Jacob And Rachel

And Jacob doth so, and fulfilleth the week of this one, and he giveth to him Rachel his daughter, to him for a wife;

`And I--in my coming in from Padan-<FI> Aram<Fi> Rachel hath died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet a kibrath of land to enter Ephrata, and I bury her there in the way of Ephrata, which <FI>is<Fi> Bethlehem.'

and Jacob serveth for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.

And they journey from Bethel, and there is yet a kibrath of land before entering Ephratha, and Rachel beareth, and is sharply pained in her bearing; — read the full passage →

and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban his mother's brother. — read the full passage →

And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, `I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:'

And God remembereth Rachel, and God hearkeneth unto her, and openeth her womb, — read the full passage →

And Jacob lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, Esau is coming, and with him four hundred men; and he divideth the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two maid-servants; — read the full passage →

And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, `Give me sons, and if there is none--I die.'

Sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin.

And he goeth in also unto Rachel, and he also loveth Rachel more than Leah; and he serveth with him yet seven other years.

And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, `Give me sons, and if there is none--I die.' — read the full passage →

Sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

And Jacob sendeth and calleth for Rachel and for Leah to the field unto his flock;

And Jacob doth so, and fulfilleth the week of this one, and he giveth to him Rachel his daughter, to him for a wife; — read the full passage →

and the eyes of Leah <FI>are<Fi> tender, and Rachel hath been fair of form and fair of appearance.

And Rachel answereth--Leah also--and saith to him, `Have we yet a portion and inheritance in the house of our father? — read the full passage →

And Jacob sendeth and calleth for Rachel and for Leah to the field unto his flock; — read the full passage →

And Jacob lifteth up his feet, and goeth towards the land of the sons of the east; — read the full passage →

And Jacob doth flee to the country of Aram, And Israel doth serve for a wife, Yea, for a wife he hath kept watch.

And he riseth in that night, and taketh his two wives, and his two maid-servants, and his eleven children, and passeth over the passage of Jabbok;

And Jacob sendeth and calleth for Rachel and for Leah to the field unto his flock; — read the full passage →

These <FI>are<Fi> sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; all the persons <FI>are<Fi> fourteen.

And Jehovah seeth that Leah <FI>is<Fi> the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel <FI>is<Fi> barren;

Sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin. — read the full passage →

and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

And Jacob lifteth up his feet, and goeth towards the land of the sons of the east;

and Leah also draweth nigh, and her children, and they bow themselves; and afterwards Joseph hath drawn nigh with Rachel, and they bow themselves.

and she saith unto her father, `Let it not be displeasing in the eyes of my lord that I am not able to rise at thy presence, for the way of women <FI>is<Fi> on me;' and he searcheth, and hath not found the teraphim.

And Jacob kisseth Rachel, and lifteth up his voice, and weepeth,

And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, `Give me sons, and if there is none--I die.' — read the full passage →

And Laban goeth into the tent of Jacob, and into the tent of Leah, and into the tent of the two handmaidens, and hath not found; and he goeth out from the tent of Leah, and goeth into the tent of Rachel. — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass in the going out of her soul (for she died), that she calleth his name Ben-Oni; and his father called him Benjamin; — read the full passage →

`And a woman unto another thou dost not take, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.

And Jacob riseth, and lifteth up his sons and his wives on the camels,

And Jacob sendeth and calleth for Rachel and for Leah to the field unto his flock; — read the full passage →

And Jacob's anger burneth against Rachel, and he saith, `Am I in stead of God who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?'

fulfil the week of this one, and we give to thee also this one, for the service which thou dost serve with me yet seven other years.'

And the man increaseth very exceedingly, and hath many flocks, and maid-servants, and men-servants, and camels, and asses.

have we not been reckoned strangers to him? for he hath sold us, and he also utterly consumeth our money;

give up my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and I go; for thou--thou hast known my service which I have served thee.'

And Laban saith, `It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the first-born;

He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she <FI>is<Fi> shepherdess;

And Isaac maketh entreaty to Jehovah before his wife, for she <FI>is<Fi> barren: and Jehovah is entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiveth,

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

And Jacob is left alone, and one wrestleth with him till the ascending of the dawn;

and she calleth his name Joseph, saying, `Jehovah is adding to me another son.'

And God remembereth Rachel, and God hearkeneth unto her, and openeth her womb,

And Jacob saith unto Laban, `Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in unto her;'

`And lo, I <FI>am<Fi> with thee, and have kept thee whithersoever thou goest, and have caused thee to turn back unto this ground; for I leave thee not till that I have surely done that which I have spoken to thee.'

and Isaac bringeth her in unto the tent of Sarah his mother, and he taketh Rebekah, and she becometh his wife, and he loveth her, and Isaac is comforted after <FI>the death of<Fi> his mother.

And Rachel answereth--Leah also--and saith to him, `Have we yet a portion and inheritance in the house of our father?

