1  And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him: 'My son'; and he said unto him: 'Here am I.'

1  Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were cloudy, and so he was not able to see. And he called his elder son Esau, and he said to him, “My son?” And he responded, “Here I am.”

2  And he said: 'Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death.

2  His father said to him: “You see that I am old, and I do not know the day of my death.

2  And Isaac said to him, Behold now, I am old, and I do not know the day of my death;

3  Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison;

3  Take your weapons, the quiver and the bow, and go out. And when you have taken something by hunting,

4  and make me savoury food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.'

4  make from it a small meal for me, just as you know I like, and bring it, so that I may eat and my soul may bless you before I die.”

5  And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

5  And Rebecca heard Isaac speaking to Esau his son; and Esau went to the plain to procure venison for his father.

5  And when Rebekah had heard this, and he had gone out into the field to fulfill his father’s order,

6  And Rebekah spoke unto Jacob her son, saying: 'Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying

6  she said to her son Jacob: “I heard your father speaking with your brother Esau, and saying to him,

6  Then Rebekah said to Jacob her son, Behold, I heard your father say to Esau your brother,

7  Bring me venison, and make me savoury food, that I may eat, and bless thee before YHWH before my death.

7  ‘Bring to me from your hunting, and make me foods, so that I may eat and bless you in the sight of the Lord before I die.’

7  Bring me game, and make me stewed meat, that I may eat and bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.

8  Now therefore, my son, hearken to my voice according to that which I command thee.

8  Now then, my son, hearken to me, as I command thee.

8  Therefore, now my son, agree to my counsel,

9  Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury food for thy father, such as he loveth;

9  And go to the cattle and take for me thence two kids, tender and good, and I will make them meats for thy father, as he likes.

9  and go straight to the flock, and bring me two of the best young goats, so that from them I may make meat for your father, such as he willingly eats.

10  and thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his death.'

10  Then, when you have brought these in and he has eaten, he may bless you before he dies.”

10  And you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, and that he may bless you in the presence of the LORD before his death.

11  And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother: 'Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

11  He answered her: “You know that my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am smooth.

12  My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a mocker; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.'

12  If my father should lay hands on me and perceive it, I am afraid lest he think me willing to mock him, and I will bring a curse upon myself, instead of a blessing.”

13  And his mother said unto him: 'Upon me be thy curse, my son; only hearken to my voice, and go fetch me them.'

13  And his mother said to him: “Let this curse be upon me, my son. Yet listen to my voice, and go directly to bring what I said.”

14  And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savoury food, such as his father loved.

14  So he went and took and brought them to his mother; and his mother made meats, as his father liked them.

14  He went out, and he brought, and he gave to his mother. She prepared the meats, just as she knew his father liked.

15  And Rebekah took the choicest garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son.

15  And Rebecca having taken the fine raiment of her elder son Esau which was with her in the house, put it on Jacob her younger son.

15  And she clothed him with the very fine garments of Esau, which she had at home with her.

16  And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck.

16  And she encircled his hands with little pelts from the young goats, and she covered his bare neck.

17  And she gave the savoury food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

17  And she gave him the small meal, and she handed him the bread that she had baked.

18  And he came unto his father, and said: 'My father'; and he said: 'Here am I; who art thou, my son?'

18  And he brought them to his father, and said, Father; and he said, Behold I am here; who art thou, son?

18  When he had carried these in, he said, “My father?” And he answered, “I’m listening. Who are you, my son?”

19  And Jacob said unto his father: 'I am Esau thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me. Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.'

19  And Jacob said to his father, I, Esau thy first-born, have done as thou toldest me; rise, sit, and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

19  And Jacob said: “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you instructed me. Arise; sit and eat from my hunting, so that your soul may bless me.”

20  And Isaac said unto his son: 'How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son?' And he said: 'Because YHWH thy God sent me good speed.'

20  And Isaac said to his son, What is this which thou hast quickly found? And he said, That which the Lord thy God presented before me.

20  And again Isaac said to his son, “How were you able to find it so quickly, my son?” He answered, “It was the will of God, so that what I sought met with me quickly.”

21  And Isaac said unto Jacob: 'Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.'

22  And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said: 'The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.'

22  He approached his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: “The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob. But the hands are the hands of Esau.”

23  And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; so he blessed him.

23  And he did not recognize him, because his hairy hands made him seem similar to the elder one. Therefore, blessing him,

24  And he said: 'Art thou my very son Esau?' And he said: 'I am.'

24  he said, “Are you my son Esau?” He answered, “I am.”

25  And he said: 'Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee.' And he brought it near to him, and he did eat; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

25  Then he said, “Bring me the foods from your hunting, my son, so that my soul may bless you.” And when he had eaten what was offered, he also brought forth wine for him. And after he finished it,

26  And his father Isaac said unto him: 'Come near now, and kiss me, my son.'

26  he said to him, “Come to me and give me a kiss, my son.”

27  And he came near, and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said: See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which YHWH hath blessed.

27  And he drew nigh and kissed him, and smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of an abundant field, which the Lord has blessed.

27  He approached and kissed him. And immediately he perceived the fragrance of his garments. And so, blessing him, he said: “Behold, the smell of my son is like the smell of a plentiful field, which the Lord has blessed.

28  So God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fat places of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine.

29  Let peoples serve thee, and nations bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be every one that blesseth thee.

