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 30:1 ¶ 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.

 30:1 ¶ And when Rachelº sawºº thatº she bareºº Jacobº no children,ººº Rachelº enviedºº her sister;º and saidºº untoº Jacob,º Giveºº me children,º orº elseº Iº die.ºº

 30:2 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?

 30:2 And Jacob'sº angerº was kindledºº against Rachel:º and he said,ºº [Am] Iº in God'sº stead,º whoº hath withheldºº fromº thee the fruitº of the womb?º

 30:3 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.

 30:3 And she said,ºº Beholdº my maidº Bilhah,º go inºº untoº her; and she shall bearºº uponº my knees,º that Iº may alsoº have childrenºº byº her.

 30:4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

 30:4 And she gaveºº himº Bilhahº her handmaidº to wife:º and Jacobº went inºº untoº her.

 30:5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

 30:5 And Bilhahº conceived,ºº and bareºº Jacobº a son.º

 30:6 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.

 30:6 And Rachelº said,ºº Godº hath judgedºº me, and hath alsoº heardºº my voice,º and hath givenºº me a son:º thereforeºº calledºº she his nameº Dan.º

 30:7 And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

 30:7 And Bilhahº Rachel'sº maidº conceivedºº again,º and bareºº Jacobº a secondº son.º

 30:8 And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

 30:8 And Rachelº said,ºº With greatº wrestlingsº have I wrestledºº withº my sister,º andº I have prevailed:ºº and she calledºº his nameº Naphtali.º

 30:9 When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.

 30:9 When Leahº sawºº thatº she had leftºº bearing,ººº she tookººº Zilpahº her maid,º and gaveºº her Jacobº to wife.º

 30:10 And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare Jacob a son.

 30:10 And Zilpahº Leah'sº maidº bareºº Jacobº a son.º

 30:11 And Leah said, Fortunate! and she called his name Gad.

 30:11 And Leahº said,ºº A troopº cometh:ººº and she calledººº his nameº Gad.º

 30:12 And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare Jacob a second son.

 30:12 And Zilpahº Leah'sº maidº bareºº Jacobº a secondº son.º

 30:13 And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher.

 30:13 And Leahº said,ºº Happyº am I,º forº the daughtersº will call me blessed:ºº and she calledººº his nameº Asher.º

 30:14 ¶ 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.

 30:14 ¶ And Reubenº wentº inºº the daysº of wheatº harvest,º and foundºº mandrakesº in the field,º and broughtºº them untoº his motherº Leah.º Then Rachelº saidºº toº Leah,º Giveº me,ºº I pray thee,º of thy son'sº mandrakes.ºº

 30:15 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.

 30:15 And she saidºº unto her, [Is it] a small matterº that thou hast takenººº my husband?º and wouldest thou take awayººº my son'sº mandrakesº also?º And Rachelº said,ºº Thereforeº he shall lieºº withº thee to nightº forº thy son'sº mandrakes.º

 30:16 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.

 30:16 And Jacobº cameºº out ofº the fieldº in the evening,º and Leahº went outºº to meetºº him, and said,ºº Thou must come inºº untoº me; forº surelyºº I have hiredºº thee with my son'sº mandrakes.º And he layºº withº her thatº night.º

 30:17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son.

 30:17 And Godº hearkenedºº untoº Leah,º and she conceived,ºº and bareºº Jacobº the fifthº son.º

 30:18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

 30:18 And Leahº said,ºº Godº hath givenºº me my hire,º becauseº I have givenºº my maidenº to my husband:º and she calledºº his nameº Issachar.º

 30:19 And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob.

 30:19 And Leahº conceivedºº again,º and bareºº Jacobº the sixthº son.º

 30:20 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.

 30:20 And Leahº said,ºº Godº hath enduedºº me [with] a goodº dowry;º nowº will my husbandº dwellºº withº me, becauseº I have bornºº him sixº sons:º and she calledººº his nameº Zebulun.º

 30:21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

 30:21 And afterwardsº she bareºº a daughter,º and calledººº her nameº Dinah.º

 30:22 ¶ And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

 30:22 ¶ And Godº rememberedººº Rachel,º and Godº hearkenedºº toº her, and openedººº her womb.º

 30:23 And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

 30:23 And she conceived,ºº and bareºº a son;º and said,ºº Godº hath taken awayººº my reproach:º

 30:24 and she called his name Joseph, saying, Jehovah add to me another son.

