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And 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.
But Leah replied, “Is it not enough that you have taken away my husband? Now you want to take my son’s mandrakes as well?” “Very well,” said
Rachel, “he may sleep with you
tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
And
Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes,
tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
But Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by
divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.”
For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”
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.
Jacob set apart the young,
but made the rest face the
streaked dark-colored sheep in
Laban’s flocks. Then he set his own stock apart and did not put them with
Laban’s animals.
But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were
Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.
But if the animals were weak, he did not set out the branches. So the weaker animals went to
Laban and the stronger ones to Jacob.
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.
and he told them, “I can see from your father’s countenance that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me.
And your father hath
deceived me, and changed my wages ten times;
but God suffered him not to
hurt me.
And although he has
cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to
harm me.
Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite
devoured also our money.
Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us,
but he has certainly
squandered what was paid for us.
And God came to
Laban the
Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take
heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
But that night God came to
Laban the
Aramean in a dream and
warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
And hast not suffered me to
kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done
foolishly in so doing.
But you did not even let me
kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. Now you have done a
foolish thing.
It is in the power of my hand to do you
hurt:
but the God of your father spake unto me
yesternight, saying, Take thou
heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
I have power to do you great
harm,
but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou
sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou
stolen my gods?
Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house.
But why have you
stolen my gods?”
And
Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the two maidservants’ tents;
but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah’s tent, and entered into
Rachel’s tent.
So
Laban went into Jacob’s tent, then Leah’s tent, and then the tents of the two maidservants,
but he found nothing. Then he left Leah’s tent and entered
Rachel’s tent.
Now
Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the
camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And
Laban searched all the tent,
but found them not.
Now
Rachel had taken
Laban’s household idols, put them in the saddlebag of her
camel, and was sitting on them. And
Laban searched everything in the tent
but found nothing.
And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be
angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So
Laban searched,
but could not find the household idols.
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine
affliction and the labour of my hands, and
rebuked thee
yesternight.
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed.
But God has seen my
affliction and the
toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”
And
Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?
But Laban answered Jacob, “These daughters are my daughters, these sons are my sons, and these flocks are my flocks! Everything you see is mine! Yet what can I do
today about these daughters of mine or the children they have borne?
And
Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha:
but Jacob called it Galeed.
Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.
I am not worthy of the least of all the
mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
But You have said, ‘I will surely make you
prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou
bless me.
Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is
daybreak.”
But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you
bless me.”
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou
dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
But Jacob himself went on
ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
And Jacob said,
Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou
wast pleased with me.
But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me
favorably.
And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are
frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are
nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.
And
Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the
folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
“Let me leave some of my people with you,”
Esau said.
But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his
livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.
And Jacob heard that he had
defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
Jacob heard that
Shechem had
defiled his daughter Dinah,
but since his sons were with his
livestock in the field, he remained silent about it until they returned.
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son
Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
But Hamor said to them, “My son
Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
Ask me never so much
dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me:
but give me the
damsel to wife.
Demand a high
dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the
girl as my wife!”
And the sons of Jacob answered
Shechem and Hamor his father
deceitfully, and said, because he had
defiled Dinah their sister:
But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be
circumcised;
We will consent to this on one condition, that you become
circumcised like us—every one of your males.
But if ye will not
hearken unto us, to be
circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
But if you will not agree to be
circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.”
Only
herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be
circumcised, as they are
circumcised.
But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are
circumcised as they are.
And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an
harlot?
But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a
prostitute?”
But Deborah Rebekah’s
nurse died, and she was buried beneath
Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth.
And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.
Later, they set out from
Bethel, and while they were still some distance from
Ephrath,
Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.
And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.
And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father
rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
He told his father and brothers,
but his father
rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”
And his brethren
envied him;
but his father observed the saying.
And his brothers were
jealous of him,
but his father kept in mind what he had said.
And
Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood,
but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness,
but do not lay a hand on him.”
Reuben said this so that he could
rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him;
but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son
mourning. Thus his father
wept for him.
All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him,
but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to
Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father
wept for him.
And Er, Judah’s
firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD
slew him.
