Genesis 30:1-28 ▼

1 When Rahel sawe that she bare Iacob no childern she enuied hir sister and sayde vnto Iacob: geue me childern or ells I am but deed.

2 Than was Iacob wrooth with Rahel saynge: Am I in godes steade which kepeth fro the the frute of thi wobe?

3 The she sayde: here is my mayde Bilha: go in vnto her that she maye beare vpo my lappe that I maye be encreased by her.

4 And she gaue him Bilha hir hadmayde to wife. And Iacob wet in vnto her

5 And Bilha conceaued and bare Iacob a sonne.

6 Than sayde Rahel. God hath geuen sentece on my syde and hath also herde my voyce and hath geuen me a sonne. Therfore called she him Dan.

7 And Bilha Rahels mayde coceaued agayne and bare Iacob a nother sonne.

8 And Rahel sayde. God is turned and I haue made achaunge with my sister and haue gote ye vpper hade. And she called his name Nepthali

9 Whe Lea sawe that she had left bearinge she toke Silpha hir mayde and gaue her Iacob to wiffe.

10 And Silpha Leas made bare Iacob a sonne.

11 Than sayde Lea: good lucke: and called his name Gad.

12 And Silpha Leas mayde bare Iacob another sonne.

13 Tha sayd Lea: happy am I for the doughters will call me blessed. And called his name Asser.

14 And Rube wet out in the wheat haruest and foude mandragoras in the feldes and brought the vnto his mother Lea. Than sayde Rahel to Lea geue me of thy sonnes madragoras.

15 And Lea answered: is it not ynough yt thou hast take awaye my housbode but woldest take awaye my sonnes mandragoras also? Than sayde Rahel well let him slepe with the this nyghte for thy sonnes mandragoras.

16 And whe Iacob came from the feldes at euen Lea went out to mete him and sayde: come into me for I haue bought the with my sonnes mandragoras.And he slepte with her that nyghte.

17 And God herde Lea yt she coceaued and bare vnto Iacob yt .v. sonne.

18 Than sayde Lea. God hath geue me my rewarde because I gaue my mayde to my housbod and she called him Isachar.

19 And Lea coceaued yet agayne and bare Iacob the sexte sonne.

20 Than sayde she: God hath endewed me with a good dowry. Now will my housbond dwell with me because I haue borne him .vi. sonnes: and called his name Zabulo.

21 After that she bare a doughter and called her Dina.

22 And God remebred Rahel herde her and made her frutefull:

23 so that she coceaued and bare a sonne and sayde God hath take awaye my rebuke.

24 And she called his name Ioseph saynge The lorde geue me yet a nother sonne.

25 As soone as Rahel had borne Ioseph Iacob sayde to Laban: Sede me awaye yt I maye goo vnto myne awne place and cutre

26 geue me my wives and my childern for whome I haue serued the and let me goo; for thou knowest what seruyce I haue done the.

27 Than sayde Laban vnto hi: If I haue fownde fauoure in thy syghte (for I suppose yt the LORde hath blessed me for thy sake)

28 appoynte what thy rewarde shalbe and I will geue it ye.