Esau's hatred of Jacob. have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have f 7 sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

or, supported.

c Is.65.14

38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, 08 or, of the my father. And Esau lifted up fatness. nis voice, and c wept.

39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold thy dwelling shall be 8 the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;

d ch.25.23. Ps. 60.9, 10. Ob. 18-20.

e 2 Ki.8.20. 2 Chr.21.8. fch.4.5. 37.4,8.

40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and d shalt serve thy brother.g ch.50.3. and it shall come to pass when h ch.32.6. thou shalt have the dominion, that thou e shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

Ob.10.

i Job 20.12. Ps.64.5.

41 And Esau ƒ hated Jacob bek ch.11.31. cause of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau ch.26.35. said in his heart, The days of (CHAP 28.) mourning g for my father are at a ch.24.3. hand, then will I slay h my brotherb Hos. 12.12. c ch.25.20. d ch.24.29. assembly of people.

Jacob.

42 And 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 i comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother, k to Haran; 44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; 45 Until 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?

46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

CHAPTER XXVIII. 1 Jacob sent to Padan-aram: 11 his vision: 20 his vow.

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

2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, b to the house of Bethuel, c thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban, dthy mother's brother.

3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be 1 a multitude of people.

e ch.12.2.

2 of thy sojournings. fch.27.33.

g ch.27.43.
3 were evil
in the eyes.
4 ch.36.3,

is called
Bashe-
math.
h Hos. 12.12.
scaled,

Acts 7.2,
Charran.

ch.41.1

Num. 12.6.
Job 4.13.
k Jno.1.51.
Heb. 1.14.

1 ch.26.24.

Ex.3.6. Mat. 22.32. m ch. 13. 16.

6 break forth.

n ch. 18. 18.

Jos. 1.5.

Ju.6. 16.

P Ps. 121.5-8. q ch.35.6. r Heb. 13.5. Ex.3.5.

Jos.5.15.

Jacob goeth to Haran.

4 And give thee e the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land 2 wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

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

6 When Esau saw that isaac had blessed ƒ Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, 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;

7 And that Jacob obeyed g his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;

8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan 3 pleased not Isaac his father;

9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives, which he had 4 Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

10 And Jacob h went out from Beersheba, and went toward 5 Haran.

11 And 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.

12 And he i dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and, k behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it. 13 And, 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;

14 And thy seed m shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt 6 spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south and in thee and in thy seed n shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

15 And, behold, I am with thee, o and will keep p thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee againg into this land; for 1 will not leave r thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, surely the LORD is in 8 this place, and I knew it not.

17 And 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. 18 And 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 oilt upon the top of it.

19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that u city was called Luz at the first.

20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, if God will be with me, v and will keep me in this way that I go and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, 21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the to LORD be my God:

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

CHAPTER XXIX. 1 Jacob, coming to the well of Haran, 13 is entertained by Laban, 18 covenanteth for Rachel, 23 and is deceived with Leah, 28 but marrieth Rachel also.

THEN Jacob I went on his jourand came into the land

ney,

t Num.7.1. the house of God.

Ju.1.23,26.

Hos. 12.4.

v 2 Sam. 15.8.

w De.26.17. ch.35.7,14. y Lev.27.30. (CHAP. 29.)

of the people of the east. 2 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there tere three flocks of sheep lying by d it; a for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone toas upon the well's mouth.

yet the day is great.

Mark 16.3.

Luke 24.2.

3 And thither were all the flocks e Ex.2.17. gathered and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and fch.33.4. watered the sheep, and put the one again upon the well's mouth in his place.

45.14.

g ch.13.8.

14.14,16.

4 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they h ch.24.28. said, Of Haran b are we.

5 And he said unto them, Know 5 hearing. ye Laban the son of Nahor? And Rom. 16.6. they said, We know him.

2 Sam.5.1.

6 And he said unto them, 3 Is he k Ju.9.2. well?c And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter Cometh with the sheep.

7 And he said, Lo, 4 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.

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

19.12.

month of days. Ru.4.11

m Hos. 12.12.

n Cant.8.7.