But Er, Judah’s
firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.
And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he
spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would
spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.
And he said, I will send thee a
kid from the flock. And she said,
Wilt thou give me a
pledge, till thou send it?
“I will send you a young goat from my flock,” Judah answered.
But she replied, “Only if you leave me something as a
pledge until you send it.”
And Judah sent the
kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his
pledge from the woman’s hand:
but he found her not.
Now when Judah sent his friend Hirah the Adullamite with the young goat to collect the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her.
And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this
kid, and thou hast not found her.
“Let her keep the items,” Judah replied. “Otherwise we will become a
laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat,
but you could not find her.”
And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named
Perez.
But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master
wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not
concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
No one in this house is greater than I am. He has
withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
She
grabbed Joseph by his
cloak and said, “Sleep with me!”
But leaving his
cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.
That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to
mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I
cried with a loud voice:
she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make
sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me,
but I
screamed as loud as I could.
And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and
cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
but when I
screamed for help, he left his
cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison
warden.
And it came to pass after these things, that the
butler of the king of Egypt and his
baker had
offended their lord the king of Egypt.
And Pharaoh was
wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the
butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the
butler and the
baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
both of these men—the Egyptian king’s
cupbearer and
baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.
And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no
interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
“We both had dreams,” they replied, “
but there is no one to
interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
And the chief
butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
So the chief
cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,
Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou
wast his
butler.
Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his
cupbearer.
But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and
shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.
In the top
basket were all sorts of
baked goods for Pharaoh,
but the birds were eating them out of the
basket on my head.”
And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s
birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief
butler and of the chief
baker among his servants.
On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s
birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief
cupbearer and the chief
baker.
And he restored the chief
butler unto his
butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:
Pharaoh restored the chief
cupbearer to his position, so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.
But he
hanged the chief
baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
But Pharaoh
hanged the chief
baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.
Yet did not the chief
butler remember Joseph,
but forgat him.
The chief
cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he
forgot all about him.
And he
slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one
stalk, rank and good.
but he fell back
asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain,
plump and ripe, came up on one
stalk.
And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream;
but there was none that could
interpret them unto Pharaoh.
In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams,
but no one could
interpret them for him.
Then spake the chief
butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
Then the chief
cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “
Today I recall my failures.
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can
interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to
interpret it.
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can
interpret it.
But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can
interpret it.”
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them;
but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I
awoke.
When they had
devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as
ugly as it had been before. Then I
awoke.
And the thin ears
devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians;
but there was none that could declare it to me.
And the thin heads of grain
swallowed the seven
plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians,
but no one could explain it to me.”
And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the
plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall
consume the land;
but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will
devastate the land.
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
And Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”
And the seven years of
dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the
dearth was in all lands;
but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.
But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest
peradventure mischief
befall him.
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that
harm might
befall him.”
And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them,
but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of
Canaan to
buy food.
And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them,
but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of
Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to
buy food.”
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
And they said unto him,
Nay, my lord,
but to
buy food are thy servants come.
“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to
buy food.
And he said unto them,
Nay,
but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
“No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is
vulnerable.”
And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of
Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of
Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be
verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be
verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.
And they said one to another, We are
verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the
anguish of his soul, when he
besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his
anguish when he
pleaded with us,
but we would not
listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
And
Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
And
Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy?
But you would not
listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no
spies:
And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no
spies,
but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall
traffick in the land.
But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not
spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief
befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any
harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to
Sheol in sorrow.”
And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly
protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
But Judah replied, “The man solemnly
warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
But if thou
wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for
bondmen, and our
asses.
But the brothers were
frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our
donkeys.”
And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his
sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
But when we came to the place we
lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his
sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.
And he took and sent messes unto them from before him:
but Benjamin’s
mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they
drank, and were
merry with him.
When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and
drank freely with Joseph.
And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words; he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be
blameless.
“As you say,” replied the
steward. “
But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of
blame.”
And he said, God
forbid that I should do so:
but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’
And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.
But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’
And he
wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
But he
wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.