Rachelרָחֵלsawוַתֵּרֶאthatכִּיshe had not borne childrenלֹא יָלְדָהto Jacob,לְיַעֲקֹבand Rachelוַ רָחֵלenviedתְּקַנֵּאher sisterבַּאֲחֹתָהּand saidוַתֹּאמֶרto Jacob,אֶל יַעֲקֹב“Giveהָבָהmeלִּיchildren,בָנִיםor elseוְאִם אַיִןIאָנֹכִיwill die.”מֵתָה
Jacob’sיַעֲקֹבanger burnedוַיִּחַר אַףagainst Rachel,בְּרָחֵלand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Am Iהֲ אָנֹכִיin the placeתַחַתof Elohim,אֱלֹהִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרhas withheldמָנַעfrom youמִמֵּךְthe fruitפְּרִיof the womb?”בָטֶן
She said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Here isהִנֵּהmy slave womanאֲמָתִיBilhah;בִלְהָהgo inבֹּאto her,אֵלֶיהָso that she may bearוְתֵלֵדonעַלmy knees,בִּרְכַּיand I tooוְ גַם אָנֹכִיmay have childrenאִבָּנֶהthrough her.”מִמֶּנָּה
So she gaveוַתִּתֶּןhimלוֹBilhahאֶת בִּלְהָהher slave womanשִׁפְחָתָהּas a wife,לְאִשָּׁהand Jacobיַעֲקֹבwent inוַיָּבֹאto her.אֵלֶיהָ
Bilhahבִּלְהָהconceivedוַתַּהַרand boreוַתֵּלֶדJacobלְיַעֲקֹבa son.בֵּן
Rachelרָחֵלsaid,וַתֹּאמֶר“Elohimאֱלֹהִיםhas vindicated me,דָּנַנִּיand he has alsoוְגַםheardשָׁמַעmy voiceבְּקֹלִיand givenוַיִּתֶּןmeלִיa son.”בֵּןThat is whyעַל כֵּןshe calledקָרְאָהhis nameשְׁמוֹDan.דָּן
Bilhah,בִּלְהָהRachel’sרָחֵלslave woman,שִׁפְחַתconceivedוַתַּהַרagainעוֹדand boreוַתֵּלֶדJacobלְיַעֲקֹבa secondשֵׁנִיson.בֵּן
Rachelרָחֵלsaid,וַתֹּאמֶר“With wrestlingsנַפְתּוּלֵיof ElohimאֱלֹהִיםI have wrestledנִפְתַּלְתִּיwith my sister,עִם אֲחֹתִיand I have prevailed.”גַּם יָכֹלְתִּיSo she calledוַתִּקְרָאhis nameשְׁמוֹNaphtali.נַפְתָּלִי
Leahלֵאָהsawוַתֵּרֶאthatכִּיshe had stoppedעָמְדָהbearing,מִלֶּדֶתand she tookוַתִּקַּחZilpahאֶת זִלְפָּהher slave womanשִׁפְחָתָהּand gaveוַתִּתֵּןherאֹתָהּto Jacobלְיַעֲקֹבas a wife.לְאִשָּׁה
Zilpah,זִלְפָּהLeah’sלֵאָהslave woman,שִׁפְחַתboreוַתֵּלֶדJacobלְיַעֲקֹבa son.בֵּן
Leahלֵאָהsaid,וַתֹּאמֶר“What good fortune!”בָּא גָדAnd she calledוַתִּקְרָאhis nameאֶת שְׁמוֹGad.גָּד
Zilpah,זִלְפָּהLeah’sלֵאָהslave woman,שִׁפְחַתboreוַתֵּלֶדJacobלְיַעֲקֹבa secondשֵׁנִיson.בֵּן
Leahלֵאָהsaid,וַתֹּאמֶר“Happy am I!בְּאָשְׁרִיForכִּיthe daughtersבָּנוֹתwill call me happy.”אִשְּׁרוּנִיSo she calledוַתִּקְרָאhis nameאֶת שְׁמוֹAsher.אָשֵׁר
