Genesis 30

1 ♥ 📝 A nd when Rachel^H7354 saw^H7200 that she bare^H3205 Jacob^H3290 no children, Rachel^H7354 envied^H7065 her sister;^H269 and she said^H559 unto Jacob,^H3290 Give^H3051 me children,^H1121 or else^H369 I die.^H4191

2 ♥ 📝 And Jacob's^H3290 anger^H639 was kindled^H2734 against Rachel:^H7354 and he said,^H559 Am I in God's^H430 stead, who hath withheld^H4513 from thee the fruit^H6529 of the womb?^H990

3 ♥ 📝 And she said,^H559 Behold, my maid^H519 Bilhah,^H1090 go in^H935 unto her; that she may bear^H3205 upon my knees,^H1290 and I also may obtain children^H1129 by her.

4 ♥ 📝 And she gave^H5414 him Bilhah^H1090 her handmaid^H8198 to wife:^H802 and Jacob^H3290 went in^H935 unto her.

5 ♥ 📝 And Bilhah^H1090 conceived,^H2029 and bare^H3205 Jacob^H3290 a son.^H1121

6 ♥ 📝 And Rachel^H7354 said,^H559 God^H430 hath judged^H1777 me, and hath also heard^H8085 my voice,^H6963 and hath given^H5414 me a son:^H1121 therefore called^H7121 she his name^H8034 Dan.^H1835

7 ♥ 📝 And Bilhah^H1090 Rachel's^H7354 handmaid^H8198 conceived^H2029 again, and bare^H3205 Jacob^H3290 a second^H8145 son.^H1121

8 ♥ 📝 And Rachel^H7354 said,^H559 With mighty^H430 wrestlings^H5319 have I wrestled^H6617 with my sister,^H269 and have prevailed:^H3201 and she called^H7121 his name^H8034 Naphtali.^H5321

9 ♥ 📝 When Leah^H3812 saw^H7200 that she had left^H5975 off bearing,^H3205 she took^H3947 Zilpah^H2153 her handmaid,^H8198 and gave^H5414 her to Jacob^H3290 to wife.^H802

10 ♥ 📝 And Zilpah^H2153 Leah's^H3812 handmaid^H8198 bare^H3205 Jacob^H3290 a son.^H1121

11 ♥ 📝 And Leah^H3812 said,^H559 Fortunate!^H1409 and^H935 she called^H7121 his name^H8034 Gad.^H1410

12 ♥ 📝 And Zilpah^H2153 Leah's^H3812 handmaid^H8198 bare^H3205 Jacob^H3290 a second^H8145 son.^H1121

13 ♥ 📝 And Leah^H3812 said,^H559 Happy am I!^H837 for the daughters^H1323 will call me happy:^H833 and she called^H7121 his name^H8034 Asher.^H836

14 ♥ 📝 And Reuben^H7205 went in^H3212 the days^H3117 of wheat^H2406 harvest,^H7105 and found^H4672 mandrakes^H1736 in the field,^H7704 and brought^H935 them unto his mother^H517 Leah.^H3812 Then Rachel^H7354 said^H559 to Leah,^H3812 Give me,^H5414 I pray thee, of thy son's^H1121 mandrakes.^H1736

15 ♥ 📝 And she said^H559 unto her, Is it a small matter^H4592 that thou hast taken^H3947 away^H3947 my husband?^H376 and wouldest thou take away^H3947 my son's^H1121 mandrakes^H1736 also? And Rachel^H7354 said,^H559 Therefore he shall lie^H7901 with thee to-night for^H8478 thy son's^H1121 mandrakes.^H1736

16 ♥ 📝 And Jacob^H3290 came^H935 from the field^H7704 in the evening,^H6153 and Leah^H3812 went out^H3318 to meet^H7125 him, and said,^H559 Thou must come in^H935 unto me; for I have surely^H7936 hired^H7936 thee with my son's^H1121 mandrakes.^H1736 And he lay^H7901 with her that night.^H3915

17 ♥ 📝 And God^H430 hearkened^H8085 unto Leah,^H3812 and she conceived,^H2029 and bare^H3205 Jacob^H3290 a fifth^H2549 son.^H1121

18 ♥ 📝 And Leah^H3812 said,^H559 God^H430 hath given^H5414 me my hire,^H7939 because^H834 I gave^H5414 my handmaid^H8198 to my husband:^H376 and she called^H7121 his name^H8034 Issachar.^H3485

19 ♥ 📝 And Leah^H3812 conceived^H2029 again, and bare^H3205 a sixth^H8345 son^H1121 to Jacob.^H3290

20 ♥ 📝 And Leah^H3812 said,^H559 God^H430 hath endowed^H2064 me with a good^H2896 dowry;^H2065 now^H6471 will my husband^H376 dwell^H2082 with me, because I have borne^H3205 him six^H8337 sons:^H1121 and she called^H7121 his name^H8034 Zebulun.^H2074

21 ♥ 📝 And afterwards^H310 she bare^H3205 a daughter,^H1323 and called^H7121 her name^H8034 Dinah.^H1783

22 ♥ 📝 And God^H430 remembered^H2142 Rachel,^H7354 and God^H430 hearkened^H8085 to her, and opened^H6605 her womb.^H7358

23 ♥ 📝 And she conceived,^H2029 and bare^H3205 a son:^H1121 and said,^H559 God^H430 hath taken away^H622 my reproach:^H2781

24 ♥ 📝 and she called^H7121 his name^H8034 Joseph,^H3130 saying,^H559 Jehovah^H3068 add^H3254 to me another^H312 son.^H1121

25 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass, when Rachel^H7354 had borne^H3205 Joseph,^H3130 that Jacob^H3290 said^H559 unto Laban,^H3837 Send me away,^H7971 that I may go^H3212 unto mine own place,^H4725 and to my country.^H776

26 ♥ 📝 Give^H5414 me my wives^H802 and my children^H3206 for^H2004 whom I have served^H5647 thee, and let me go:^H3212 for thou knowest^H3045 my service^H5656 wherewith I have served^H5647 thee.

