Jacob cometh to Haran.

e ch. 31. 13, 45. & 35. 14. f Lev. 8. 10, 11, 12. Num. 7. 1. 5 Judg. 1. 23,

26.

Hos. 4. 15.

That is, The house of God. b ch. 31. 13.

Judg. 11. 30. 2 Sam. 15. 8.

i ver. 15.

k 1 Tim. 6. 8.

I Judg. 11. 31.

15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will a bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave 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 knew it not. LORD is in this place; and I

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 heav

en.

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, fand poured oil upon the top of it. 19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

20h And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me k bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

21 So that I come again to my 2 Sam. 19. 24, father's house in peace; mthen shall the LORD be my God:

30.

m Deut. 26.

17.

2 Sam. 15.8.

2 Kings 5. 17. ch. 35. 7, 14. Lev. 27. 30.

† Heb. lifted up his feet.

a Num. 23. 7. Hos. 12. 12. † Heb. children.

22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, "shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give

the tenth unto thee.

CHAPTER XXIX.

1 Jacob cometh to the well of Haran. 9 He taketh acquaintance of Rachel. 13 Laban entertaineth him. 18 Jacob covenanteth for Rachel. 23 He is deceived with Leah.

THE

28 He marrieth also Rachel, and serveth for her seven years more. 32 Leah beareth Reuben, 33 Simeon, 34 Levi, 35 and Judah. HEN Jacob twent on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. 2 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. 3 And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.

4 And Jacob said unto them,

Before CHRIST

Heb. Is

there peace to him?

bch. 43. 27.

And they said, Of Haran are we. 5 And he said unto them, Know about 1760. ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him. 6 And he said unto them, tb Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. 7 And he said, Lo, tit 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 from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.

13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Ja- Heh. cob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed 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 and ich. 2. 23. And he abode with my flesh. him † the space of a month.

15 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

Judg. 9. 2. 2 Sam. 5. 1. & 19. 12, 13. † Heb. a month of days.

k ch. 31. 41. 2 Sam. 3. 14.

† Heb. In my happiness. Prov.31.28. Luke 1. 48. 1 That is, Happy. about 1748.

n ch. 25. 30.

• Num. 16. 9, 13.

about 1747.

That is, A hire.

about 1746.

I That is, Dwelling. P Called, Matt. 4. 13, Zabulon. about 1745. That is, Judgment. 4 ch. 8. 1.

1 Sam. 1. 19.

Tch. 29. 31.

about 1745.

$1 Sam. 1.6. ls. 4. 1. Luke 1. 25. That is, Adding. tel. 35. 17.

14 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.

15 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.

16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and Isaid, 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 Issachar.

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, because I have borne him six sons: and she called his name P Zebulun.

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

q

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

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

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

25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, "Send me away, that I may ch. 18. 33. & go unto wmine own place, and to my country.

uch. 24, 54,

56.

31.55.

xcl. 29. 20,

30.

26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have

Laban stayeth Jacob.

served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.

Before CHRIST about 1745.

27 And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience ch. 39. 3, 5. that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.

28 And he said, a Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

Z See ch. 26.

24.

ach. 29. 15.

29 And he said unto him, b Thou knowest how I have bch. 31. 6, 38, served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.

30 For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now tincreased untó a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee t since my coming: and now, when shall I provide for mine own house also?

31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock.

33 So shall my righteousness answer for me tin time come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.

34 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

35 And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstreaked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

36 And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.

g ver. 30.

in the rods.

38 And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.

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

40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstreaked, 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 before the eyes of the cattle in the 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 sincreased exh ch. 13. 2. & ceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

24. 35. & 26. 13, 14.

1739.

a Ps. 49. 16. bch. 4. 5.

Deut. 28. 54. † Heb. as yesterday and the day before, 1 Sam. 19. 7.

dch. 28. 15, 20, 21. & 32. 9.

e ver. 2.

fver. 3.

g ch. 30. 29. ver. 38, 39, 40, 41.

CHAPTER XXXI.

He leaveth Laban.

Before

7 And your father hath deceived me, and h changed my wages iten CHRIST times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

8 If he said thus, 'The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstreaked.

h ver. 41. i Num. 14. 22. Neh. 4. 12. Job 19. 3. Zech. 8. 23.

kch. 20. 6.

Ps. 105. 14.

ch. 30. 32.

9 Thus God hath mtaken away m ver. 1, 16. the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

10 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled.

11 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.

Or, he goats.

"ch. 48. 16.

12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled: for I have seen all that Ex. 3. 7. Laban doeth unto thee.

13 I am the God of Beth-el, P where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

Peh. 28. 18,

19, 20.

ver. 3.

cl. 32. 9.

Jacob at Galeed.

AND he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this a glory.

2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him tas before. 3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, dReturn unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred;

and I will be 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.

6 And gye know that with all my power I have served your father.

there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? 15 Are we not counted of him

strangers? foe der math sold us, 27. 29. 15, and hath quite devoured also our money.

16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;

18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan. 19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the

Laban pursueth Jacob.

Before CHRIST

1739. uch. 46. 28. 2 Kin. 12. 17. Luke 9. 51, 53.

xcl. 13. 8.

Y ch. 20. 3. Job 33. 15. Matt. 1. 20.

2 ch. 24. 50. + Heb.from good to bad.

21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and "set his face toward the mount Gilead. 22 And it was told Laban on the third day, that Jacob was fled. 23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

24 And God y came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob t either good or bad.

25 Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.

26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, 1 Sam. 30. 2. and a carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword? 27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and †steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?

† Heb. hast stolen me.

b ver. 55.

1 Kings 19.

28 And hast not suffered me to Ruth 1.9.14. kiss my sons and my daughters? ethou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

20.

Acts 20. 37.

1 Sam. 13. 13. 2 Chr. 16. 9.

adver. 53. ch. 28. 13. e ver. 24.

f ver. 19. Judg. 18. 24.

8 See ch. 44.

9.

29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me eyesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

30 And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou f stolen my gods?

31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.

32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, glet him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.

33 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.

Jacob's complaint of Laban. 34 Now Rachel had taken the Before images, and put them in the CHRIST camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban †searched all the tent, but found them not.

1739.

t Heb. felt.

37 Whereas thou hast tsearched t Heb. felt. all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.

38 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

39 That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.

40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

41 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house: I served 1ch. 29. 27, thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle; and mthou hast changed my wages ten times.

42 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. PGod hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

43 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 borne?

44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

m ver. 7.

"Ps. 124. 1, 2,

ver. 53.

Is. 8. 13.

Ph. 29, 32.

Ex. 3. 7.

91 Chr. 12. 17. Jude 9.

ch. 26. 28.

Josh. 24. 27.