In the daysבִּימֵיof the wheatחִטִּיםharvestקְצִירReubenרְאוּבֵןwentוַיֵּלֶךְand foundוַיִּמְצָאmandrakesדוּדָאִיםin the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶהand broughtוַיָּבֵאthemאֹתָםto Leahאֶל לֵאָהhis mother.אִמּוֹRachelרָחֵלsaidוַתֹּאמֶרto Leah,אֶל לֵאָה“Pleaseנָאgiveתְּנִיmeלִיsome of the mandrakesמִדּוּדָאֵיof your son.”בְּנֵךְ
She saidוַתֹּאמֶרto her,לָהּ“Is it a small thingהַמְעַטthat you have takenקַחְתֵּךְmy husband?אֶת אִישִׁיWould you takeוְלָקַחַתmy son’sבְּנִיmandrakesאֶת דּוּדָאֵיtoo?”גַּםRachelרָחֵלsaid,וַתֹּאמֶר“Thenלָכֵןhe will lieיִשְׁכַּבwith youעִמָּךְtonightהַלַּיְלָהin exchange for the mandrakesתַּחַת דּוּדָאֵיof your son.”בְנֵךְ
Jacobיַעֲקֹבcameוַיָּבֹאfromמִןthe fieldהַשָּׂדֶהin the evening,בָּעֶרֶבand Leahוַ לֵאָהwent outתֵּצֵאto meet himלִקְרָאתוֹand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“To meאֵלַיyou must come,תָּבוֹאforכִּיI have surely hired youשָׂכֹר שְׂכַרְתִּיךָwith the mandrakesבְּדוּדָאֵיof my son.”בְּנִיSo he layוַיִּשְׁכַּבwith herעִמָּהּthat night.בַּלַּיְלָה הוּא
ElohimאֱלֹהִיםheardוַיִּשְׁמַעLeah,אֶל לֵאָהand she conceivedוַתַּהַרand boreוַתֵּלֶדJacobלְיַעֲקֹבa fifthחֲמִישִׁיson.בֵּן
Leahלֵאָהsaid,וַתֹּאמֶר“Elohimאֱלֹהִיםhas given meנָתַןmy wages,שְׂכָרִיbecauseאֲשֶׁרI gaveנָתַתִּיmy slave womanשִׁפְחָתִיto my husband.”לְאִישִׁיSo she calledוַתִּקְרָאhis nameשְׁמוֹIssachar.יִשָּׂשכָר
Leahלֵאָהconceivedוַתַּהַרagainעוֹדand boreוַתֵּלֶדJacobלְּיַעֲקֹבa sixthשִׁשִּׁיson.בֵּן
Leahלֵאָהsaid,וַתֹּאמֶר“Elohimאֱלֹהִיםhas endowedזְבָדַmeנִי אֹתִיwith a goodטוֹבendowment;זֵבֶדnowהַפַּעַםmy husbandאִישִׁיwill honor me,יִזְבְּלֵנִיbecauseכִּיI have borneיָלַדְתִּיhimלוֹsixשִׁשָּׁהsons.”בָנִיםSo she calledוַתִּקְרָאhis nameאֶת שְׁמוֹZebulun.זְבֻלוּן
Afterwardוְאַחַרshe boreיָלְדָהa daughterבַּתand calledוַתִּקְרָאher nameאֶת שְׁמָהּDinah.דִּינָה
ElohimאֱלֹהִיםrememberedוַיִּזְכֹּרRachel,אֶת רָחֵלand Elohimאֱלֹהִיםheardוַיִּשְׁמַעherאֵלֶיהָand openedוַיִּפְתַּחher womb.אֶת רַחְמָהּ
She conceivedוַתַּהַרand boreוַתֵּלֶדa son,בֵּןand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Elohimאֱלֹהִיםhas taken awayאָסַףmy disgrace.”אֶת חֶרְפָּתִי
She calledוַתִּקְרָאhis nameאֶת שְׁמוֹJoseph,יוֹסֵףsaying,לֵאמֹר“May YHWHיְהוָהaddיֹסֵףto meלִיanotherאַחֵרson.”בֵּן
Whenוַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁרRachelרָחֵלhad borneיָלְדָהJoseph,אֶת יוֹסֵףJacobיַעֲקֹבsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Laban,אֶל לָבָן“Send me away,שַׁלְּחֵנִיso that I may goוְאֵלְכָהto my own placeאֶל מְקוֹמִיand to my land.וּלְאַרְצִי
