answer6030 for me hereafter,3117 when4279 you come935 concerning my hire7939 that is before you.6440 Every one3605 that is not speckled5348 and spotted2921 among the goats,5795 and black2345 among the sheep,3775 that might be with me, will be counted stolen."1589 cr

Genesis 30:34 ¶ Laban3837 said,559 "Behold, let it be3863 according to your word."1697 cr

Genesis 30:35 ¶ That day,3117 he removed5493 the male goats8495 that were streaked6124 and spotted,2921 and all the female goats5795 that were speckled5348 and spotted,2921 every one that had white3836 in it, and all the black2345 ones among the sheep,3775 and gave5414 them into the hand3027 of his sons.1121 cr 36 He set7760 three7969 days'3117 journey1870 between himself and Jacob,3290 and Jacob3290 fed7462 the rest3498 of Laban's3837 flocks.6629 cr

Genesis 30:37 ¶ Jacob3290 took3947 to himself rods4731 of fresh3892 poplar,3839 almond,3869 plane tree,6196 peeled6478 white3836 streaks6479 in them, and made the white3836 appear4286 which was in the rods.4731 cr 38 He set3322 the rods4731 which he had peeled6478 opposite6478 the flocks6629 in the gutters7298 in the4325 watering-troughs8268 where the flocks6629 came935 to drink.8354 They conceived3179 when they came935 to drink.8354 cr 39 The flocks6629 conceived3179 before the rods,4731 and the flocks6629 produced3205 streaked,6124 speckled,5348 and spotted.2921 cr 40 Jacob3290 separated6504 the lambs,3775 and set5414 the faces6440 of the flocks6629 toward413 the streaked6124 and all the black2345 in the flock6629 of Laban:3837 and he put7896 his own droves5739 apart, and didn't put7896 them into Laban's3837 flock.6629 cr 41 It happened, whenever the stronger7194 of the flock6629 conceived,3179 that Jacob3290 laid7760 the rods4731 before the eyes5869 of the flock6629 in the gutters,7298 that they might conceive3179 among the rods;4731 cr 42 but when the flock6629 were feeble,5848 he didn't put them in.7760 So the feebler5848 were Laban's,3837 and the stronger7194 Jacob's.3290 cr 43 The man376 increased6555 exceedingly,3966 and had large7227 flocks,6629 female servants8198 and male servants,5650 and camels1581 and donkeys.2543 cr