1When Rachel saw that she was not bearing…
2Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am…
3Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah.…
4So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as…
5and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.
6Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He…
7And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore…
8Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I…
9When Leah saw that she had stopped having…
10And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
11Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named…
12When Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second…
13Leah said, “How happy I am! For the…
14Now during the wheat harvest, Reuben went out…
15But Leah replied, “Is it not enough that…
16When Jacob came in from the field that…
17And God listened to Leah, and she conceived…
18Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for…
19Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son…
20“God has given me a good gift,” she…
21After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter…
22Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her…
23and she conceived and gave birth to a…
24She named him Joseph, and said, “May the…
25Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph,…
26Give me my wives and children for whom…
27But Laban replied, “If I have found favor…
28And he added, “Name your wages, and I…
29Then Jacob answered, “You know how I have…
30Indeed, you had very little before my arrival,…
31“What can I give you?” Laban asked. “You…
32Let me go through all your flocks today…
33So my honesty will testify for me when…
34“Agreed,” said Laban. “Let it be as you…
35That very day Laban removed all the streaked…
36Then he put a three-day journey between himself…
37Jacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond,…
38Then he set the peeled branches in the…
39they mated in front of the branches. And…
40Jacob set apart the young, but made the…
41Whenever the stronger females of the flock were…
42But if the animals were weak, he did…
43Thus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous. He owned large…