29  And may the peoples serve you, and may the tribes reverence you. May you be the lord of your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down before you. Whoever curses you, may he be cursed, and whoever blesses you, may he be filled with blessings.”

30  And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

30  Scarcely had Isaac completed his words, and Jacob departed, when Esau arrived.

31  And he also made savoury food, and brought it unto his father; and he said unto his father: 'Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.'

31  And he brought his father foods cooked from his hunting, saying, “Arise, my father, and eat from your son’s hunting, so that your soul may bless me.”

32  And Isaac his father said unto him: 'Who art thou?' And he said: 'I am thy son, thy first-born, Esau.'

32  And Isaac said to him, “But who are you?” And he answered, “I am your firstborn son, Esau.”

33  And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said: 'Who then is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.'

33  And Isaac was amazed with very great amazement, and said, Who then is it that has procured venison for me and brought it to me? and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.

33  Isaac became frightened and very astonished. And wondering beyond what can be believed, he said: “Then who is he that a while ago brought me the prey from his hunting, from which I ate, before you arrived? And I blessed him, and he will be blessed.”

34  When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said unto his father: 'Bless me, even me also, O my father.'

34  Esau, having heard his father’s words, roared out with a great outcry. And, being confounded, he said, “But bless me also, my father.”

35  And he said: 'Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.'

35  And he said, “Your twin came deceitfully, and he received your blessing.”

35  But his father said, Your brother came with deceit, and has already received your blessing.

36  And he said: 'Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing.' And he said: 'Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?'

36  But he responded: “Justly is his name called Jacob. For he has supplanted me yet another time. My birthright he took away before, and now, this second time, he has stolen my blessing.” And again, he said to his father, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me also?”

37  And Isaac answered and said unto Esau: 'Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him; and what then shall I do for thee, my son?'

37  Isaac answered: “I have appointed him as your lord, and I have subjugated all his brothers as his servants. I have reinforced him with grain and wine, and after this, my son, what more shall I do for you?”

38  And Esau said unto his father: 'Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father.' And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

38  And Esau said to him: “Have you only one blessing, father? I beg you, bless me also.” And when he wept with a loud wail,

39  And Isaac his father answered and said unto him: Behold, of the fat places of the earth shall be thy dwelling, and of the dew of heaven from above;

39  Isaac was moved, and he said to him: “In the fatness of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from above,

40  And by thy sword shalt thou live, and thou shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt break loose, that thou shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck.

40  will your blessing be. You will live by the sword, and you will serve your brother. But the time will arrive when you will shake off and release his yoke from your neck.”

40  And by your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but if you shall repent, his yoke shall pass away from off your neck.

41  And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him. And Esau said in his heart: 'Let the days of mourning for my father be at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.'

41  And Esau was angry with Jacob because of the blessing, with which his father blessed him; and Esau said in his mind, Let the days of my father’s mourning draw nigh, that I may slay my brother Jacob.

41  Therefore, Esau always hated Jacob, for the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And he said in his heart, “The days will arrive for the mourning of my father, and I will kill my brother Jacob.”

42  And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah; and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him: 'Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

42  These things were reported to Rebekah. And sending and calling for her son Jacob, she said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau is threatening to kill you.

43  Now therefore, my son, hearken to my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

43  Now then, my son, hear my voice, and rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia to Laban my brother into Charran.

43  Therefore, now my son, listen to my voice. Rise up and flee to my brother Laban, in Haran.

44  and tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;

44  And you will dwell with him for a few days, until the fury of your brother subsides,

45  until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him; then I will send, and fetch thee from thence; why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?'

45  and rage depart from thee, and he forget what thou hast done to him; and I will send and fetch thee thence, lest at any time I should be bereaved of you both in one day.

45  and his indignation ceases, and he forgets the things that you have done to him. After this, I will send for you and bring you from there to here. Why should I be bereaved of both my sons in one day?”

46  And Rebekah said to Isaac: 'I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?'

46  And Rebecca said to Isaac, I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of the sons of Chet; if Jacob shall take a wife of the daughters of this land, wherefore should I live?

46  Then Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?

28:1  And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him: 'Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

1  And so Isaac called for Jacob, and he blessed him, and he instructed him, saying: “Do not be willing to accept a mate from the family of Canaan.

28:2  Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.

2  Rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia, to the house of Bathuel the father of thy mother, and take to thyself thence a wife of the daughters of Laban thy mother’s brother.

2  But go, and journey to Mesopotamia of Syria, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and there accept for yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your maternal uncle.

28:3  And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a congregation of peoples;

3  And may God almighty bless you, and may he cause you to increase and also to multiply, so that you may be influential among the people.

3  May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a multitude of peoples;

28:4  and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham.'

4  And may he give the blessings of Abraham to you, and to your offspring after you, so that you may possess the land of your sojourning, which he promised to your grandfather.”

28:5  And Isaac sent away Jacob; and he went to Paddan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

5  So Isaac sent away Jacob, and he went into Mesopotamia to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebecca the mother of Jacob and Esau.

5  And when Isaac had dismissed him, setting out, he went to Mesopotamia of Syria, to Laban, the son of Bethuel, the Syrian, the brother to Rebekah, his mother.