27 ♥ 📝 And Laban^H3837 said^H559 unto him, If now I have found^H4672 favor^H2580 in thine eyes,^H5869 tarry: for I have divined^H5172 that Jehovah^H3068 hath blessed^H1288 me for thy sake.^H1558

28 ♥ 📝 And he said,^H559 Appoint^H5344 me thy wages,^H7939 and I will give^H5414 it.

29 ♥ 📝 And he said^H559 unto him, Thou knowest^H3045 how^H834 I have served^H5647 thee, and how^H834 thy cattle^H4735 have fared with me.

30 ♥ 📝 For it was little^H4592 which thou hadst before I^H6440 came, and it hath increased^H6555 unto a multitude;^H7230 and Jehovah^H3068 hath blessed^H1288 thee whithersoever I turned:^H7272 and now when^H4970 shall I provide^H6213 for mine own house^H1004 also?

31 ♥ 📝 And he said,^H559 What shall I give thee?^H5414 And Jacob^H3290 said,^H559 Thou shalt not give^H5414 me aught:^H3972 if thou wilt do^H6213 this thing^H1697 for me, I will again^H7725 feed^H7462 thy flock^H6629 and keep^H8104 it.

32 ♥ 📝 I will pass^H5674 through all thy flock^H6629 to-day,^H3117 removing^H5493 from thence every speckled^H5348 and spotted^H2921 one,^H7716 and every black^H2345 one^H7716 among the sheep,^H3775 and the spotted^H2921 and speckled^H5348 among the goats:^H5795 and [of such] shall be my hire.^H7939

33 ♥ 📝 So shall my righteousness^H6666 answer^H6030 for me hereafter,^H3117 when^H4279 thou shalt come^H935 concerning my hire^H7939 that is before thee:^H6440 every one^H3605 that is not speckled^H5348 and spotted^H2921 among the goats,^H5795 and black^H2345 among the sheep,^H3775 that, [if found] with me, shall be counted stolen.^H1589

34 ♥ 📝 And Laban^H3837 said,^H559 Behold, I would it might be^H3863 according to thy word.^H1697

35 ♥ 📝 And he removed^H5493 that day^H3117 the he-goats^H8495 that were ringstreaked^H6124 and spotted,^H2921 and all the she-goats^H5795 that were speckled^H5348 and spotted,^H2921 every one that had white^H3836 in it, and all the black^H2345 ones among the sheep,^H3775 and gave^H5414 them into the hand^H3027 of his sons;^H1121

36 ♥ 📝 and he set^H7760 three^H7969 days'^H3117 journey^H1870 betwixt himself and Jacob:^H3290 and Jacob^H3290 fed^H7462 the rest^H3498 of Laban's^H3837 flocks.^H6629

37 ♥ 📝 And Jacob^H3290 took^H3947 him rods^H4731 of fresh^H3892 poplar,^H3839 and of the almond^H3869 and of the plane-tree;^H6196 and peeled^H6478 white^H3836 streaks^H6479 in them, and made the white^H3836 appear^H4286 which was in the rods.^H4731

38 ♥ 📝 And he set^H3322 the rods^H4731 which he had peeled^H6478 over^H5227 against the flocks^H6629 in the gutters^H7298 in the watering-troughs^H4325 where^H8268 the flocks^H6629 came^H935 to drink;^H8354 and they conceived^H3179 when they came^H935 to drink.^H8354

39 ♥ 📝 And the flocks^H6629 conceived^H3179 before the rods,^H4731 and the flocks^H6629 brought forth^H3205 ringstreaked,^H6124 speckled,^H5348 and spotted.^H2921

40 ♥ 📝 And Jacob^H3290 separated^H6504 the lambs,^H3775 and set^H5414 the faces^H6440 of the flocks^H6629 toward^H413 the ringstreaked^H6124 and all the black^H2345 in the flock^H6629 of Laban:^H3837 and he put^H7896 his own droves^H5739 apart, and put^H7896 them not unto Laban's^H3837 flock.^H6629

41 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger^H7194 of the flock^H6629 did conceive,^H3179 that Jacob^H3290 laid^H7760 the rods^H4731 before the eyes^H5869 of the flock^H6629 in the gutters,^H7298 that they might conceive^H3179 among the rods;^H4731

42 ♥ 📝 but when the flock^H6629 were feeble,^H5848 he put them not in:^H7760 so the feebler^H5848 were Laban's,^H3837 and the stronger^H7194 Jacob's.^H3290

43 ♥ 📝 And the man^H376 increased^H6555 exceedingly,^H3966 and had large^H7227 flocks,^H6629 and maid-servants^H8198 and men-servants,^H5650 and camels^H1581 and asses.^H2543