thou hast taken my husband from me, and wilt thou take my son’s dudahim also? And Rachel said, Well, let him sleep with thee this night for thy son’s dudahim.

And it came to pass, when Jacob was come out of the field at even, that Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou shalt lie with me: for I have bought thee for my son’s dudahim.
And he slept with her that night.

And God heard Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.

And said, God hath rewarded me, because I have given my handmaid unto my husband. And he called his name Issachar.

And again Leah conceived, and bare Jacob the sixth son;

And said, God hath well counseled me: now shall my husband dwell with me again, because I have born him six sons. And called his name Zebulun.

And after that she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

And the LORD remembered Rachel, and hearkened unto her, and made her fruitful.

And she conceived, and bare a son, and said, God hath taken away my reproach from me.

And he called his name Joseph, and said, The LORD give me another son.

And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Let me go, I pray thee, to my place, and to my land.

Give me my wives and my children, because I have served thee, that I may go: for thou hast known my service, as I have served thee.

And Laban said unto him, Let me find grace in thine eyes. I feel that the LORD blesses me for thy sake.

voice the reward which I shall give thee.

And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and what cattle thou hast had under me.

Thou hadst little before I came; but now it is spread abroad, and the LORD hath blessed thee by my foot. And now, when shall I also feed my house?

And he said, What shall I give thee then? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing by any means: but if thou wilt do unto me as I say, I will feed and feed thy flock again.

I will pass through all thy flock this day, and will separate all the spotted sheep, and all the multicolored sheep, and all the black sheep among the lambs, and the multicolored goats, and the spotted goats. And whatsoever falleth multicolored and spotted shall be my reward.

And my righteousness shall testify unto me to day, or to morrow, when it cometh to pass, that I shall take my reward of thee: so that whatsoever is not spotted, or variegated, or black, among the lambs and goats, it shall be a stolen thing with me.

And Laban said, Behold, it is as thou hast said.

And he separated the goats that were white, and the coloured goats, and all the spotted goats, and all the coloured goats that were white, and all that were black among the lambs, and put them in the hand of his children.

And he made a space of three days’ journey between him and Jacob. So Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flock.

And Jacob took staves of green poplar trees, and of hazel trees, and of chestnut trees, and peeled white stripes thereon; and the white of the staves was bare, 38. And he put the staves which he had shewed in the watering troughs before the flocks that were to come to drink, that they might receive when they came to drink.

So the flocks received over the staves, and brought forth sprightly, spotted, and variegated.

And Jacob separated the lambs, and put the separate flock with the spotted and black in Laban’s flock, and made him a separate flock, and put it not with Laban’s flock.

And when the course of the flock of the spring was, he put these staves in the gutters before the eyes of the flock, that they might receive above the staves.

But in the lateling’s course he put them not in. So were the latelings of Laban, but the earlylings of Jacob.

Therefore the man was exceedingly rich, having many flocks, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
(Genesis)
Chapter 31
Jacob flees with his wife and child from his father-in-law Laban.

And the words of the children of Laban came before him, saying: Jacob hath brought all our father’s goods unto him, and of our father’s goods hath he gotten such riches.

And Jacob looked upon the face of Laban; and, behold, it was not against him, as it was yesterday, and as it was before yesterday.

And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto thy fathers’ country, and to thy friendship; and I will be with thee.

And Jacob sent, and called Rachel and Leah into the field with his flock.

And he said unto them: I see your father’s face, that it is not against me, as it was yesterday, and as it was yesterday: but the God of my father is with me.

And ye know that with all my strength I have served your Father.

And he hath deceived me, and hath changed my wages ten times: but God hath not suffered him to hurt me.

And when he said, The multicolored ones shall be thy reward; then the whole flock bare multicolored. And when he said, The light ones shall be thy reward, then the whole flock bare the light ones.

So God took your father’s goods from him and gave them to me.

For when the time of the running was come, I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the goats leaped upon the herd, bright and spotted and multicoloured.

And the angel of God said unto me in a dream, Jacob. And I answered: Here I am.

And he said, Lift up thine eyes, and, behold, the goats leap upon the herd, which is full of spittle, and of spot, and of multitude: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

I am the God of Bethel, because thou hast anointed the stone, and hast vowed a vow unto me there. Now arise, depart out of this land, and return unto the land of thy friendship.

And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Surely we have no part nor inheritance left in our father’s house.

Yet hath he kept us as strangers: for he hath sold us, and eaten up our wages.

Therefore hath God delivered unto our Father his riches unto us, and unto our children: All things therefore whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

So Jacob arose, and loaded his children and his wives upon camels.

And he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance, which he had gotten in Mesopotamia, to come unto Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.

And Laban went to shear his flock: and Rachel stole her father’s idols.

So Jacob stole the heart of Laban of Syria, because he told him not that he fled.

So he fled, and all that were his arose, and passed over the waters, and went to mount Gilead.

And it was told Laban the third day, that Jacob fled.

And he took his brethren, and pursued after him seven days’ journey, and met him in mount Gilead.

But God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him: Beware that thou speak not to Jacob otherwise than kindly.

And Laban drew nigh unto Jacob. And Jacob pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban and his brethren pitched their tent in the mount Gilead.

And Laban said unto Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen my heart, and carried away my daughters, when they were taken by the sword?

Why hast thou fled secretly, and stolen away, and not told me, that I might have led thee with joy, with singing, with timbrels and harps?

And hast thou not made me kiss my children and my daughters? Well, thou hast done foolishly.

And I would have so much power with the help of God, that I could do you evil: but your father’s God said unto me yesterday, Beware that thou speak not unto Jacob otherwise than kindly.

And because thou wouldest go, and didst long for thy father’s house, why didst thou steal my gods from me?

And Jacob answered and said unto Laban, I was afraid, and thought that thou wouldest pluck thy daughters from me.

But with whom thou shalt find thy gods, let him die here before our brethren. Seek thine own with me, and receive it. But Jacob did not know that she had stolen Rachel.

And Laban went into the tabernacle of Jacob, and into the tabernacle of Leah, and into the tabernacle of Rachel, and into the tabernacle of Jacob, and into the tabernacle of Leah, and into the tabernacle of Rachel, and into the two maidservants, and found them not.

And Rachel took the idols, and put them under the camels’ bedding, and sat upon them. And Laban searched the whole tabernacle, and found nothing.

And she said unto her father, My lord, be not angry: for I cannot rise up against thee; for I am after the manner of women. So he found not the idols, as almost he sought.

And Jacob was wroth, and rebuked Laban, and said unto him, What have I wronged, or sinned, that thou art so hot against me?

thou hast touched all my goods. What hast thou found of thy household? Set it before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge between us.

These twenty years have I been with thee; thy sheep and thy goats have not been barren; the rams of thy flock have I never eaten.

What the beasts tore, I brought not unto thee; I