Ju. 14.10.
Jno.2.1,2

the sheep. 9 And while he yet spake with p ch.30.9. them, Rachel came with her fa

ther's sheep: for she kept them.

7

46.18.

10 And it came to pass, when Ja- place. tob saw Rachel the daughter of

11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and

lifted up his voice, ƒ and wept.

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

ban heard the 5 tidings of Jacob 13 And it came to pass, when Lahis sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed i him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone k and my flesh. And he abode with him 6 the space of a month.

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

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

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

18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. 19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

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

21 And Jacob said unto Laban, give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. 22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. o

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

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

25 And 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?

26 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to 7 give the younger before the firstborn.

Jacob serveth for Rachel.

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

qJu. 14. 12. r ch.35.22. ⚫ 37.2.

28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachels ver.20. his daughter to wife also.

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

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

31 And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he t opened her womb but Rachel was barren.u 32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name 8 Reuben for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked v upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name

9 Simeon.

De.21.15.

t Ps. 127.3. u ch.30.1.

i. e. see a

son.

Deut.26.7.

1 Sam. 1.20. Luke 1.25. 9 i. e. hear

ing.

34 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons: therefore was his 2 name called 10 Levi.

35 And she conceived again, and bare a son and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name 11 Judah; and 12 left bearing.

CHAPTER XXX.

1 Rachel's barrenness: 22 she beareth Joseph. 27 Jacob's new covenant with Laban: 37 his policy to be

come rich.

3

43.1. Lam.3.59. i. e. judging.

elsc I die.

2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachei: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld dfrom thee the fruit of the womb? 3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also 1 have children by her. 4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid e to wife and Jacob went in unto her.

5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

k Num. 16.9. Is.7.13. Eze. 16.47. 1 Ex.3.7.

6 And Rachel said, God hath f judged me, and hath also heard iny voice, and hath given me ap son: therefore called she his name 2 Dan.

7 And Bilhah Rachel's maid con

Birth of Jacob's sons. |ceived again, and bare Jacob ■ second son.

8 And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name 4 Naphtali. 9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. 10 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.

11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name 5 Gad. g

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

13 And Leah said, Happy am 1, for the daughters 'h will call me blessed and she called his name 7 Asher.

14 T 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. 1 15 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter k 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.

16 And 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.

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

18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name 8 Issachar.m

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

20 And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, n because I have borne him six sons and she cailed his name 9 Zebulun.

21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name 10 Dinah.

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

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

24 And she called his name 11 Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.

25 T And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob

Jacob covenants with Laban.

His expedient.

q ch.24.54.

26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served r ch.31.55. thee, and let me go for thou knowest my service s which I have done thee.

s ch.31.6.

t Ex.3.21.

Ne. 1.11.
Dan. 1.9.
Ac.7.10.

27 And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour t in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for uthysake. u ch.39.3,5. 28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, v and I will give it.

29 And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee,

Ps. 1.3. Is.61.9.

v ch.29.15.

39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, a speckled, and spotted.

40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle.

41 And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods be

30 For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now 12 increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee 13

Tit.2.10.

12 broken forth.

Since my coming and now when 13 at my shall I provide for mine own house foot. z also?

31 And he said, What shall I give x 1 Tit.5.8. thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thouy ch.31.8. wilt do this thing for me, I willz Ps. 18.24. again feed and keep thy flock:

32 I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and

37.6.

14 to morrow!

Ex. 13. 14.

gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

42 But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.

43 And the man b increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, c and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

CHAPTER XXXI.

22

1 Jacob departeth from Laban. Laban pursueth him: 44 their covenant.

ND he heard the words of La

Aban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our fa

38 And he set the rods which he pilled before the flocks in the Futters in the watering troughs

Job 1.10. Ps.37.28.

105.14.

will be d with thee.

4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

5 And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not

toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me. e

6 And ye know that with all my power I have served ƒ your father. 7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages g ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.h

8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ring-straked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.

9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

10 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived,