Jacob

19And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:

This is the family story of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham was Isaac's father.

20And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah. She was the daughter of Bethuel, a man from Paddan-aram. Her brother was named Laban.

21And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Rebekah could not have babies. So Isaac begged the LORD to help her. The LORD listened, and Rebekah became pregnant.

22And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.

The two babies inside her pushed and shoved each other. She said, "Why is this happening to me?" So she went to ask the LORD about it.

23And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

The LORD told her, "There are two nations inside you. Your two sons will start two different peoples. One people will be stronger than the other. The older son will serve the younger one."

24And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

When the time came for her to give birth, there really were twins.

25And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

The first baby came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat. They named him Esau.

26And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

Then his brother came out, holding on to Esau's heel. So they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

27And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

The boys grew up. Esau became a very good hunter who loved being outdoors. Jacob was a quiet man who stayed near the tents.

28And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Isaac loved to eat the wild meat Esau hunted, so he loved Esau. But Rebekah loved Jacob.

29And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:

One day Jacob was cooking a pot of stew. Esau came in from the fields, weak and very hungry.

30And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

Esau said, "Please let me eat some of that red stew. I feel so weak." That is why he was also called Edom, which means red.

31And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

Jacob said, "First sell me your birthright, the special rights you have as the older son."

32And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

Esau said, "Look, I feel like I am about to die. What good is a birthright to me?"

33And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

Jacob said, "Then promise me right now." So Esau made the promise and sold his birthright to Jacob.

34Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew. Esau ate and drank, then got up and walked away. He had treated his birthright as if it were worth nothing.

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

Isaac was old. His eyes were weak, so he could not see. He called his older son Esau. He said, "My son." Esau said, "Here I am."

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

Isaac said, "Look, I am old now. I do not know when I will die."

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

"So take your hunting things, your arrow bag and your bow. Go out to the field and hunt an animal for me."

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

"Then cook me the tasty food I love. Bring it to me so I can eat. Then I will bless you before I die."

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

Rebekah heard what Isaac said to his son Esau. So Esau went out to the field to hunt.

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

Rebekah spoke to her son Jacob. She said, "Listen. I heard your father talking to your brother Esau."

7Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.

"He said, 'Bring me an animal and cook me tasty food. Then I will bless you before the LORD before I die.'"

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

"So now, my son, listen to me. Do exactly what I tell you."

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

"Go out to the animals and bring me two good young goats. I will cook the tasty food your father loves."

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

"Then you will take it to your father to eat. And he will bless you before he dies."

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

Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, "But my brother Esau is a hairy man. My skin is smooth."

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

"What if my father touches me? He will know I am tricking him. Then he will say bad words over me instead of good ones."

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

His mother said, "If that happens, let the bad words fall on me, my son. Just listen to me and go get the goats."

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

So Jacob went and got them and brought them to his mother. She cooked the tasty food his father loved.

15And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:

Rebekah took the best clothes of her older son Esau, which were in the house. She put them on her younger son Jacob.

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

She put the goat skins on his hands. She also put them on the smooth part of his neck.

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

Then she handed the tasty food and the bread she had made to her son Jacob.

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

Jacob went to his father and said, "My father." Isaac said, "Here I am. Which son are you?"

19And 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.

Jacob said, "I am Esau, your oldest son. I did what you asked. Please sit up and eat. Then bless me."

20And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me.

Isaac asked, "How did you find it so fast, my son?" Jacob said, "The LORD your God helped me find it."

21And 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.

Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come close so I can touch you. I want to know if you are really Esau."

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

Jacob came close to his father Isaac. Isaac touched him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice. But the hands are Esau's hands."

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

Isaac did not know it was Jacob. His hands felt hairy, like his brother Esau's hands. So Isaac blessed him.

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

Isaac asked, "Are you really my son Esau?" Jacob said, "I am."

25And 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.

Isaac said, "Bring me the food. I will eat what my son hunted, and then I will bless you." Jacob brought it, and Isaac ate. Jacob brought wine, and Isaac drank.

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

Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come close now and kiss me, my son."

27And 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 the LORD hath blessed:

Jacob came close and kissed him. Isaac smelled his clothes and blessed him. He said, "My son smells like a field the LORD has blessed."

28Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

"May God give you dew from the sky and rich soil. May he give you plenty of grain and new wine."

29Let people 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 he that blesseth thee.

"May people serve you and nations bow to you. Be the leader over your brothers. May your mother's sons bow to you. May anyone who curses you be cursed. May anyone who blesses you be blessed."

30And 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.

Isaac finished blessing Jacob. Jacob had barely left the room. Then his brother Esau came in from hunting.

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

Esau had also cooked tasty food. He brought it to his father and said, "Father, sit up and eat what I hunted. Then bless me."