28:6  Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying: 'Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan';

6  But Esau, seeing that his father had blessed Jacob and had sent him into Mesopotamia of Syria, to take a wife from there, and that, after the blessing, he had instructed him, saying: ‘You shall not accept a wife from the daughters of Canaan,’

6  When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed his brother Jacob and sent him away to Padan-aram to take for himself a wife from there, and that as he blessed him, he charged him, saying, You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

28:7  and that Jacob hearkened to his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram;

7  and that Jacob, obeying his parents, had gone into Syria,

7  And Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and went to Padan-aram;

28:8  and Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;

8  And Esau also having seen that the daughters of Chanaan were evil before his father Isaac,

8  having evidence also that his father did not look with favor upon the daughters of Canaan,

28:9  so Esau went unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives that he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife.

28:10  And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.

10  Meanwhile Jacob, having departed from Beersheba, continued on to Haran.

28:11  And he lighted upon the place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.

11  And when he had arrived at a certain place, where he would rest after the setting of the sun, he took some of the stones that lay there, and placing them under his head, he slept in the same place.

28:12  And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

12  and dreamed, and behold a ladder fixed on the earth, whose top reached to heaven, and the angels of God ascended and descended on it.

12  And he saw in his sleep: a ladder standing upon the earth, with its top touching heaven, also, the Angels of God ascending and descending by it,

28:13  And, behold, YHWH stood beside him, and said: 'I am the YHWH, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.

13  and the Lord, leaning upon the ladder, saying to him: “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land, in which you sleep, I will give to you and to your offspring.

28:14  And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. And in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

14  And your offspring will be like the dust of the earth. You will spread abroad to the West, and to the East, and to the North, and to the Meridian. And in you and in your offspring, all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed.

14  And your descendants shall be as numerous as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the east and to the west and to the north and to the south; and in you and through your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

28:15  And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.'

15  And I will be your guardian wherever you will journey, and I will bring you back into this land. Neither will I dismiss you, until I have accomplished all that I have said.”

28:16  And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said: 'Surely YHWH is in this place; and I knew it not.'

16  And when Jacob had awakened from sleep, he said, “Truly, the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.”

28:17  And he was afraid, and said: 'How full of awe is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.'

17  And being terrified, he said: “How terrible this place is! This is nothing other than the house of God and the gateway of heaven.”

17  And Jacob was exceedingly fearful, and he said, How sacred is this place today! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

28:18  And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

18  Therefore, Jacob, arising in the morning, took the stone which he had placed under his head, and he set it up as monument, pouring oil over it.

28:19  And he called the name of that place Beth-el, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

19  Then Jacob called the name of that place Beth-el (the house of God); but at the first the name of that place was called Luz.

28:20  And Jacob vowed a vow, saying: 'If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

20  And then he made a vow, saying: “If God will be with me, and will guard me along the way by which I walk, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear,

28:21  so that I come back to my father's house in peace, then shall YHWH be my God,

21  and bring me back in safety to the house of my father, then shall the Lord be for a God to me.

21  and if I will return prosperously to my father’s house, then the Lord will be my God,

28:22  and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house; and of all that Thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto Thee.'

29:1  Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.

1  And Jacob started and went to the land of the east to Laban, the son of Bathuel the Syrian, and the brother of Rebecca, mother of Jacob and Esau.

1  And so Jacob, setting out, arrived in the eastern land.

29:2  And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it.--For out of that well they watered the flocks. And the stone upon the well's mouth was great.

2  And he looks, and behold! a well in the plain; and there were there three flocks of sheep resting at it, for out of that well they watered the flocks, but there was a great stone at the mouth of the well.

2  And he saw a well in a field, and also three flocks of sheep reclining near it. For the animals were watered from it, and its mouth was closed with a great stone.

29:3  And thither were all the flocks gathered; and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone back upon the well's mouth in its place.--

3  And there were all the flocks gathered, and they used to roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the flocks, and set the stone again in its place on the mouth of the well.

3  And the custom was, when all the sheep were gathered together, to roll away the stone. And when the flocks had been refreshed, they placed it over the mouth of the well again.

29:4  And Jacob said unto them: 'My brethren, whence are ye?' And they said: 'Of Haran are we.'

4  And he said to the shepherds, “Brothers, where are you from?” And they answered. “From Haran.”

29:5  And he said unto them: 'Know ye Laban the son of Nahor?' And they said: 'We know him.'

5  And questioning them, he said, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.”

29:6  And he said unto them: 'Is it well with him?' And they said: 'It is well; and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.'

6  He said, “Is he well?” “He is very well,” they said. “And behold, his daughter Rachel approaches with his flock.”

29:7  And he said: 'Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together; water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.'

7  And Jacob said, it is yet high day, it is not yet time that the flocks be gathered together; water ye the flocks, and depart and feed them.

7  And Jacob said, “There is still much daylight remaining, and it is not time to return the flocks to the sheepfold. Give the sheep to drink first, and then lead them back to pasture.”

29:8  And they said: 'We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.'

8  And they said, We shall not be able, until all the shepherds be gathered together, and they shall roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, then we will water the flocks.

8  They responded, “We cannot, until all the animals are gathered together and we remove the stone from the mouth of the well, so that we may water the flocks.”

29:9  While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she tended them.

9  They were still speaking, and behold, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep; for she pastured the flock.

9  gland while he was still conversing with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she was a shepherdess.

29:10  And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

10  When Jacob had seen her, and he realized that she was his maternal first cousin, and that these were the sheep of his uncle Laban, he removed the stone which closed the well.