 30:24 And she calledººº his nameº Joseph;º and said,ºº The LORDº shall addºº to me anotherº son.º

 30:25 ¶ 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.

 30:25 ¶ And it came to pass,º whenº Rachelº had bornººº Joseph,º that Jacobº saidºº untoº Laban,º Send me away,ºº that I may goººº untoº mine own place,º and to my country.º

 30:26 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.

 30:26 Giveºº [me]º my wivesº and my children,º forº whomºº I have servedºº thee, and let me go:ººº forº thouº knowestººº my serviceº whichº I have doneºº thee.

 30:27 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.

 30:27 And Labanº saidºº untoº him, I pray thee,º ifº I have foundºº favourº in thine eyes,º [tarry: for] I have learned by experienceºº that the LORDº hath blessedºº me for thy sake.º

 30:28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

 30:28 And he said,ºº Appointººº me thy wages,º and I will giveºº [it].

 30:29 And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have fared with me.

 30:29 And he saidºº untoº him, Thouº knowestººº howº I have servedºº thee, and howº thy cattleº wasº withº me.

 30:30 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?

 30:30 Forº [it was] littleº whichº thou hadstº beforeº Iº [came], and it is [now] increasedºº unto a multitude;º and the LORDº hath blessedºº thee since my coming:º and nowº whenº shall Iº provideºº for mine own houseº also?º

 30:31 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.

 30:31 And he said,ºº Whatº shall I giveº thee?ºº And Jacobº said,ºº Thou shalt notº giveºº me any thing:º ifº thou wilt doºº thisº thingº for me, I will againºº feedºº [and] keepºº thy flock:º

 30:32 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.

 30:32 I will passºº throughº allº thy flockº to day,º removingºº from thenceºº allº the speckledº and spottedºº cattle,º and allº the brownº cattleº among the sheep,º and the spottedºº and speckledº among the goats:º and [of such] shall beº my hire.º

 30:33 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.

 30:33 So shall my righteousnessº answerºº for me in timeº to come,º whenº it shall comeºº forº my hireº before thy face:º every oneº thatº [is] notº speckledº and spottedºº among the goats,º and brownº among the sheep,º thatº shall be counted stolenºº withº me.

 30:34 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

 30:34 And Labanº said,ºº Behold,º I wouldº it might beºº according to thy word.º

 30:35 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;

 30:35 And he removedºº thatº dayºº the he goatsº that were ringstrakedº and spotted,ºº and allº the she goatsº that were speckledº and spotted,ºº [and] every oneº thatº had [some] whiteº in it, and allº the brownº among the sheep,º and gaveºº [them] into the handº of his sons.º

 30:36 and he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.

 30:36 And he setºº threeº days'º journeyº betwixtº himself and Jacob:º and Jacobº fedººº the restºº of Laban'sº flocks.º

 30:37 ¶ 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.

 30:37 ¶ And Jacobº tookºº him rodsº of greenº poplar,º and of the hazelº and chesnut tree;º and pilledºº whiteº strakesº in them,º and made the whiteº appearº whichº [was] inº the rods.º

 30:38 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.

 30:38 And he setººº the rodsº whichº he had pilledºº beforeº the flocksº in the guttersº in the wateringº troughsº whenº the flocksº cameºº to drink,ºº that they should conceiveºº when they cameºº to drink.ºº

 30:39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted.

 30:39 And the flocksº conceivedºº beforeº the rods,º and brought forthºº cattleº ringstraked,º speckled,º and spotted.ºº

 30:40 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.

 30:40 And Jacobº did separateºº the lambs,º and setºº the facesº of the flocksº towardº the ringstraked,º and allº the brownº in the flockº of Laban;º and he putºº his own flocksº by themselves,º and putºº them notº untoº Laban'sº cattle.º

 30:41 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;

 30:41 And it came to pass,º whensoeverº the strongerºº cattleº did conceive,ºº that Jacobº laidººº the rodsº before the eyesº of the cattleº in the gutters,º that they might conceiveºº among the rods.º

 30:42 but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.

 30:42 But when the cattleº were feeble,ºº he putº [them] notº in:ºº so the feeblerºº wereº Laban's,º and the strongerºº Jacob's.º

 30:43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.

 30:43 And the manº increasedºº exceedingly,º and hadº muchº cattle,º and maidservants,º and menservants,º and camels,º and asses.º