1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Genesis 30

1 Rachel, in grief for her barrenness, giveth Bilhah her maid unto Jacob. 5 She beareth Dan and Naphtali. 9 Leah giveth Zilpah her maid, who beareth Gad and Asher. 14 Reuben findeth mandrakes, with which Leah buyeth her husband of Rachel. 17 Leah beareth Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah. 22 Rachel beareth Joseph. 25 Jacob desireth to depart. 27 Laban stayeth him on a new covenant. 37 Jacob's policy, whereby he became rich.

 30:1 Now when Rachel 7354 saw 7200 that she bore 3205 Jacob 3290 no 3808 children, she became 7065 jealous 7065 of her sister 269; and she said 559 to Jacob 3290, “Give 3051 me children 1121, or else 518 369 I die 4191.”

 30:2 Then Jacob’s 3290 anger 639 burned 2734 against Rachel 7354, and he said 559, “Am I in the place 8478 of God 430, who 834 has withheld 4513 from you the fruit 6529 of the womb 990?”

 30:3 She said 559, “Here 2009 is my maid 519 Bilhah 1090a, go 935 in to her that she may bear 3205 on my knees 1290, that through 4480 her I too 1571 may have 1129 children 1129.”

 30:4 So she gave 5414 him her maid 8198 Bilhah 1090a as a wife 802, and Jacob 3290 went 935 in to her.

 30:5 Bilhah 1090a conceived 2029 and bore 3205 Jacob 3290 a son 1121.

 30:6 Then Rachel 7354 said 559, “God 430 has vindicated 1777 me, and has indeed 1571 heard 8085 my voice 6963 and has given 5414 me a son 1121.” Therefore 5921 3651 she named 7121 him Dan 1835.

 30:7 Rachel’s 7354 maid 8198 Bilhah 1090a conceived 2029 again 5750 and bore 3205 Jacob 3290 a second 8145 son 1121.

 30:8 So Rachel 7354 said 559, “With mighty 430 wrestlings 5319 I have wrestled 6617 with my sister 269, [and] I have indeed 1571 prevailed 3201.” And she named 7121 him Naphtali 5321.

 30:9 ¶ When Leah 3812 saw 7200 that she had stopped 5975 bearing 3205, she took 3947 her maid 8198 Zilpah 2153 and gave 5414 her to Jacob 3290 as a wife 802.

 30:10 Leah’s 3812 maid 8198 Zilpah 2153 bore 3205 Jacob 3290 a son 1121.

 30:11 Then Leah 3812 said 559, “How fortunate 1409!” So she named 7121 him Gad 1410.

 30:12 Leah’s 3812 maid 8198 Zilpah 2153 bore 3205 Jacob 3290 a second 8145 son 1121.

 30:13 Then Leah 3812 said 559, “Happy 837 am I! For women 1323 will call 7121 me happy 833.” So she named 7121 him Asher 836.

 30:14 ¶ Now in the days 3117 of wheat 2406 harvest 7105a Reuben 7205 went 1980 and found 4672 mandrakes 1736 in the field 7704, and brought 935 them to his mother 517 Leah 3812. Then Rachel 7354 said 559 to Leah 3812, “Please 4994 give 5414 me some 4480 of your son’s 1121 mandrakes 1736.”

 30:15 But she said 559 to her, “Is it a small 4592 matter 4592 for you to take 3947 my husband 376? And would you take 3947 my son’s 1121 mandrakes 1736 also 1571?” So Rachel 7354 said 559, “Therefore 3651 he may lie 7901 with you tonight 3915 in return 8478 for your son’s 1121 mandrakes 1736.”

 30:16 When Jacob 3290 came 935 in from the field 7704 in the evening 6153, then Leah 3812 went 3318 out to meet 7122 him and said 559, “You must come 935 in to me, for I have surely 7936 hired 7936 you with my son’s 1121 mandrakes 1736.” So he lay 7901 with her that night 3915.

 30:17 God 430 gave 8085 heed 8085 to Leah 3812, and she conceived 2029 and bore 3205 Jacob 3290 a fifth 2549 son 1121.

 30:18 Then Leah 3812 said 559, “God 430 has given 5414 me my wages 7939 because 834 I gave 5414 my maid 8198 to my husband 376.” So she named 7121 him Issachar 3485.

 30:19 Leah 3812 conceived 2029 again 5750 and bore 3205 a sixth 8345 son 1121 to Jacob 3290.

 30:20 Then Leah 3812 said 559, “God 430 has endowed 2064 me with a good 2896a gift 2065; now 6471 my husband 376 will dwell 2082 with me, because 3588 I have borne 3205 him six 8337a sons 1121.” So she named 7121 him Zebulun 2074.

 30:21 Afterward 310 she bore 3205 a daughter 1323 and named 7121 8034 her Dinah 1783.

 30:22 ¶ Then God 430 remembered 2142 Rachel 7354, and God 430 gave 8085 heed 8085 to her and opened 6605a her womb 7358.