29:11  And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

11  And having watered the flock, he kissed her. And lifting up his voice, he wept.

29:12  And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son; and she ran and told her father.

12  And he told Rachel that he was the near relative of her father, and the son of Rebecca; and she ran and reported to her father according to these words.

12  And he revealed to her that he was a brother of her father, and the son of Rebekah. And so, hurrying, she announced it to her father.

29:13  And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

13  And when he had heard that Jacob, his sister’s son, had arrived, he ran to meet him. And embracing him, and kissing him heartily, he brought him into his house. But when he had heard the reasons for his journey,

29:14  And Laban said to him: 'Surely thou art my bone and my flesh.' And he abode with him the space of a month.

14  he responded, “You are my bone and my flesh.” And after the days of one month were completed,

29:15  And Laban said unto Jacob: 'Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?'

15  he said to him: “Though you are my brother, will you serve me for nothing? Tell me what wages you would accept.”

15  And Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore work for me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?

29:16  Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

16  In truth, he had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah; and truly the younger was called Rachel.

29:17  And Leah's eyes were weak; but Rachel was of beautiful form and fair to look upon.

17  But while Leah was bleary-eyed, Rachel had an elegant appearance and was attractive to behold.

29:18  And Jacob loved Rachel; and he said: 'I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.'

18  And Jacob, loving her, said, “I will serve you for seven years, for your younger daughter Rachel.”

29:19  And Laban said: 'It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man; abide with me.'

19  Laban responded, “It is better that I give her to you than to another man; remain with me.”

29:20  And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

20  Therefore, Jacob served for seven years for Rachel. And these seemed like only a few days, because of the greatness of love.

29:21  And Jacob said unto Laban: 'Give me my wife, for my days are filled, that I may go in unto her.'

21  And he said to Laban, “Give my wife to me. For now the time has been fulfilled, so that I may go in to her.”

29:22  And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

22  And he, having called a great crowd of his friends to the feast, agreed to the marriage.

29:23  And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

23  And it was even, and he took his daughter Lea, and brought her in to Jacob, and Jacob went in to her.

23  And at night, he brought in his daughter Leah to him,

29:24  And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid.

24  giving his daughter a handmaid named Zilpah. After Jacob had gone in to her, according to custom, when morning had arrived, he saw Leah.

29:25  And it came to pass in the morning that, behold, it was Leah; and he said to Laban: 'What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?'

25  And it was morning, and behold it was Lea; and Jacob said to Laban, What is this that thou hast done to me? did I not serve thee for Rachel? and wherefore hast thou deceived me?

25  And he said to his father-in-law, “What is it that you intended to do? Did I not serve you for Rachel? Why have you deceived me?”

29:26  And Laban said: 'It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.

26  Laban responded, “It is not the practice in this place to give the younger in marriage first.

26  Then Laban said to Jacob, It is not so done in our country, to give the younger in marriage before the elder.

29:27  Fulfil the week of this one, and we will give thee the other also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.'

27  Complete a week of days with this mating. And then I will give this one to you also, for the service that you will provide to me for another seven years.”

29:28  And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week; and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife.

28  He agreed to his pleading. And after the week had passed, he took Rachel as a wife.

29:29  And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid.

29  To her, the father had given Bilhah as her servant.

29:30  And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

30  And, having at last obtained the marriage he desired, he preferred the love of the latter before the former, and he served with him another seven years.

29:31  And YHWH saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

31  And when the Lord God saw that Lea was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

31  But the Lord, seeing that he despised Leah, opened her womb, but her sister remained barren.

29:32  And Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said: 'Because YHWH hath looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.'

32  And Lea conceived and bore a son to Jacob; and she called his name, Ruben; saying, Because the Lord has looked on my humiliation, and has given me a son, now then my husband will love me.

32  Having conceived, she gave birth to a son, and she called his name Reuben, saying: “The Lord saw my humiliation; now my husband will love me.”

29:33  And she conceived again, and bore a son; and said: 'Because YHWH hath heard that I am hated, He hath therefore given me this son also.' And she called his name Simeon.

33  And again she conceived and bore a son, and she said, “Because the Lord heard that I was treated with contempt, he has also given this one to me.” And she called his name Simeon.

29:34  And she conceived again, and bore a son; and said: 'Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons.' Therefore was his name called Levi.

34  And she conceived a third time, and she gave birth to another son, and she said: “Now likewise my husband will unite with me, because I have borne him three sons.” And because of this, she called his name Levi.

29:35  And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she said: 'This time will I praise YHWH.' Therefore she called his name Judah; and she left off bearing.

35  And having conceived yet again, she bore a son, and said, Now yet again this time will I give thanks to the Lord; therefore she called his name, Juda; and ceased bearing.

35  A fourth time she conceived and bore a son, and she said, “Only now will I confess to the Lord.” And for this reason, she called him Judah. And she ceased from child-bearing.

30:1  And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob: 'Give me children, or else I die.'

1  And Rachel having perceived that she bore Jacob no children, was jealous of her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children; and if not, I shall die.

1  Then Rachel, discerning that she was infertile, envied her sister, and so she said to her husband, “Give me children, otherwise I will die.”

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?'

2  And Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said to her, Am I in the place of God, who has deprived thee of the fruit of the womb?

