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Genesis 30	Genesis 30
Genesis 30:1 Now Rachel, because she had no children, was full of envy of her sister; and she said to Jacob, If you do not give me children I will not go on living.	Genesis 30:1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
Genesis 30:2 But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?	Genesis 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?
Genesis 30:3 Then she said, Here is my servant Bilhah, go in to her, so that she may have a child on my knees, and I may have a family by her.	Genesis 30:3 And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.
Genesis 30:4 So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.	Genesis 30:4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
Genesis 30:5 And Bilhah became with child, and gave birth to a son.	Genesis 30:5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
Genesis 30:6 Then Rachel said, God has been my judge, and has given ear to my voice, and has given me a son; so he was named Dan.	Genesis 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.
Genesis 30:7 And again Bilhah, Rachel's servant, was with child, and gave birth to a second son.	Genesis 30:7 And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
Genesis 30:8 And Rachel said, I have had a great fight with my sister, and I have overcome her: and she gave the child the name Naphtali.	Genesis 30:8 And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
Genesis 30:9 When it was clear to Leah that she would have no more children for a time, she gave Zilpah, her servant, to Jacob as a wife.	Genesis 30:9 When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.
Genesis 30:10 And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a son.	Genesis 30:10 And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare Jacob a son.
Genesis 30:11 And Leah said, It has gone well for me: and she gave him the name Gad.	Genesis 30:11 And Leah said, Fortunate! and she called his name Gad.
Genesis 30:12 And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a second son.	Genesis 30:12 And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare Jacob a second son.
Genesis 30:13 And Leah said, Happy am I! and all women will give witness to my joy: and she gave him the name Asher.	Genesis 30:13 And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher.
Genesis 30:14 Now at the time of the grain-cutting, Reuben saw some love-fruits in the field, and took them to his mother Leah. And Rachel said to her, Let me have some of your son's love-fruits.	Genesis 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.
Genesis 30:15 But Leah said to her, Is it a small thing that you have taken my husband from me? and now would you take my son's love-fruits? Then Rachel said, You may have him tonight in exchange for your son's love-fruits.	Genesis 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.
Genesis 30:16 In the evening, when Jacob came in from the field, Leah went out to him and said, Tonight you are to come to me, for I have given my son's love-fruits as a price for you. And he went in to her that night.	Genesis 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.
Genesis 30:17 And God gave ear to her and she became with child, and gave Jacob a fifth son.	Genesis 30:17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son.
Genesis 30:18 Then Leah said, God has made payment to me for giving my servant-girl to my husband: so she gave her son the name Issachar.	Genesis 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.
Genesis 30:19 And again Leah became with child, and she gave Jacob a sixth son.	Genesis 30:19 And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob.
Genesis 30:20 And she said, God has given me a good bride-price; now at last will I have my husband living with me, for I have given him six sons: and she gave him the name Zebulun.	Genesis 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.
Genesis 30:21 After that she had a daughter, to whom she gave the name Dinah.	Genesis 30:21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
Genesis 30:22 Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.	Genesis 30:22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
Genesis 30:23 And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.	Genesis 30:23 And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
Genesis 30:24 And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.	Genesis 30:24 and she called his name Joseph, saying, Jehovah add to me another son.
Genesis 30:25 Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.	Genesis 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.
Genesis 30:26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have been your servant, and let me go: for you have knowledge of all the work I have done for you.	Genesis 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.
Genesis 30:27 And Laban said, If you will let me say so, do not go away; for I have seen by the signs that the Lord has been good to me because of you.	Genesis 30:27 And Laban said unto him, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, [tarry]: [for] I have divined that Jehovah hath blessed me for thy sake.
Genesis 30:28 Say then what your payment is to be and I will give it.	Genesis 30:28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
Genesis 30:29 Then Jacob said, You have seen what I have done for you, and how your cattle have done well under my care.	Genesis 30:29 And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have fared with me.
Genesis 30:30 For before I came you had little, and it has been greatly increased; and the Lord has given you a blessing in everything I have done; but when am I to do something for my family?	Genesis 30:30 For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased unto a multitude; and Jehovah hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
Genesis 30:31 And Laban said, What am I to give you? And Jacob said, Do not give me anything; but I will again take up the care of your flock if you will only do this for me:	Genesis 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.
Genesis 30:32 Let me go through all your flock today, taking out from among them all the sheep which are marked or coloured or black, and all the marked or coloured goats: these will be my payment.	Genesis 30:32 I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and [of such] shall be my hire.
Genesis 30:33 And so you will be able to put my honour to the test in time to come; if you see among my flocks any goats which are not marked or coloured, or any sheep which is not black, you may take me for a thief.	Genesis 30:33 So shall my righteousness answer for me hereafter, when thou shalt come concerning my hire that is before thee: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that [if found] with me, shall be counted stolen.
Genesis 30:34 And Laban said, Let it be as you say.	Genesis 30:34 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
Genesis 30:35 So that day he took all the he-goats which were banded or coloured, and all the she-goats which were marked or coloured or had white marks, and all the black sheep, and gave them into the care of his sons;	Genesis 30:35 And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstreaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons;
Genesis 30:36 And sent them three days' journey away: and Jacob took care of the rest of Laban's flock.	Genesis 30:36 and he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.
Genesis 30:37 Then Jacob took young branches of trees, cutting off the skin so that the white wood was seen in bands.	Genesis 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, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
Genesis 30:38 And he put the banded sticks in the drinking-places where the flock came to get water; and they became with young when they came to the water.	Genesis 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.
Genesis 30:39 And because of this, the flock gave birth to young which were marked with bands of colour.	Genesis 30:39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted.
Genesis 30:40 These lambs Jacob kept separate; and he put his flock in a place by themselves and not with Laban's flock.	Genesis 30:40 And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstreaked and all the black in the flock of Laban: and he put his own droves apart, and put them not unto Laban's flock.
Genesis 30:41 And whenever the stronger ones of the flock became with young, Jacob put the sticks in front of them in the drinking-places, so that they might become with young when they saw the sticks.	Genesis 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;
Genesis 30:42 But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put the sticks before them; so that the feebler flocks were Laban's and the stronger were Jacob's.	Genesis 30:42 but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
Genesis 30:43 So Jacob's wealth was greatly increased; he had great flocks and women-servants and men-servants and camels and asses.	Genesis 30:43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.