32And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

His father Isaac said, "Who are you?" Esau said, "I am your son, your oldest son, Esau."

33And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where 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.

Isaac began to shake hard. He said, "Then who was it? Someone hunted and brought me food. I ate it all before you came. I blessed him. And yes, he will stay blessed."

34And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

When Esau heard his father's words, he cried out loud with a bitter cry. He said, "Bless me too, my father!"

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

Isaac said, "Your brother came and tricked me. He took your blessing."

36And 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?

Esau said, "He is named Jacob for a good reason. He has pushed me aside two times. He took my rights as the oldest son. Now he has taken my blessing." Then he asked, "Have you saved any blessing for me?"

37And 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 shall I do now unto thee, my son?

Isaac answered Esau, "I have made him your leader. I have made all his family his servants. I gave him grain and new wine to live on. So what can I do for you, my son?"

38And 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.

Esau said, "Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too!" And Esau cried out loud.

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

His father Isaac answered him, "Your home will be far from rich soil. It will be far from the dew of the sky."

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

"You will live by your sword, and you will serve your brother. But one day you will pull free. You will break his heavy wooden bar off your neck."

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

Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing his father gave him. Esau said to himself, "Soon my father will die and we will cry for him. Then I will kill my brother Jacob."

42And these 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.

Someone told Rebekah what her older son Esau said. She sent for her younger son Jacob. She said, "Your brother Esau is making himself feel better by planning to kill you."

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

"So now, my son, listen to me. Get up and run to my brother Laban in Haran."

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

"Stay with him for a while, until your brother is not so angry."

45Until 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 deprived also of you both in one day?

"Wait until he is not angry at you and forgets what you did. Then I will send for you. Why should I lose both of you in one day?"

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

Isaac called his son Jacob and blessed him. Then he told him, "Do not marry a woman from Canaan, the land where we live."

2Arise, go to Padanaram, 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.

"Go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father. Marry one of the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother."

3And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

"May God Almighty bless you. May he give you many children, so your family grows into many peoples."

4And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

"May God give you the same blessing he gave Abraham. May he give it to you and to your children after you. Then this land will be your family's land, even though you live here now as a visitor. This is the land God gave to Abraham."

5And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.

So Isaac sent Jacob away. Jacob went to Padanaram, to Laban. Laban was the son of Bethuel the Syrian. He was also the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

6When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, 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;

Esau saw that his father had blessed Jacob. He saw that Isaac sent Jacob to Padanaram to find a wife there. He also heard the order Isaac gave: "Do not marry a woman from Canaan."

7And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;

Esau saw that Jacob obeyed his father and mother. Jacob had already left for Padanaram.

8And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;

And Esau saw that his father Isaac was not pleased with the women of Canaan.

9Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

So Esau went to the family of Ishmael, who was Abraham's son. He married Mahalath, Ishmael's daughter and Nebajoth's sister. He already had other wives, and she was added to them.

10And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.

Jacob left the town of Beersheba and traveled toward the town of Haran.

11And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.

He came to a certain place and stopped there for the night, because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones there and put it under his head. Then he lay down to sleep.

12And 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.

He had a dream. He saw a ladder standing on the ground, and its top reached all the way to heaven. God's angels were going up and coming down on it.

13And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD 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;

The LORD stood above the ladder and said, "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land you are lying on, I will give to you and to your children after you."

14And 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.

"Your family will be as many as the dust on the ground. You will spread out west and east and north and south. Every family on earth will be blessed through you and your children."

15And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

"Look, I am with you. I will keep you safe everywhere you go. I will bring you back to this land again. I will not leave you until I have done all that I promised you."

16And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.

Jacob woke up from his sleep. He said, "The LORD is really here in this place, and I did not know it."

17And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

He was afraid, and he said, "This place fills me with wonder! This is nothing less than the house of God. This is the gate of heaven."

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

Early the next morning Jacob got up. He took the stone he had slept on and stood it up as a marker. Then he poured oil over the top of it.

19And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

He named that place Bethel. Before this, the town there was called Luz.

20And 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,

Then Jacob made a promise to God. He said, "If God stays with me and keeps me safe on this trip, and gives me food to eat and clothes to wear,

21So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:

and brings me home to my father's house safely, then the LORD will be my God.

22And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

And this stone I have stood up will be God's house. And of everything you give me, I will give you back one part out of ten."

1Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.

Then Jacob kept walking. He came to the land of the people in the east.

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

He saw a well out in a field. Three groups of sheep lay near it. Shepherds gave the sheep water from that well. A big stone lay over the top of the well.

3And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well’s mouth in his place.

All the sheep were brought there. Then the shepherds rolled the stone off the well. They gave the sheep water. Then they put the stone back on top.

