Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
When
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
Rachel seeth
that she hath
not borne
to
Jacob, and
Rachel
is
envious
of
her sister ,
and
saith
unto
Jacob,
`
Give me sons
, and
if
there
is
none
--
I die. '
Jacob
became
angry
with
Rachel and said
, “
Am I in the
place
of God ,
who has
withheld children
from you
? ”
And
Jacob's
anger
burneth
against
Rachel ,
and he
saith
, `
Am I in stead
of God who hath
withheld from thee
the
fruit
of
the
womb
? '
Then
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 saith
, `Lo,
my handmaid
Bilhah ,
go
in
unto
her, and
she doth
bear on
my
knees
, and
I am
built
up,
even
I,
from
her;'
So
Rachel
gave
Jacob
her servant Bilhah
as
a wife, and he
slept
with
her ,
and
she
giveth
to
him
Bilhah
her maid-
servant for
a wife, and Jacob
goeth
in
unto
her ;
and Bilhah conceived
and bore
him
a son .
and Bilhah conceiveth,
and beareth
to
Jacob
a son ,
Then
Rachel said
, “
God has
vindicated
me ;
He
has
heard
my plea
and given
me a son .”
So
she named
him
Dan.
and
Rachel saith
, `
God hath
decided
for
me ,
and
also
hath
hearkened
to
my voice,
and giveth
to
me a son ;'
therefore
hath
she called
his
name
Dan.
And Rachel’s
servant
Bilhah conceived
again and bore
Jacob
a second son .
And Bilhah ,
Rachel's
maid-servant,
conceiveth
again ,
and beareth
a second son to
Jacob,
Then
Rachel said,
“In
my
great
struggles
, I have wrestled with my sister and won.”
So
she named
him
Naphtali
.
and
Rachel saith
, `With
wrestlings
of
God
I have wrestled with my sister ,
yea,
I
have
prevailed;'
and she calleth
his
name
Napthali
.
When
Leah saw
that she had
stopped
having
children
, she gave
her servant Zilpah
to Jacob as
a wife .
And
Leah seeth
that she hath
ceased
from
bearing
, and
she taketh
Zilpah
her maid-
servant ,
and
giveth
her
to Jacob for
a wife ;
And Leah’s
servant
Zilpah bore
Jacob a son .
and Zilpah ,
Leah's
maid-servant,
beareth
to
Jacob a son ,
Then
Leah said
, “How
fortunate!”
So
she named
him
Gad.
and
Leah saith
, `A
troop
is
coming;'
and
she calleth
his
name
Gad.
When
Leah’s
servant
Zilpah bore
Jacob
a second son,
And
Zilpah ,
Leah's
maid-servant,
beareth
a second son to
Jacob
,
Leah said
, “How
happy
I
am!
For the
women
call
me happy .”
So
she named
him
Asher.
and
Leah saith
, `Because
of
my
happiness,
for daughters
have
pronounced
me happy ;'
and
she calleth
his
name
Asher.
Now
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
. ”
And
Reuben
goeth
in
the days
of
wheat -
harvest, and findeth
love-apples
in the field ,
and
bringeth
them in
unto
Leah,
his mother, and
Rachel saith
unto
Leah, `
Give to
me ,
I
pray
thee,
of the
love-apples
of
thy
son
. '
But
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
. ”
And
she
saith
to
her
, `
Is thy
taking
my husband a
little
thing,
that
thou
hast
taken
also
the
love-apples
of
my son
? '
and
Rachel saith
, `Therefore
doth
he lie
with thee
to-night,
for thy
son's
love-apples
. '
When
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.
And
Jacob cometh
in from the field at
evening ;
and
Leah goeth
to meet him ,
and saith
, `Unto
me dost
thou
come
in
, for hiring
I have hired thee
with my son's
love-apples;'
and
he lieth
with her during
that night.
And God listened
to
Leah, and she conceived
and bore
a
fifth
son
to Jacob .
And God hearkeneth
unto
Leah, and she conceiveth,
and beareth
to Jacob a
son,
a
fifth,
Then
Leah said
, “
God has
rewarded
me
for
giving
my maidservant
to my husband .”
So
she named
him
Issachar.
and
Leah saith
, `
God hath
given
my hire,
because
I
have
given
my
maid-servant
to my husband ;'
and
she calleth
his
name
Issachar.
Again Leah conceived
and bore
a sixth son to Jacob .
And
conceive
again doth
Leah ,
and she
beareth
a sixth son to Jacob ,
“
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 .
and
Leah
saith,
`
God hath
endowed
me --
a good dowry;
this time doth
my husband dwell
with
me, for
I have borne to
him six sons ;'
and she calleth
his
name
Zebulun ;
After
that,
Leah
gave
birth
to
a daughter and named
her Dinah.
and
afterwards
hath
she
born
a daughter ,
and calleth
her name
Dinah.
Then
God remembered
Rachel .
He
listened
to
her and opened
her womb,
And
God remembereth
Rachel ,
and
God
hearkeneth
unto
her ,
and openeth
her womb,
and she conceived
and gave
birth
to
a son .