2  Jacob, being angry, responded to her, “Am I in the place of God, who has deprived you of the fruit of your womb?”

30:3  And she said: 'Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may be builded up through her.'

3  And Rachel said to Jacob, Behold my handmaid Balla, go in to her, and she shall bear upon my knees, and I also shall have children by her.

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

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

5  And Balla, Rachel’s maid, conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

5  And when her husband had gone in to her, she conceived and bore a son.

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.

6  And Rachel said, God has given judgement for me, and hearkened to my voice, and has given me a son; therefore she called his name, Dan.

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

7  And conceiving again, Bilhah bore another,

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

8  And Rachel said, God has helped me, and I contended with my sister and prevailed; and she called his name, Nephthalim.

8  about whom Rachel said, “God has compared me with my sister, and I have prevailed.” And she called him Naphtali.

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

9  And Lea saw that she ceased from bearing, and she took Zelpha her maid, and gave her to Jacob for a wife; and he went in to her.

9  Leah, perceiving that she had desisted from child-bearing, delivered Zilpah, her handmaid, to her husband.

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

10  And Zelpha the maid of Lea conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

10  And she, after having borne a son with difficulty,

30:11  And Leah said: 'Fortune is come!' And she called his name Gad.

11  And Lea said, It is happily: and she called his name, Gad.

11  said: “Happiness!” And for this reason, she called his name Gad.

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

12  And Zelpha the maid of Lea conceived yet again, and bore Jacob a second son.

12  Likewise, Zilpah bore another.

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

13  And Lea said, I am blessed, for the women will pronounce me blessed; and she called his name, Aser.

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.'

14  And Ruben went in the day of barley-harvest, and found apples of mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Lea; and Rachel said to Lea her sister, Give me of thy son’s mandrakes.

14  Then Reuben, going out into the field at the time of the wheat harvest, found mandrakes. These he brought to his mother Leah. And Rachel said, “Give me a portion of your son’s mandrakes.”

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.'

15  She responded, “Does it seem like such a small matter to you, that you have usurped from me my husband, unless you will also take my son’s mandrakes?” Rachel said, “He will sleep with you this night because of your son’s mandrakes.”

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.

16  And when Jacob returned from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him, and she said, “You will enter to me, because I have hired you for the reward of my son’s mandrakes.” And he slept with her that night.

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

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.

18  And Lea said, God has given me my reward, because I gave my maid to my husband; and she called his name Issachar, which is, Reward.

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

19  Conceiving again, Leah bore a sixth son.

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.

20  And she said: “God has endowed me with a good dowry. And now, at this turn, my husband will be with me, because I have conceived six sons for him.” And therefore she called his name Zebulun.

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

21  After him, she bore a daughter, named Dinah.

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

22  The Lord, likewise remembering Rachel, heeded her and opened her womb.

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

30:24  And she called his name Joseph, saying: 'YHWH add to me another son.'

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.

25  But when Joseph was born, Jacob said to his father-in-law: “Release me, so that I may return to my native country and to my land.

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.'

26  Restore my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, that I may depart, for thou knowest the service wherewith I have served thee.

30:27  And Laban said unto him: 'If now I have found favour in thine eyes--I have observed the signs, and YHWH hath blessed me for thy sake.'

27  Laban said to him: “May I find grace in your sight. I have learned by experience that God has blessed me because of you.

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

28  Choose your wages, which I will give you.”

28  Then he said, Specify your wages, and I will give them.

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

29  But he responded: “You know how I have served you, and how great your possession became in my hands.

29  And Jacob said to him, You yourself know the service which I have given you, and how your cattle have prospered with me.

30:30  For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased abundantly; and YHWH hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned. And now when shall I provide for mine own house also?'

30  For it was little thou hadst before my time, and it is increased to a multitude, and the Lord God has blessed thee since my coming; now then, when shall I set up also my own house?

30  You had little before I came to you, and now you have achieved riches. And the Lord has blessed you since my arrival. It is just, therefore, that at sometime I also should provide for my own house.”

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.

31  And Laban said, “What shall I give to you?” But he said, “I want nothing. But if you will do what I ask, I will feed and guard your sheep again.

30:32  I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every dark one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and of such shall be my hire.

32  Let all thy sheep pass by to-day, and separate thence every grey sheep among the rams, and every one that is speckled and spotted among the goats—this shall be my reward.

32  Go around through all your flocks and separate all the sheep of variegated or spotted fleece; and whatever will be darkened or blemished or variegated, as much among the sheep as among the goats, will be my wages.

30:33  So shall my righteousness witness against me hereafter, when thou shalt come to look over my hire that is before thee: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and dark among the sheep, that if found with me shall be counted stolen.'

33  And my righteousness shall answer for me on the morrow, for it is my reward before thee: whatever shall not be spotted and speckled among the goats, and grey among the rams, shall be stolen with me.

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

34  And Laban said, “I hold favor for this request.”

34  Laban said to him, Yes, let it be according to your word.

30:35  And he removed that day the he-goats that were streaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the dark ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

35  And on that day he separated the she-goats, and the sheep, and the he-goats, and the rams with variegations or with blemishes. But every one of the flock which was of one color, that is, of white or of black fleece, he delivered into the hands of his sons.