Give meתְּנָהmy wivesאֶת נָשַׁיand my children,וְאֶת יְלָדַיfor whomאֲשֶׁר בָּהֵןI have servedעָבַדְתִּיyou,אֹתְךָand let me go,וְאֵלֵכָהforכִּיyouאַתָּהknowיָדַעְתָּmy serviceאֶת עֲבֹדָתִיwith whichאֲשֶׁרI have served you.”עֲבַדְתִּיךָ
Labanלָבָןsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“If,אִםplease,נָאI have foundמָצָאתִיfavorחֵןin your eyes—בְּעֵינֶיךָI have learned by divinationנִחַשְׁתִּיthat YHWHיְהוָהhas blessed meוַיְבָרֲכֵנִיbecause of you.”בִּגְלָלֶךָ
And he said,וַיֹּאמַר“Nameנָקְבָהyour wagesשְׂכָרְךָto me,עָלַיand I will give it.”וְאֶתֵּנָה
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Youאַתָּהknowיָדַעְתָּhowאֵת אֲשֶׁרI have served youעֲבַדְתִּיךָand howוְאֵת אֲשֶׁרyour livestockמִקְנְךָhas faredהָיָהwith me.אִתִּי
Forכִּיyou hadאֲשֶׁר הָיָה לְךָlittleמְעַטbefore me,לְפָנַיand it has increasedוַיִּפְרֹץabundantly,לָרֹבand YHWHוַ יְהוָהhas blessedיְבָרֶךְyouאֹתְךָat my coming.לְרַגְלִיBut now,וְעַתָּהwhenמָתַיwill I tooגַם אָנֹכִיdo somethingאֶעֱשֶׂהfor my own house?”לְבֵיתִי
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whatמָהshall I giveאֶתֶּןyou?”לָךְJacobיַעֲקֹבsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“You shall not giveלֹא תִתֶּןmeלִיanything.מְאוּמָהIfאִםyou will doתַּעֲשֶׂהfor meלִּיthisהַזֶּהthing,הַדָּבָרI will againאָשׁוּבָהpastureאֶרְעֶהyour flockצֹאנְךָand keep it.אֶשְׁמֹר
Let me passאֶעֱבֹרthrough allבְּכָלyour flockצֹאנְךָtoday,הַיּוֹםremovingהָסֵרfrom thereמִשָּׁםeveryכָּלanimalשֶׂהspeckledנָקֹדand spotted,וְטָלוּאand everyוְכָלdarkחוּםanimalשֶׂהamong the lambs,בַּכְּשָׂבִיםand the spottedוְטָלוּאand speckledוְנָקֹדamong the goats;בָּעִזִּיםand such will beוְהָיָהmy wages.שְׂכָרִי
So my righteousnessוְ צִדְקָתִיwill answerעָנְתָהfor meבִּיin timeבְּיוֹםto come,מָחָרwhen you comeכִּי תָבוֹאto look overעַלmy wagesשְׂכָרִיbefore you:לְפָנֶיךָevery oneכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרis notאֵינֶנּוּspeckledנָקֹדand spottedוְטָלוּאamong the goats,בָּעִזִּיםor darkוְחוּםamong the lambs,בַּכְּשָׂבִיםif it is with me,אִתִּיwill be counted as stolen.”גָּנוּב הוּא
Labanלָבָןsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Very well;הֵןlet it beלוּ יְהִיaccording to your word.”כִדְבָרֶךָ