“
God has
taken
away
my shame,”
she
said.
and she conceiveth
and beareth
a son ,
and
saith,
`
God hath
gathered
up
my reproach;'
She named
him
Joseph, and
said
, “May
the
LORD
add
to me another son. ”
and
she calleth
his
name
Joseph, saying
, `Jehovah
is
adding
to me another son. '
Now
after
Rachel
had
given
birth
to Joseph, Jacob said
to
Laban, “
Send me on
my
way
so
I can
return
to my homeland.
And
it
cometh
to pass,
when
Rachel
hath
borne
Joseph, that
Jacob saith
unto
Laban, `
Send me away,
and
I go
unto
my
place,
and
to my land;
Give 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 up
my wives and my
children ,
for whom I have served thee
, and
I go ;
for
thou
--
thou
hast
known
my service
which
I have served
thee
. '
But
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 saith
unto
him
, `
If ,
I pray
thee,
I
have found grace
in thine
eyes --
I have observed
diligently
that Jehovah
doth
bless
me for
thy
sake
. '
And
he added
, “Name
your
wages
, and I will
pay
them
. ”
He saith
also
, `Define
thy
hire
to
me
, and I give
. '
Then
Jacob
answered
, “You
know
how
I have served you
and how
your
livestock
have
thrived
under
my
care.
And
he
saith
unto
him
, `Thou
--
thou
hast
known
that
which
I have served thee
`in',
and that
which
thy
substance
was
with
me;
Indeed,
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
`it
is'
little which
thou
hast
had
at
my appearance
, and
it
breaketh
forth
into
a
multitude,
and
Jehovah
blesseth
thee
at
my
coming;
and
now, when do
I make,
I
also ,
for mine
own house
? '
“
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.
And
he
saith,
`
What do
I give to
thee
? '
And
Jacob
saith,
`Thou
dost
not give me anything ;
if thou
do for me this
thing
, I turn
back;
I
have
delight;
thy
flock
I
watch;
Let
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.
I
pass
through all thy
flock
to-day
to
turn
aside
from thence
every sheep
speckled and
spotted, and
every brown
sheep
among
the
lambs
, and speckled and
spotted
among
the
goats
--
and
it
hath
been
my hire;
So
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. ”
and
my righteousness
hath
answered
for me in the day
to
come,
when
it
cometh
in
for
my
hire
before
thy
face;
--
every
one
which
is
not speckled and
spotted among
`my'
goats
, and
brown
among
`my'
lambs - -
it
is
stolen with
me
. '
“Agreed,”
said
Laban .
“Let
it be
as
you
have
said.”
And
Laban saith,
`Lo,
O
that
it were
according
to
thy
word;'
That 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 .
and
he
turneth
aside
during
that day the ring-straked
and
the
spotted he-
goats ,
and all
the
speckled and
the
spotted she-goats,
every one that `hath'
white in
it ,
and every brown
one
among
the
lambs
, and he giveth
into
the hand
of his sons ,
Then
he
put
a three-day
journey between himself and Jacob ,
while
Jacob was
shepherding
the rest of Laban’s
flocks
.
and
setteth
a journey of
three
days
between himself and Jacob ;
and
Jacob is
feeding
the rest of the
flock
of
Laban
.
Jacob ,
however,
took
fresh
branches
of poplar, almond,
and plane
trees
, and peeled
the
bark
, exposing
the white inner
wood
of
the branches.
And
Jacob taketh
to
himself
a
rod
of fresh
poplar, and of
the
hazel
and
chesnut
, and doth
peel
in
them
white
peelings
, making
bare
the white that
`is'
on
the rods,
Then
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
setteth
up
the rods
which
he
hath
peeled in the gutters
in
the
watering troughs (when
the flock
cometh
in to drink ),
over-against
the flock,
that
they
may
conceive
in their
coming
in
to drink ;
they
mated
in
front
of
the branches.
And they
bore
young
that
were
streaked
or
speckled or
spotted.
and
the flocks
conceive
at
the
rods,
and the
flock
beareth
ring-straked,
speckled ,
and
spotted ones
.
Jacob
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
.
And
the lambs
hath
Jacob
parted
, and
he
putteth
the face of
the flock
towards
the
ring
- straked,
also
all
the
brown
in the
flock
of
Laban,
and
he setteth
his own droves
by
themselves,
and hath
not set
them near
Laban's
flock
.
Whenever 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
hath
come
to
pass
whenever the strong
ones
of the flock conceive
, that
Jacob set
the rods
before
the eyes
of the flock
in the gutters,
to
cause
them
to
conceive
by
the
rods,
But
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
.
and
when
the flock
is
feeble
, he doth
not set `them';
and
the feeble
ones
have
been
Laban's,
and the strong
ones Jacob's
.
Thus
Jacob
became
exceedingly prosperous.
He
owned
large
flocks, maidservants
and menservants
, and camels and donkeys
.
And
the
man
increaseth
very
exceedingly ,
and
hath
many
flocks, and maid-servants
, and men-servants,
and
camels ,
and asses
.
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