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

36  And he set three days' journey betwixt them and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.And saying is the messenger of God to Jacob in dreams: Jacob. And he says: here I am. And he is saying: please open your eyes and see all of the goats that ascending over the flock, the ones striped, spotted and speckled ones. That I saw that which Laban did to you. I'm that to whose house you anointed there the monument and to whom you promised, to me, there a promise. And now rise and go from the land this and return to the land of your father, and I shall do good to you.

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, making the white appear which was in the rods.

37  And Jacob took to himself green rods of storax tree and walnut and plane-tree; and Jacob peeled in them white stripes; and as he drew off the green, the white stripe which he had made appeared alternate on the rods.

37  Then Jacob, taking green branches of poplar, and almond, and sycamore trees, debarked them in part. And when the bark was pulled off, in the parts that were stripped, there appeared whiteness, yet the parts that were left whole, remained green. And so, in this way the color was made variegated.

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.

38  And he laid the rods which he had peeled, in the hollows of the watering-troughs, that whensoever the cattle should come to drink, as they should have come to drink before the rods, the cattle might conceive at the rods.

38  And he placed them in the troughs, where the water was poured out, so that when the flocks had arrived to drink, they would have the branches before their eyes, and in their sight they might conceive.

30:39  And the flocks conceived at the sight of the rods, and the flocks brought forth streaked, speckled, and spotted.

39  So the cattle conceived at the rods, and the cattle brought forth young speckled, and streaked and spotted with ash-coloured spots.

39  And it happened that, in the very heat of joining together, the sheep looked upon the branches, and they bore the blemished and the variegated, those speckled with diverse color.

30:40  And Jacob separated the lambs--he also set the faces of the flocks toward the streaked and all the dark in the flock of Laban-- and put his own droves apart, and put them not unto Laban's flock.

40  And Jacob separated the lambs, and set before the sheep a speckled ram, and every variegated one among the lambs, and he separated flocks for himself alone, and did not mingle them with the sheep of Laban.

40  And Jacob divided the flock, and he set the branches in the troughs before the eyes of the rams. Now whatever was white or black belonged to Laban, but, in truth, the others belonged to Jacob, for the flocks were dispersed among one another.

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;

41  And it came to pass in the time wherein the cattle became pregnant, conceiving in the belly, Jacob put the rods before the cattle in the troughs, that they might conceive by the rods.

41  Therefore, when the first to arrive were climbing on the ewes, Jacob placed the branches in the troughs of water before the eyes of the rams and the sheep, so that they might conceive while they were gazing upon them.

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

42  But he did not put them in indiscriminately whenever the cattle happened to bring forth, but the unmarked ones were Laban’s, and the marked ones were Jacob’s.

42  Yet when the late arrivals and the last to conceive were let in, he did not place these. And so those that arrived late became Laban’s, and those that arrived first became Jacob’s.

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

43  And the man was enriched beyond limit, and he had many flocks, women servants and men servants, camels and donkeys.

43  And the man grew exceedingly rich, and had large flocks, menservants, maidservants, and she asses, camels, and he asses.

31:1  And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying: 'Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this wealth.'

1  And Jacob heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, Jacob has taken all that was our father’s, and of our father’s property has he gotten all this glory.

1  But afterwards, he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s, and being enlarged by his ability, he has become famous.”

31:2  And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as beforetime.

2  Likewise, he observed that Laban’s face was not the same toward him as it was yesterday and the day before.

2  And Jacob saw that Laban's countenance toward him was not as it had been yesterday and the day before.

31:3  And YHWH said unto Jacob: 'Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.'

3  And the Lord said to Jacob, Return to the land of thy father, and to thy family, and I will be with thee.

3  Most importantly, the Lord was saying to him, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your generation, and I will be with you.”

31:4  And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

4  He sent and called for Rachel and Leah, in the field where he pastured the flocks,

31:5  and said unto them: 'I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but the God of my father hath been with me.

5  And he said to them, I see the face of your father, that it is not toward me as before, but the God of my father was with me.

5  And said to them, I see that your father's countenance toward me is not as it has been yesterday and the day before; but the God of my father has been with me.

31:6  And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

31:7  And your father hath mocked me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

7  But your father deceived me, and changed my wages for the ten lambs, yet God gave him not power to hurt me.

7  Even so, your father has circumvented me, and he has changed my wages ten times. And yet God has not permitted him to harm me.

31:8  If he said thus: The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the flock bore speckled; and if he said thus: The streaked shall be thy wages; then bore all the flock streaked.

8  If he should say thus, The speckled shall be thy reward, then all the cattle would bear speckled; and if he should say, The white shall be thy reward, then would all the cattle bear white.

8  Whenever he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ all the sheep gave birth to speckled newborns. Yet truly, when he said the contrary, ‘You will take whatever is white for your wages,’ all the flocks gave birth to white ones.

31:9  Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

9  And it is God who has taken your father’s substance and given it to me.

9  Thus God has selected some of your father's cattle, and given them to me.

31:10  And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he- goats which leaped upon the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled.

10  And it came to pass when the cattle conceived and were with young, that I beheld with mine eyes in sleep, and behold the he-goats and the rams leaping on the sheep and the she-goats, speckled and variegated and spotted with ash-coloured spots.

10  For after the time had arrived for the ewes to conceive, I lifted up my eyes, and I saw in my sleep that the males climbing on the females were of variegated, and spotted, and diverse colors.

31:11  And the angel of God said unto me in the dream: Jacob; and I said: Here am I.

