Genesis
Genesis 30
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Genesis 30 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And when 7354 saw7200 that she bare3205 3290 no children, 7354 envied7065 her sister269; and said559 unto 3290, Give3051 me children1121, or else369 I die4191. And 's3290 anger639 was kindled2734 against 7354: and he said559, Am I in God's430 stead, who hath withheld4513 from thee the fruit6529 of the womb990? And she said559, Behold my maid519 Bilhah1090, go in935 unto her; and she shall 3205 upon my knees1290, that I may also have children1129 by her. have: Heb. be built by her And she gave5414 him Bilhah1090 her handmaid8198 to wife802: and 3290 went in935 unto her. And Bilhah1090 conceived2029, and bare3205 3290 a son1121. And 7354 said559, God430 hath judged1777 me, and hath also heard8085 my voice6963, and hath given5414 me a son1121: therefore called7121 she his name8034 1835. : that is, Judging And Bilhah1090 's7354 maid8198 conceived2029 again, and bare3205 3290 a second8145 son1121. And 7354 said559, With great430 wrestlings5319 have I wrestled6617 with my sister269, and I have prevailed3201: and she called7121 his name8034 5321. great: Heb. wrestlings of God : that is, My wrestling: Gr. Nephthalim When 3812 saw7200 that she had left5975 bearing3205, she took3947 Zilpah2153 her maid8198, and gave5414 her 3290 to wife802. And Zilpah2153 's3812 maid8198 bare3205 3290 a son1121. And 3812 said559, A troop1409 cometh935: and she called7121 his name8034 1410. : that is, A troop, or, company And Zilpah2153 's3812 maid8198 bare3205 3290 a second8145 son1121. And 3812 said559, Happy am I837, for the daughters1323 will call me blessed833: and she called7121 his name8034 836. Happy: Heb. In my happiness : that is, Happy And 7205 went in3212 the days3117 of wheat2406 harvest7105, and found4672 mandrakes1736 in the field7704, and brought935 them unto his mother517 3812. Then 7354 said559 to 3812, Give me5414, I pray thee, of thy son's1121 mandrakes1736. And she said559 unto her, Is it a small matter4592 that thou hast taken3947 my husband376? and wouldest thou take away3947 my son's1121 mandrakes1736 also? And 7354 said559, Therefore he shall lie7901 with thee to night3915 for8478 thy son's1121 mandrakes1736. And 3290 came935 out of the field7704 in the evening6153, and 3812 went out3318 to meet7125 him, and said559, Thou must come in935 unto me; for surely7936 I have hired7936 thee with my son's1121 mandrakes1736. And he lay7901 with her that night3915. And God430 hearkened8085 unto 3812, and she conceived2029, and bare3205 3290 the fifth2549 son1121. And 3812 said559, God430 hath given5414 me my hire7939, because834 I have given5414 my maiden8198 to my husband376: and she called7121 his name8034 3485. : that is, An hire And 3812 conceived2029 again, and bare3205 3290 the sixth8345 son1121. And 3812 said559, God430 hath endued2064 me with a good2896 dowry2065; now6471 will my husband376 dwell2082 with me, because I have born3205 him six8337 sons1121: and she called7121 his name8034 2074. : that is, Dwelling: Gr. Zabulon And afterwards310 she bare3205 a daughter1323, and called7121 her name8034 1783. : that is And God430 remembered2142 7354, and God430 hearkened8085 to her, and opened6605 her womb7358. And she conceived2029, and bare3205 a son1121; and said559, God430 hath taken away622 my reproach2781: And she called7121 his name8034 3130; and said559, The LORD3068 shall add3254 to me another312 son1121. : that is, Adding And it came to pass, when 7354 had born3205 3130, that 3290 said559 unto 3837, Send me away7971, that I may go3212 unto mine own place4725, and to my country776. Give5414 me my wives802 and my children3206, for2004 whom I have served5647 thee, and let me go3212: for thou knowest3045 my service5656 which I have done5647 thee. And 3837 said559 unto him, I pray thee, if I have found4672 favour2580 in thine eyes5869, tarry: for I have learned by experience5172 that the LORD3068 hath blessed1288 me for thy sake1558. And he said559, Appoint5344 me thy wages7939, and I will give5414 it. And he said559 unto him, Thou knowest3045 how834 I have served5647 thee, and how834 thy cattle4735 was with me. For it was little4592 which thou hadst before I6440 came, and it is now increased6555 unto a multitude7230; and the LORD3068 hath blessed1288 thee since my coming7272: and now when4970 shall I provide6213 for mine own house1004 also? increased: Heb. broken forth since: Heb. at my foot And he said559, What shall I give thee5414? And 3290 said559, Thou shalt not give5414 me any thing3972: if thou wilt do6213 this thing1697 for me, I will again7725 feed7462 and keep8104 thy flock6629: I will pass5674 through all thy flock6629 to day3117, removing5493 from thence all the speckled5348 and spotted2921 cattle7716, and all the brown2345 cattle7716 among the 3775, and the spotted2921 and speckled5348 among the goats5795: and of such shall be my hire7939. So shall my 6666 answer6030 for me in time3117 to come4279, when it shall come935 for my hire7939 before thy face6440: every one3605 that is not speckled5348 and spotted2921 among the goats5795, and brown2345 among the 3775, that shall be counted stolen1589 with me. in time: Heb. to morrow And 3837 said559, Behold, I would it might be3863 according to thy word1697. And he removed5493 that day3117 the he goats8495 that were ringstraked6124 and spotted2921, and all the she goats5795 that were speckled5348 and spotted2921, and every one that had some white3836 in it, and all the brown2345 among the 3775, and gave5414 them into the hand3027 of his sons1121. And he set7760 three7969 days'3117 journey1870 betwixt himself and 3290: and 3290 fed7462 the rest3498 of 's3837 flocks6629. And 3290 took3947 him rods4731 of green3892 poplar3839, and of the hazel3869 and chesnut tree6196; and pilled6478 white3836 strakes6479 in them, and made the white3836 appear4286 which was in the rods4731. And he set3322 the rods4731 which he had pilled6478 before5227 the flocks6629 in the gutters7298 in the watering4325 troughs8268 when the flocks6629 came935 to drink8354, that they should conceive3179 when they came935 to drink8354. And the flocks6629 conceived3179 before the rods4731, and brought forth3205 cattle6629 ringstraked6124, speckled5348, and spotted2921. And 3290 did separate6504 the lambs3775, and set5414 the faces6440 of the flocks6629 toward413 the ringstraked6124, and all the brown2345 in the flock6629 of 3837; and he 7896 his own flocks5739 by themselves, and 7896 them not unto 's3837 cattle6629. And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger7194 cattle6629 did conceive3179, that 3290 laid7760 the rods4731 before the eyes5869 of the cattle6629 in the gutters7298, that they might conceive3179 among the rods4731. But when the cattle6629 were feeble5848, he them not in7760: so the feebler5848 were 's3837, and the stronger7194 's3290. And the man376 increased6555 exceedingly3966 3966, and had much7227 cattle6629, and maidservants8198, and menservants5650, and camels1581, and asses2543.