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

Jacob said to them, "My friends, where are you from?" They said, "We are from Haran."

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

He said, "Do you know Laban? He comes from the family of Nahor." They said, "Yes, we know him."

6And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

Jacob asked, "Is he well?" They said, "He is well. Look, here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep."

7And 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.

Jacob said, "Look, the sun is still high. It is not time to bring the animals in yet. Give the sheep water. Then take them back to eat grass."

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

They said, "We cannot. We wait until all the flocks are here. Then the stone is rolled off the well. After that we give the sheep water."

9And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.

While he was still talking with them, Rachel came. She brought her father's sheep, because she took care of them.

10And 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.

Jacob saw Rachel and her father's sheep. Laban was the brother of Jacob's mother. So Jacob went over and rolled the stone off the well. Then he gave Laban's sheep water.

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

Then Jacob kissed Rachel. He cried out loud.

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

Jacob told Rachel that he was part of her father's family. He said his mother was Rebekah. Rachel ran and told her father.

13And 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.

Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister's son. He ran out to meet him. He hugged him and kissed him. He brought him home. Jacob told Laban everything that had happened.

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

Laban said, "You really are my own family." Jacob stayed with him for a month.

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

Then Laban said to Jacob, "You are family, but you should not work for free. Tell me what your pay should be."

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

Laban had two daughters. The older one was named Leah. The younger one was named Rachel.

17Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

Leah had weak eyes. Rachel had a lovely face and shape.

18And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will work for you seven years. Then let me marry Rachel, your younger daughter."

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

Laban said, "Better that I give her to you than to another man. Stay here with me."

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

So Jacob worked seven years to marry Rachel. It felt like only a few days to him. That was because he loved her so much.

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

Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife. My time of work is finished. I want to live with her as her husband."

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

So Laban called all the men of that place together. He made a big feast.

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

But that evening he took his daughter Leah. He brought her to Jacob, and Jacob slept with her.

24And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.

Laban also gave a servant girl named Zilpah to Leah. She would be Leah's helper.

25And it came to pass, that in the morning, 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?

In the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah! He said to Laban, "What have you done to me? I worked for you to marry Rachel. Why did you trick me?"

26And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

Laban said, "That is not how we do things here. The younger daughter does not marry first."

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

"Finish this week of wedding parties. Then we will give you Rachel too. But you must work for me seven more years."

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

Jacob did that. He finished the week of parties. Then Laban gave him Rachel as his wife too.

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

Laban also gave a servant girl named Bilhah to Rachel. She would be Rachel's helper.

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

Jacob slept with Rachel too. He loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban seven more years.

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

Rachel saw that she had no children with Jacob. She was jealous of her sister Leah. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or I will die!"

2And 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?

Jacob got angry with Rachel. He said, "I am not God. He is the one who has not given you children."

3And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.

Rachel said, "Here is Bilhah, my servant. Have a baby with her. Her child will count as my own child."

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

So Rachel gave her servant Bilhah to Jacob as a wife. Jacob slept with her.

5And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

Bilhah was going to have a baby. She gave birth to a son for Jacob.

6And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

Rachel said, "God has been fair to me. He heard me and gave me a son." So she named him Dan.

7And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

Bilhah, Rachel's servant, had another baby. It was a second son for Jacob.

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

Rachel said, "I fought hard against my sister, and I won." So she named him Naphtali.

9When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

Leah saw that she had stopped having babies. So she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.

10And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.

Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a son for Jacob.

11And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

Leah said, "How lucky I am!" So she named him Gad.

12And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.

Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a second son for Jacob.

13And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

Leah said, "How happy I am! The women will say I am blessed." So she named him Asher.

14And 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.

It was time to bring in the wheat. Reuben was out in the field. He found some mandrake plants and brought them to his mother, Leah. Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes."

15And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken 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.

Leah said, "You already took my husband. Now you want my son's mandrakes too?" Rachel said, "Fine. Jacob can sleep at your tent tonight, for the mandrakes."

16And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

That evening Jacob came in from the field. Leah went out to meet him. She said, "You must come with me. I paid for you with my son's mandrakes." So he slept with her that night.

17And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.

God listened to Leah. She had another baby. It was a fifth son for Jacob.

18And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

Leah said, "God has paid me back, because I gave my servant to my husband." So she named him Issachar.

19And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.

Leah had another baby. It was a sixth son for Jacob.

20And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.

Leah said, "God has given me a fine gift. Now my husband will stay with me. I have given him six sons." So she named him Zebulun.

21And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

After that Leah had a daughter. She named her Dinah.

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

Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and let her have a baby.

23And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

She gave birth to a son. She said, "God has taken away my shame."

24And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.

She named him Joseph. She said, "May the LORD give me one more son."