31:12  And he said: Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are streaked, speckled, and grizzled; for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

12  And he said, Look up with thine eyes, and behold the he-goats and the rams leaping on the sheep and the she-goats, speckled and variegated and spotted with ash-coloured spots; for I have seen all things that Laban does to thee.

31:13  I am the God of Beth-el, where thou didst anoint a pillar, where thou didst vow a vow unto Me. Now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.'

13  I am God that appeared to thee in the place of God where thou anointedst a pillar to me, and vowedst to me there a vow; now then arise and depart out of this land, depart into the land of thy nativity, and I will be with thee.

31:14  And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him: 'Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

31:15  Are we not accounted by him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our price.

15  Has he not considered us as foreigners, and sold us, and consumed our price?

15  Behold, we are counted by him as strangers, for he has sold us, and has squandered also our money.

31:16  For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's. Now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.'

16  All the wealth and the glory which God has taken from our father, it shall be our’s and our children’s; now then do whatsoever God has said to thee.

16  But God has taken our father’s riches and handed these to us and to our sons. Therefore, do all that God has instructed you.”

31:17  Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels;

17  And Jacob arose and took his wives and his children up on the camels;

17  And so Jacob rose up, and having placed the children and his wives upon camels, he went forth.

31:18  and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.

18  and he took away all his possessions and all his store, which he had gotten in Mesopotamia, and all that belonged to him, to depart to Isaac his father in the land of Chanaan.

18  And he took all his substance and flocks, and whatever he had acquired in Mesopotamia, and he journeyed to his father Isaac, in the land of Canaan.

31:19  Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep. And Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.

19  And Laban went to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole her father’s images.

19  At that time, Laban had gone to shear the sheep, and so Rachel stole her father’s idols.

31:20  And Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, in that he told him not that he fled.

20  And Jacob hid the matter from Laban the Syrian, so as not to tell him that he ran away.

20  And Jacob was not willing to confess to his father-in-law that he was fleeing.

31:21  So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.

21  And he departed himself and all that belonged to him, and passed over the river, and went into the mountain Galaad.

21  And when he had gone away with all such things that were justly his, and, having crossed the river, was continuing on toward Mount Gilead,

31:22  And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

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

22  it was reported to Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled.

31:23  And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

23  And having taken his brethren with him, he pursued after him seven days’ journey, and overtook him on Mount Galaad.

23  And taking his brothers with him, he pursued him for seven days. And he overtook him at Mount Gilead.

31:24  And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night, and said unto him: 'Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.'

24  And he saw in a dream, God saying to him, “Beware that you not speak anything harsh against Jacob.”

31:25  And Laban came up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain; and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mountain of Gilead.

25  And now Jacob had pitched his tent at the mountain. And when he, with his brothers, had overtaken him, he set his tent at the same place at Mount Gilead.

25  Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent on the mount; and Laban with his brethren encamped on mount Gilead.

31:26  And Laban said to Jacob: 'What hast thou done, that thou hast outwitted me, and carried away my daughters as though captives of the sword?

26  And he said to Jacob: “Why have you acted this way, departing from me in secret, with my daughters like captives of the sword?

31:27  Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and outwit me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp;

27  Whereas if thou hadst told me, I would have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, and timbrels, and harp.

27  Why would you want to flee without my knowledge and without telling me, though I might have led you forward with gladness, and songs, and timbrels, and lyres?

31:28  and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.

28  And I was not counted worthy to embrace my children and my daughters; now then thou hast wrought foolishly.

28  And you did not permit me to give a farewell kiss to my sons and my daughters? Now you have done foolishly in so doing.

31:29  It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt; but the God of your father spoke unto me yesternight, saying: Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

29  my hand has power to repay you with harm. But the God of your father said to me yesterday, ‘Beware that you not speak anything stern against Jacob.’

29  I could have done you harm, but the God of your fathers said to me last evening, Take heed that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

31:30  And now that thou art surely gone, because thou sore longest after thy father's house, wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?'

30  It may be that you desired to go to your own, and that you longed for the house of your father. But why have you stolen my gods?”

31:31  And Jacob answered and said to Laban: 'Because I was afraid; for I said: Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force.

31  Jacob answered: “I set out, unknown to you, because I feared that you might take away your daughters by violence.

31:32  With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, he shall not live; before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee.'--For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.--

32  And Jacob said, With whomsoever thou shalt find thy gods, he shall not live in the presence of our brethren; take notice of what I have of thy property, and take it; and he observed nothing with him, but Jacob knew not that his wife Rachel had stolen them.

32  But, since you accuse me of theft, with whomever you will find your gods, let him be slain in the sight of our brothers. Search; anything of yours that you will find with me, take it away.” Now when he said this, he did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.

31:33  And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the two maid-servants; but he found them not. And he went out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

33  And Laban went in and searched in the house of Lea, and found them not; and he went out of the house of Lea, and searched in the house of Jacob, and in the house of the two maid-servants, and found them not; and he went also into the house of Rachel.

33  And so Laban, entering the tent of Jacob, and of Leah, and of both the handmaids, did not find them. And when he had entered the tent of Rachel,

31:34  Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the saddle of the camel, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not.

34  And Rachel took the idols, and cast them among the camel’s packs, and sat upon them.

34  she quickly hid the idols under the camel’s bedding, and she sat upon them. And when he had searched the entire tent and found nothing,

31:35  And she said to her father: 'Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee; for the manner of women is upon me.' And he searched, but found not the teraphim.

