Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.

Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son.

He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,

He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,

He proclaims his word to Jacob, his statutes and regulations to Israel.

Then Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son.

Leah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a son for the sixth time.

But Jacob said, “Swear an oath to me now.” So Esau swore an oath to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.

Then Laban said to Jacob, “Should you work for me for nothing because you are my relative? Tell me what your wages should be.”

Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son.

God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.

But if the animals were weaker, he did not set the branches there. So the weaker animals ended up belonging to Laban and the stronger animals to Jacob.

“Here is this pile of stones and this pillar I have set up between me and you,” Laban said to Jacob.

Now Dinah, Leah’s daughter whom she bore to Jacob, went to meet the young women of the land.

These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob, fourteen in all.

They will teach Jacob your ordinances and Israel your law; they will offer incense as a pleasant odor, and a whole offering on your altar.

You will be loyal to Jacob and extend your loyal love to Abraham, which you promised on oath to our ancestors in ancient times.

When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.

“What have you done?” Laban demanded of Jacob. “You’ve deceived me and carried away my daughters as if they were captives of war!

Jacob became angry and argued with Laban. “What did I do wrong?” he demanded of Laban. “What sin of mine prompted you to chase after me in hot pursuit?