Bilhah became pregnant ¹  and gave Jacob a son. ² 

Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son. ¹ 

He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise, ¹ 

He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise, ¹ 

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

Then Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son. ¹ 

Leah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a son for the sixth time. ¹ 

But Jacob said, “Swear an oath to me now.” ¹  So Esau ²  swore an oath to him and sold his birthright ³  to Jacob.

Then Laban said to Jacob, “Should you work ¹  for me for nothing because you are my relative? ²  Tell me what your wages should be.”

Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son. ¹ 

God paid attention ¹  to Leah; she became pregnant ²  and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time. ³ 

But if the animals were weaker, he did not set the branches there. ¹  So the weaker animals ended up belonging to Laban ²  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. ¹ 

Now Dinah, Leah’s daughter whom she bore to Jacob, went to meet ¹  the young women ²  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, ¹  which you promised on oath to our ancestors ²  in ancient times. ³ 

When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave ¹  her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.

“What have you done?” Laban demanded of Jacob. “You’ve deceived me ¹  and carried away my daughters as if they were captives of war! ² 

Jacob became angry ¹  and argued with Laban. “What did I do wrong?” he demanded of Laban. ²  “What sin of mine prompted you to chase after me in hot pursuit? ³