 30:23 So she conceived 2029 and bore 3205 a son 1121 and said 559, “God 430 has taken 622 away 622 my reproach 2781.”

 30:24 She named 7121 8034 him Joseph 3130, saying 559, “May the LORD 3068 give 3254 me another 312 son 1121.”

 30:25 ¶ Now it came 1961 about when 3512c Rachel 7354 had borne 3205 Joseph 3130, that Jacob 3290 said 559 to Laban 3837a, “Send 7971 me away 7971, that I may go 1980 to my own place 4725 and to my own country 776.

 30:26 “Give 5414 [me] my wives 802 and my children 3206 for whom 834 I have served 5647 you, and let me depart 1980; for you yourself 859 know 3045 my service 5656 which 834 I have rendered 5647 you.”

 30:27 But Laban 3837a said 559 to him, “If 518 now 4994 it pleases 4672 2580 you, [stay with me]; I have divined 5172 that the LORD 3068 has blessed 1288 me on your account 1558.”

 30:28 He continued 559, “Name 5344a me your wages 7939, and I will give 5414 it.”

 30:29 But he said 559 to him, “You yourself 859 know 3045 how 854 834 I have served 5647 you and how 854 834 your cattle 4735 have fared 1961 with me.

 30:30 “For you had 1961 little 4592 before 6440 I came and it has increased 6555 to a multitude 7230, and the LORD 3068 has blessed 1288 you wherever I turned 7272. But now 6258, when 4970 shall I provide 6213a for my own household 1004 also 1571?”

 30:31 So he said 559, “What 4100 shall I give 5414 you?” And Jacob 3290 said 559, “You shall not give 5414 me anything 3972. If 518 you will do 6213a this 2088 [one] thing 1697 for me, I will again 7725 pasture 7462a [and] keep 8104 your flock 6629:

 30:32 let me pass 5674a through your entire 3605 flock 6629 today 3117, removing 5493 from there 8033 every 3605 speckled 5348 and spotted 2921 sheep 7716 and every 3605 black 2345 one 7716 among the lambs 3775 and the spotted 2921 and speckled 5348 among the goats 5795; and [such] shall be my wages 7939.

 30:33 “So my honesty 6666 will answer 6030a for me later 4279 3117, when 3588 you come 935 concerning 5921 my wages 7939. Every 3605 one 3605 that is not speckled 5348 and spotted 2921 among the goats 5795 and black 2345 among the lambs 3775, [if found] with me, will be considered stolen 1589.”

 30:34 Laban 3837a said 559, “Good 2005, let it be according to your word 1697.”

 30:35 So he removed 5493 on that day 3117 the striped 6124 and spotted 2921 male 8495 goats 8495 and all 3605 the speckled 5348 and spotted 2921 female 5795 goats 5795, every 3605 one 3605 with white 3836 in it, and all 3605 the black 2345 ones 2345 among the sheep 3775, and gave 5414 them into the care 3027 of his sons 1121.

 30:36 And he put 7760 [a distance of] three 7969 days’ 3117 journey 1870 between 996 himself and Jacob 3290, and Jacob 3290 fed 7462a the rest 3498 of Laban’s 3837a flocks 6629.

 30:37 ¶ Then Jacob 3290 took 3947 fresh 3892 rods 4731 of poplar 3839 and almond 3869 and plane 6196 trees 6196, and peeled 6478 white 3836 stripes 6479 in them, exposing 4286 the white 3836 which 834 [was] in the rods 4731.

 30:38 He set 3322 the rods 4731 which 834 he had peeled 6478 in front 5227 of the flocks 6629 in the gutters 7298a, [even] in the watering 4325 troughs 8268, where 834 the flocks 6629 came 935 to drink 8354; and they mated 2552 when they came 935 to drink 8354.

 30:39 So the flocks 6629 mated 2552 by the rods 4731, and the flocks 6629 brought 3205 forth 3205 striped 6124, speckled 5348, and spotted 2921.

 30:40 Jacob 3290 separated 6504 the lambs 3775, and made 5414 the flocks 6629 face 6440 toward 413 the striped 6124 and all 3605 the black 2345 in the flock 6629 of Laban 3837a; and he put 7896 his own herds 5739 apart 905, and did not put 7896 them with Laban’s 3837a flock 6629.

 30:41 Moreover, whenever 3605 the stronger 7194 of the flock 6629 were mating 3179, Jacob 3290 would place 7760 the rods 4731 in the sight 5869 of the flock 6629 in the gutters 7298a, so that they might mate 3179 by the rods 4731;

 30:42 but when the flock 6629 was feeble 5848c, he did not put 7760 [them] in; so the feebler 5848c were Laban’s 3837a and the stronger 7194 Jacob’s 3290.

 30:43 So the man 376 became 6555 exceedingly 3966 prosperous 6555, and had 1961 large 7227a flocks 6629 and female 8198 and male 5650 servants 5650 8198 and camels 1581 and donkeys 2543.