Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Genesis 33:2 - New Revised Standard Version He put the maids with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he put the maids and their children in front, Leah and her children after them, and Rachel and Joseph last of all. American Standard Version (1901) And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. Common English Bible He put the servants and their children first, Leah and her children after them, and Rachel and Joseph last. Catholic Public Domain Version And he placed the two handmaids and their children at the beginning. Truly, Leah and her sons were in the second place. Then Rachel and Joseph were last. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he put both the handmaids and their children foremost: and Lia and her children in the second place: and Rachel and Joseph last. |
Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. He served Laban for another seven years.
Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two maids.
He himself went on ahead of them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near his brother.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he had made him a long robe with sleeves.
your mother shall be utterly shamed, and she who bore you shall be disgraced. Lo, she shall be the last of the nations, a wilderness, dry land, and a desert.
They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, my special possession on the day when I act, and I will spare them as parents spare their children who serve them.