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CHAP. XXX.
1. Rachel in griefe for her barrennesse, giveth Bilhah her mayd unto Iakob. 5. Bilhah beareth Dan and Naphtali. 9. Leah giveth him Zilpah her mayd, who beareth Gad and Asher. 14. Reuben findeth Mandrakes, with which Leah hireth her husband of Rachel. 17. Leah beareth Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah. 22. Rachel beareth Ioseph. 25. Iakob desireth to depart. 27. Laban stayeth him, on a new covenant. 37. Iakobs policie, whereby he became rich.
ANd Rachel saw, that she did not beare∣children unto Iakob; and Rachel envied [unspec 1] her sister: and she said unto Iakob, Give me sonnes; or else, I dye. And Iakobs anger was kindled, against Rachel: and he sayd, [unspec 2] am I in Gods stead, who hath with-held from thee, the fruit of the wombe? And she said; Behold my handmaid Bilhah, goe [unspec 3] in unto her: and shee shall beare, upon my knees; and I also, shall bee builded by her. And shee gave unto him, Bilhah her hand∣mayd, to wife: and Iakob went in, unto [unspec 4] her. And Bilhah conceived, and bare unto [unspec 5] [unspec 6] Iakob, a son. And Rachel sayd, God hath judged me; and hath also heard my voice, and hath given unto me a sonne: therefore, called she his name, Dan. And Bilhah, Ra∣chels [unspec 7] hand maid, conceived againe; and bare, a second son, unto Iakob. And Rachel said, wrastlings of God, have I wrastled with my sister, I have also preuailed: and she called his name Naphtali. And Leah saw, that shee [unspec 9] had stayed from bearing: and shee tooke, Zilpah her handmaid; and gave her unto Ia∣kob, to wife. And Zilpah, Leahs hand∣mayd, [unspec 11] [unspec 18] did beare unto Iakob, a sonne. And Leah said; With a troupe: and shee called his name, Gad. And Zilpah, Leahs hand-maid, [unspec 12] did beare, a second son, unto Iakob. And Leah said, With my blessednesse, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she [unspec 13] called his name, Aser.
And Reuben went, in the daies of wheat haruest; and found Mandrakes, in the field; [unspec 14] and brought them, unto his mother Leah: and Rachel sayd unto Leah; Give mee I pray thee, of thy sonnes Mandrakes. And [unspec 15] she sayd unto her; Is it a small-matter, that thou hast taken my husband; and wouldest thou take, my sonnes Mandrakes also? And Rachel sayd, therefore he shall lye with thee to night, for thy sons Mandrakes. And Ia∣kob [unspec 16] came out of the field, in the evening; and Leah went-out to meet him; & shee said, thou shalt come in unto me; for hiring I have hired thee, with my sons Mandrakes: And he lay with her that night. And God heard [unspec 17] Leah: and she conceiued, and bare unto Ia∣kob, the fift son. And Leah sayd, God hath [unspec 18] giuen me my hire, for that I gave my hand-maid, to my husband: and shee called his name, Issachar. And Leah conceived again: [unspec 19] [unspec 20] and she bare the sixt son unto Iakob. And Leah sayd, God hath endowed mee with a good dowrie: now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne unto him sixe sonnes; and shee called his name, Zebulun. And afterward, she bare a daughter: and she [unspec 21] [unspec 22] called her name, Dinah. And God remem∣bred Rachel: and God heard her, and ope∣ned her wombe. And she conceived, and [unspec 23] bare a son: and said, God hath gathered a∣way, my reproach. And she called his name, [unspec 24] Ioseph; saying: Iehovah will adde to mee, another son. And it was, when Rachel had [unspec 25] borne Ioseph: that Iakob said unto Laban; Send me away, and let mee goe; unto my place, and to my land. Give me my wives [unspec 26] and my children, for whom I haue served thee, and let me goe: for thou knowest, my service which I have served thee. And La∣ban [unspec 27] sayd unto him; I pray thee if I haue found grace, in thine eyes: I haue learned∣by-experience, that Iehovah hath blessed me, for thy sake. And he said, Expresly name [unspec 28] [unspec 29] thy wages unto me, and I will give it. And he said unto him; Thou knowest, how I have served thee: and how thy cattell hath been, with me. For it was little, which thou had∣dest [unspec 30] before me, and it is encreased to a multi∣tude; and Iehovah hath blessed thee, at my foot: and now, when shall I also do, for my owne house? And he said, what shall I give [unspec 31] unto thee? And Iakob said, thou shalt not give unto mee any thing; if thou wilt doe for me this thing, I will turne againe, I will feed thy flocke, I will keepe them. I will [unspec 32] passe through all thy flocke, to day; remoue∣ing from thence, every lambe speckled and spotted; and every brown lambe, among the sheepe; and the spotted and speckled, among the goats: and it shall be my wages. And my [unspec 33] justice shall answer for me, in time to come; when it shall come for my wages, before thy face: every-one that is not speckled and spot∣ted amongst the goats, and browne amongst the sheepe; that (shall bee counted) stolne, with me. And Laban said, behold; I would, [unspec 34] [unspec 35] it might bee according to thy word. And he removed in that day, the hee-goates that were ring-straked and spotted; and all the she goates, that were speckled and spotted; every-one that had some white in it, and eve∣ry browne one, amongst the sheepe: and he