He putthe maidsand their childrenin front,and Leahand her childrennext,and Racheland Josephlast.
Now Labanhad twodaughters;the nameof the olderwas Leah,and the nameof the youngerwas Rachel.
So [Jacob] wentin to Rachelalso,and indeedhe lovedRachelmorethanLeah,and he servedwith Laban for anothersevenyears.
Then Jacobliftedhis eyesand looked,and behold,Esauwas coming,and fourhundredmenwith him. So he dividedthe childrenamongLeahand Racheland the twomaids.
But he himselfpassedon aheadof them and boweddownto the groundseventimes,untilhe camenearto his brother.
Now IsraellovedJosephmorethanallhis sons,becausehe was the sonof his oldage;and he madehim a varicoloredtunic.
Your motherwill be greatlyashamed,She who gaveyou birthwill be humiliated.Behold,[she will be] the leastof the nations,A wilderness,a parchedlandand a desert.
"They will be Mine," saysthe LORDof hosts,"on the daythat I prepare[My] own possession,and I will sparethem as a manspareshis own sonwho serveshim."