35  she said: “Do not be angry, my lord, that I am unable to rise up in your sight, because it has now happened to me according to the custom of women.” So his careful search was thwarted.

35  And Rachel said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before you; for I am with child. Nevertheless he searched, but did not find the images.

31:36  And Jacob was wroth, and strove with Laban. And Jacob answered and said to Laban: 'What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast hotly pursued after me?

36  And Jacob, being inflated, said with contention: “For which fault of mine, or for what sin of mine, have you become so enraged against me

36  And Jacob was displeased, and argued with Laban; and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? and what is my fault, that you have hotly pursued after me?

31:37  Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us two.

37  and that thou hast searched all the furniture of my house? what hast thou found of all the furniture of thine house? set it here between thy relations and my relations, and let them decide between us two.

37  and searched all the items of my house? What have you found from all the substance of your house? Place it here before my brothers, and your brothers, and let them judge between me and you.

31:38  These twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not eaten.

38  For what reason have I been with you for twenty years? Your ewes and she-goats were not barren; the rams of your flocks I did not consume.

38  Behold, I have been with you for the past twenty years; your ewes and your she goats have not cast their young, and I have not eaten of the rams of your flock.

31:39  That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bore the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.

39  Neither did I reveal to you what was seized by the wild beast. I replaced all that was damaged. Whatever was lost by theft, you collected it from me.

31:40  Thus I was: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

40  I was parched with heat by day, and chilled with frost by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes.

40  Day and night, I was burned by heat and by frost, and sleep fled from my eyes.

31:41  These twenty years have I been in thy house: I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock; and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

41  And in this way, for twenty years, I have served you in your house: fourteen for your daughters, and six for your flocks. You have also changed my wages ten times.

31:42  Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been on my side, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and gave judgment yesternight.'

42  Unless I had the God of my father Abraam, and the fear of Isaac, now thou wouldest have sent me away empty; God saw my humiliation, and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesterday.

31:43  And Laban answered and said unto Jacob: 'The daughters are my daughters, and the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that thou seest is mine; and what can I do this day for these my daughters, or for their children whom they have borne?

43  Laban answered him: “My daughters and sons, and your flocks, and all that you discern are mine. What can I do to my sons and grandchildren?

31:44  And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.'

44  Now then come, let me make a covenant, both I and thou, and it shall be for a witness between me and thee; and he said to him, Behold, there is no one with us; behold, God is witness between me and thee.

44  Come, therefore, let us enter into a pact, so that it may be a testimony between me and you.”

31:45  And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

45  And so Jacob took a stone, and he set it up as a memorial.

31:46  And Jacob said unto his brethren: 'Gather stones'; and they took stones, and made a heap. And they did eat there by the heap.

46  And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones; and they gathered stones and made a heap, and ate there upon the heap; and Laban said to him, This heap witnesses between me and thee to-day.

46  And he said to his brothers, “Bring stones.” And they, gathering together stones, made a tomb, and they ate upon it.

31:47  And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha; but Jacob called it Galeed.

47  And Laban called it, the Heap of Testimony; and Jacob called it, the Witness Heap.

47  And Laban called it, ‘Tomb of Witness,’ and Jacob, ‘Pile of Testimony;’ each of them according to the fitness of his own language.

31:48  And Laban said: 'This heap is witness between me and thee this day.' Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

48  And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and the pillar, which I have set between me and thee; this heap witnesses, and this pillar witnesses; therefore its name was called, the Heap witnesses.

48  And Laban said: “This tomb will be a witness between me and you this day.” (And for this reason, its name has been called Gilead, that is, ‘Tomb of Witness.’)

31:49  and Mizpah, for he said: 'YHWH watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

49  And the vision of which he said—Let God look to it between me and thee, because we are about to depart from each other, —

49  “May the Lord consider and judge between us, when we will have withdrawn from one another.

31:50  If thou shalt afflict my daughters, and if thou shalt take wives beside my daughters, no man being with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.'

50  If you afflict my daughters, and if you bring in other wives over them, no one is a witness of our words except God, who understands beforehand.”

50  If you despise my daughters, or if you shall take other wives besides my daughters, now no man is with us; see, God only is witness between me and you.

31:51  And Laban said to Jacob: 'Behold this heap, and behold the pillar, which I have set up betwixt me and thee.

51  And again he said to Jacob. “Lo, this tomb and the stone that I have set up between me and you,

31:52  This heap be witness, and the pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

52  For if I should not cross over unto thee, neither shouldest thou cross over to me, for mischief beyond this heap and this pillar.

52  will be a witness. This tomb,” I say, “and the stone, they are for testimony, in case either I cross beyond it going toward you, or you cross beyond it thinking to harm me.

31:53  The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us.' And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

53  May the God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” Therefore, Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.

31:54  And Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread; and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mountain.

54  And after he had immolated sacrifices on the mountain, he called his brothers to eat bread. And when they had eaten, they lodged there.

54  Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain, and invited his brethren to eat bread; and they did eat food, and spent the night on the mountain.

31:55  And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them. And Laban departed, and returned unto his place.

55  In truth, Laban rose up in the night, and he kissed his sons and daughters, and he blessed them. And he returned to his place.