On thatהַהוּאdayבַּיּוֹםhe removedוַיָּסַרthe male goatsאֶת הַתְּיָשִׁיםthat were stripedהָעֲקֻדִּיםand spotted,וְהַטְּלֻאִיםand allוְאֵת כָּלthe female goatsהָעִזִּיםthat were speckledהַנְּקֻדּוֹתand spotted,וְהַטְּלֻאֹתevery oneכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרhad whiteלָבָןon it,בּוֹand everyוְכָלdark oneחוּםamong the lambs,בַּכְּשָׂבִיםand he gave themוַיִּתֵּןinto the handsבְּיַדof his sons.בָּנָיו
And he putוַיָּשֶׂםa journeyדֶּרֶךְof threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתdaysיָמִיםbetween himselfבֵּינוֹand Jacob,וּבֵין יַעֲקֹבwhile Jacobוְיַעֲקֹבwas pasturingרֹעֶהthe restהַנּוֹתָרֹתof the flocksאֶת צֹאןof Laban.לָבָן
Jacobיַעֲקֹבtookוַיִּקַּחfor himselfלוֹfreshלַחrodsמַקַּלof poplarלִבְנֶהand almondוְלוּזand plane tree,וְעֶרְמוֹןand peeledוַיְפַצֵּלwhiteלְבָנוֹתstripesפְּצָלוֹתin them,בָּהֵןexposingמַחְשֹׂףthe whiteהַלָּבָןthatאֲשֶׁרwas onעַלthe rods.הַמַּקְלוֹת
He setוַיַּצֵּגthe rodsאֶת הַמַּקְלוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרhe had peeledפִּצֵּלin the channels,בָּרֳהָטִיםin the watering troughs,בְּשִׁקֲתוֹת הַמָּיִםwhereאֲשֶׁרthe flocksהַצֹּאןcameתָּבֹאןָto drink,לִשְׁתּוֹתin front ofלְנֹכַחthe flocks;הַצֹּאןand they matedוַיֵּחַמְנָהwhen they cameבְּבֹאָןto drink.לִשְׁתּוֹת
The flocksהַצֹּאןmatedוַיֶּחֱמוּin front of the rods,אֶל הַמַּקְלוֹתand the flocksהַצֹּאןbore youngוַתֵּלַדְןָstriped,עֲקֻדִּיםspeckled,נְקֻדִּיםand spotted.וּטְלֻאִים
Jacobיַעֲקֹבseparatedהִפְרִידthe lambs,וְהַכְּשָׂבִיםand he turnedוַיִּתֵּןthe facesפְּנֵיof the flocksהַצֹּאןtowardאֶלthe stripedעָקֹדand allוְכָלthe darkחוּםin the flockבְּצֹאןof Laban;לָבָןand he madeוַיָּשֶׁתfor himselfלוֹflocksעֲדָרִיםby themselvesלְבַדּוֹand did not put themוְלֹא שָׁתָםwithעַלthe flockצֹאןof Laban.לָבָן
Wheneverוְהָיָה בְּכָלthe strongerהַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹתof the flockהַצֹּאןwere mating,יַחֵםJacobיַעֲקֹבwould putוְשָׂםthe rodsאֶת הַמַּקְלוֹתbefore the eyesלְעֵינֵיof the flockהַצֹּאןin the channels,בָּרֳהָטִיםso that they might mateלְיַחְמֵנָּהamong the rods;בַּמַּקְלוֹת
but whenוּבְthe flockהַצֹּאןwas feeble,הַעֲטִיףhe would not put them there;לֹא יָשִׂיםso the feebleוְהָיָה הָעֲטֻפִיםwere Laban’s,לְלָבָןand the strongerוְהַקְּשֻׁרִיםJacob’s.לְיַעֲקֹב
The manהָאִישׁincreasedוַיִּפְרֹץexceedingly,מְאֹד מְאֹדand he hadוַיְהִי לוֹmanyרַבּוֹתflocks,צֹאןfemale slavesוּשְׁפָחוֹתand male slaves,וַעֲבָדִיםcamelsוּגְמַלִּיםand donkeys.וַחֲמֹרִים