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Rachel bears Joseph.

CHAP. XXX. Jacob's covenant with Laban.

lings have I wrestled with my sister, and thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, I have prevailed: and she called his name tarry: for I have learned by experience Naphtali. that the LORD hath blessed me forthy sake. 28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah, her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

29 And he said unto him, Thou know10 And Zilpah, Leah's maid,bare Ja-est how I have served thee, and how thy

cob a son.

11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

12 And Zilpah, Leah's maid,bare Jacob a second son.

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

cattle was with me.

30 For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now, when shall I provide for mine own house also?

31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me 14 ¶ And Reuben went in the days of any thing. If thou wilt do this thing for me, wheat-harvest, and found mandrakes in I will again feed and keep thy flock: the field, and brought them unto his mo- 32 I will pass through all thy flock tother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give day, removing from thence all the speckme, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes. led and spotted cattle, and all the brown 15 And she said unto her, Is it a small cattle among the sheep, and the spotted matter that thou hast taken my husband? and speckled among the goats: and of and wouldest thou take away my son's such shall be my hire.

mandrakes also? And Rachel said, There- 33 So shall my righteousness answer for fore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy me in time to come, when it shall come son's mandrakes. for my hire before thy face: every one that

16 And Jacob came out of the field in is not speckled and spotted among the the evening, and Leah went out to meet goats, and brown among the sheep, that him, and said, Thou must come in unto shall be counted stolen with me. me; for surely I have hired thee with my 34 And Laban said, Behold, I would son's mandrakes. And he lay with her it might be according to thy word. that night. 35 And he removed that day the he17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and goats that were ring-streaked and spotted, she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son. and all the she-goats that were speckled 18 And Leah said, God hath given me and spotted, and every one that had some my bire, because I have given my white in it, and all the brown among the maiden to my husband: and she called sheep, and gave them into the hands of his his name Issachar.

19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.

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.

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

sons.

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

37 T And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut-tree; and pilled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

38 And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the 22 And God remembered Rachel, and watering-troughs when the flocks came to God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

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

drink; that they should conceive when they came to drink.

39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ring-streaked, speckled, and spotted.

24 And she called his name Joseph; 40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, and said, The LORD shall add to me and set the faces of the docks toward the another son. ring-streaked, and all the brown in the 25 T And it came to pass, when Rachel flock of Laban: and he put his own flocks had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto by themselves, and put them not unto LaLaban, Send me away, that I may go unto ban's cattle. mine own place, and to my country.

41 And it came to pass whensoever the 26 Give me my wives and my children, stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob for whom I have served thee, and let me laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle go: for thou knowest my service which I in the gutters, that they might conceive have done thee. among the rods.

27 And Laban said unto him, I pray 42 But when the cattle were feeble, he

Jacob departs from Laban.

GENESIS.

He is pursued by him. put them not in so the feebler were La- and all his goods which he had gotten, the ban's, and the stronger Jacob's. cattle of his getting, which he had gotten 43 And the man increased exceedingly, in Padan-aram; for to go to Isaac his father and had much cattle, and maid-servants, in the land of Canaan. and men-servants, and camels, and asses.

CHAP. XXXI.

ND he heard the words of Laban's sons, AND heard words on avay all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory.

2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and behold, it was not toward him as before.

3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.

20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.

22 And it was told Laban on the third day, that Jacob was fled.

23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey: and they overtook him in the mount Gilead. 5 And said unto them, I see your fa- 24 And God came to Laban the Syrian ther's countenance, that it is not toward in a dream by night, and said unto him, me as before but the God of my father Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob hath been with me. either good or bad.

6 And ye know that with all my power

I have served your father.

25 Then Laban overtook Jacob Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the 7 And your father hath deceived me, mount: and Laban with his brethren and changed my wages ten times: but pitched in the mount of Gilead. God suffered him not to hurt me.

26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast

8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thou done, that thou hast stolen away unthy wages; then all the cattle bare speck-awares to me, and carried away my daughled: and if he said thus, The ring-streaked ters, as captives taken with the sword? shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ring-streaked.

9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

10 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ring-streaked, speckled, and grizzled.

11 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And said, Here am I.

27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp ?

28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons, and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

29 It is in the power of my hand to do you burt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes and see, all the rams which leap upon the 30 And now, though thou wouldest cattle are ring-streaked, speckled, and needs be gone, because thou sore longedst grizzled: for I have seen all that Laban after thy father's house; yet wherefore hast doeth unto thee. thou stolen my gods?

13 I am the God of Beth-el, where thou 31 And Jacob answered and said to anointedst the pillar, and where thou vow-Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, edst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee Peradventure thou wouldest take by force cut from this land, and return unto the land thy daughters from ine.

32 With whomsoever thou findest thy

of thy kindred. 14 And Rachel and Leah answered, and gods, let him not live: before our brethren said unto him, Is there yet any portion or discern thou what is thine with me, and inheritance for us in our father's house? take it to thee: for Jacob knew not that 15 Are we not counted of him strangers? Rachel had stolen them. for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.

33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two 16 For all the riches which God hath maid-servants' tents; but he found them taken from our father, that is ours, and our not. Then went he out of Leah's tent children's: now then,whatsoever God hath and entered into Rachel's tent. said unto thee, do.

17 ¶ Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;

18 And he carried away all his cattle,

34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.

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