And Jacob sendeth and calleth for Rachel and for Leah to the field unto his flock; — read the full passage →

And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith this time, `I praise Jehovah;' therefore hath she called his name Judah; and she ceaseth from bearing.

and Laban saith, `It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man; dwell with me;'

And Laban saith to Jacob, `Is it because thou <FI>art<Fi> my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what <FI>is<Fi> thy hire.'

`This <FI>is<Fi> to me twenty years in thy house: I have served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock; and thou changest my hire ten times;

and Rachel saith, `With wrestlings of God I have wrestled with my sister, yea, I have prevailed;' and she calleth his name Napthali.

and Laban giveth to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his maid-servant, for a maid-servant to her.

And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, `I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:' — read the full passage →

And Laban saith to Jacob, `Is it because thou <FI>art<Fi> my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what <FI>is<Fi> thy hire.' — read the full passage →

therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth-- — read the full passage →

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel hath seen a dream, and the visions of his head on his bed, then the dream he hath written, the chief of the things he hath said. — read the full passage →

Who doth make thee as a brother to me, Sucking the breasts of my mother? I find thee without, I kiss thee, Yea, they do not despise me, — read the full passage →

Whither hath thy beloved gone, O fair among women? Whither hath thy beloved turned, And we seek him with thee? — read the full passage →

for Mine <FI>is<Fi> every first-born among the sons of Israel, among man and among beast; in the day of my smiting every first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself; — read the full passage →

Simeon and Levi <FI>are<Fi> brethren! Instruments of violence--their espousals! — read the full passage →

And he riseth in that night, and taketh his two wives, and his two maid-servants, and his eleven children, and passeth over the passage of Jabbok; — read the full passage →

with whomsoever thou findest thy gods--he doth not live; before our brethren discern for thyself what <FI>is<Fi> with me, and take to thyself:' and Jacob hath not known that Rachel hath stolen them. — read the full passage →

And Laban hath gone to shear his flock, and Rachel stealeth the teraphim which her father hath;

And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, `I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:' — read the full passage →

But the first-born, son of the hated one, he doth acknowledge, to give to him a double portion of all that is found with him, for he <FI>is<Fi> the beginning of his strength; to him <FI>is<Fi> the right of the first-born.

And it cometh to pass in the going out of her soul (for she died), that she calleth his name Ben-Oni; and his father called him Benjamin; — read the full passage →

And Rachel answereth--Leah also--and saith to him, `Have we yet a portion and inheritance in the house of our father? — read the full passage →

And Rachel answereth--Leah also--and saith to him, `Have we yet a portion and inheritance in the house of our father? — read the full passage →

And Rachel answereth--Leah also--and saith to him, `Have we yet a portion and inheritance in the house of our father? — read the full passage →

And Jacob sendeth and calleth for Rachel and for Leah to the field unto his flock; — read the full passage →

And Jacob sendeth and calleth for Rachel and for Leah to the field unto his flock; — read the full passage →

And he heareth the words of Laban's sons, saying, `Jacob hath taken all that our father hath; yea, from that which our father hath, he hath made all this honour;' — read the full passage →

And Laban saith unto him, `If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes--I have observed diligently that Jehovah doth bless me for thy sake.'

and Leah saith, `A troop is coming;' and she calleth his name Gad.

And she saith, `Lo, my handmaid Bilhah, go in unto her, and she doth bear on my knees, and I am built up, even I, from her;'

fulfil the week of this one, and we give to thee also this one, for the service which thou dost serve with me yet seven other years.' — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass in the morning, that lo, it <FI>is<Fi> Leah; and he saith unto Laban, `What <FI>is<Fi> this thou hast done to me? for Rachel have I not served with thee? and why hast thou deceived me?' — read the full passage →

and Laban giveth to her Zilpah, his maid-servant, to Leah his daughter, a maid-servant.

And it cometh to pass in the evening, that he taketh Leah, his daughter, and bringeth her in unto him, and he goeth in unto her;

and Laban gathereth all the men of the place, and maketh a banquet.

and Laban saith to him, `Only my bone and my flesh <FI>art<Fi> thou;' and he dwelleth with him a month of days.

and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban his mother's brother. — read the full passage →

He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she <FI>is<Fi> shepherdess; — read the full passage →

and he saith, `Thy brother hath come with subtilty, and taketh thy blessing.'

And Jacob boileth pottage, and Esau cometh in from the field, and he <FI>is<Fi> weary; — read the full passage →

and afterwards hath his brother come out, and his hand is taking hold on Esau's heel, and one calleth his name Jacob; and Isaac <FI>is<Fi> a son of sixty years in her bearing them.

and the children struggle together within her, and she saith, `If <FI>it is<Fi> right--why <FI>am<Fi> I thus?' and she goeth to seek Jehovah.

and the water is consumed from the bottle, and she placeth the lad under one of the shrubs. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah saith unto Abram, `Go for thyself, from thy land, and from thy kindred, and from the house of thy father, unto the land which I shew thee. — read the full passage →

beloved, concerning all things I desire thee to prosper, and to be in health, even as thy soul doth prosper,