Parasha: Genesis 28:10 - 32:3 (*2)
"And he went out"

Genesis 28:

10 Now Ya'acov (Jacob) went out from Beersheva and went toward Haran.

11 So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep.

12 Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

13 And behold, Adonai stood above it and said: "I am Adonai God of Avraham your father and the God of Yitschaq; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.

14 "Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.

15 "Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you."

16 Then Ya'acov awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely Adonai is in this place, and I did not know it."

17 And he was afraid and said, "How awesome (xrAOn0-hma >How fearful) is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!"

18 Then Ya'acov rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it.

19 And he called the name of that place Bethel (Be-yt-el); but the name of that city had been Luz ( zlu Almond Tree) previously.

20 Then Ya'acov made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on,

21 "so that I come back to my father's house in peace, then Adonai shall be my God.

22 "And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You." (Avraham was the first person to tithe)

Genesis 29:

1 So Ya'acov went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the East.

2 And he looked, and saw a well in the field; and behold, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks. A large stone was on the well's mouth.

3 Now all the flocks would be gathered there; and they would roll the stone from the well's mouth, water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place on the well's mouth.

4 And Ya'acov said to them, "My brethren, where are you from?" And they said, "We are from Haran."

5 Then he said to them, "Do you know Lavan the son of Nahor?" And they said, "We know him."

6 So he said to them, "Is he well?" And they said, "He is well. And look, his daughter Raquel (Rachel) is coming with the sheep."

7 Then he said, "Look, it is still high day; it is not time for the cattle to be gathered together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them."

8 But they said, "We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and they have rolled the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep."

9 Now while he was still speaking with them, Raquel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

10 And it came to pass, when Ya'acov saw Raquel the daughter of Lavan his mother's brother, and the sheep of Lavan his mother's brother, that Ya'acov went near and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Lavan his mother's brother.

11 Then Ya'acov kissed Raquel, and lifted up his voice and wept.

12 And Ya'acov told Raquel that he was her father's relative and that he was Rebekah's (Rivkah's) son. So she ran and told her father.

13 Then it came to pass, when Lavan heard the report about Ya'acov his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. So he told Lavan all these things.

14 And Lavan said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh." And he stayed with him for a month.

15 Then Lavan said to Ya'acov, "Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what should your wages be?"

16 Now Lavan had two daughters: the name of the elder was Laya (Leah) (hxAle), and the name of the younger was Raquel. (LherA)

hxAle = To br weary; to be exhausted; to labor Lher = Ewe; Lamb; Sheep; The same as MHar!= To cherish; to be soft;

17 Laya's eyes were delicate (j`ra) , but Raquel was beautiful of form (rxaTo-hp,y!) and appearance (hx,r4ma).

j`ra = Tender; Soft, Weak hp,y! = Beautiful; Fair rxaT = Form hx,r4ma = Sight; Appearance; Vision;

18 Now Ya'acov loved Raquel; so he said, "I will serve you seven years for Raquel your younger daughter." (Ya'acov is the first to see his bride before he marries her.)

19 And Lavan said, "It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me."

20 So Ya'acov served seven years for Raquel, and they seemed only a few days to him because of the love he had for her.

21 Then Ya'acov said to Lavan, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her."

22 And Lavan gathered together all the men of the place and made a feast.

23 Now it came to pass in the evening, that he took Laya his daughter and brought her to Ya'acov; and he went in to her.

24 And Lavan gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Laya as a maid.

25 So it came to pass in the morning, that behold, it was Laya. And he said to Lavan, "What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Raquel that I served you? Why then have you deceived me?"

26 And Leban (Lavan) said, "It must not be done so in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

27 "Fulfill her week, and we will give you this one also for the service which you will serve with me still another seven years."

28 Then Ya'acov did so and fulfilled her week. So he gave him his daughter Raquel as wife also.

29 And Lavan gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Raquel as a maid.

30 Then Ya'acov also went in to Raquel, and he also loved Raquel more than Laya. And he served with Lavan still another seven years.

31 When Adonai saw that Laya was unloved, He opened her womb; but Raquel was barren.

32 So Laya conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Re-u-ven (Ruben); for she said, "Adonai has surely looked on my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me."

33 Then she conceived again and bore a son, and said, "Because Adonai has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also." And she called his name Shim-on (Simon or Simeon.)

34 She conceived again and bore a son, and said, "Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore his name was called Le-vi.

35 And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, "Now I will praise Adonai." Therefore she called his name Ye-hudah (Judah). Then she stopped bearing.

NOTE: Messiah is the 40^th generation of Yehuda & the 42^nd generation of Avraham..2058 BCE

Genesis 30:

1 Now when Raquel saw that she bore Ya'acov no children, Raquel envied her sister, and said to Ya'acov, "Give me children, or else I die!"

2 And Ya'acov's anger was aroused against Raquel, and he said, "Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?"

3 So she said, "Here is my maid Bil-hah (hhAl4Bi) ; go in to her, and she will bear a child on my knees, that I also may have children by her."

hhAl4Bi = ? Modesty; from the root hl,BA = Worn out with use & age or h>laBA = To fear... ?

4 Then she gave him Bilhah her maid as wife, and Ya'acov went in to her.

5 And Bilhah conceived and bore Ya'acov a son.

6 Then Raquel said, "God has judged my case; and He has also heard my voice and given me a son." Therefore she called his name Dan.

7 And Raquel's maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Ya'acov a second son.

8 Then Raquel said, "With great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed." So she called his name Naph-tali.

9 When Laya saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zil-pah ( hPAl4z9 ) her maid and gave her to Ya'acov as wife.

hPAl4z9 = A dropping

10 And Laya's maid Zilpah bore Ya'acov a son.

11 Then Laya said, "A troop comes!" So she called his name Gad.

12 And Laya's maid Zilpah bore Ya'acov a second son.

13 Then Laya said, "I am happy, for the daughters will call me blessed." So she called his name A-sher.

14 Now Re-u-ven went in the days of wheat harvest and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Laya. Then Raquel said to Laya, "Please (hxAle-lx@) give me some of your son's mandrakes." (Now Give!)

15 But she said to her, "Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's mandrakes also?" And Raquel said, "Therefore he will lie with you tonight for your son's mandrakes" ( YdaUD )

NOTE: YdaUD = Pot/Basket from the root dUd = Pot or Love. However: "Apples of Man-dra-gora," a herb with a root like a carrot with white & reddish flowers like "Gen-sing"

16 When Ya'acov came out of the field in the evening, Laya went out to meet him and said, "You must come in to me, for I have surely hired you with my son's mandrakes." And he lay with her that night.

17 And God listened to Laya, and she conceived and bore Ya'acov a fifth son.

18 Laya said, "God has given me my wages, because I have given my maid to my husband." So she called his name Yis-sas-char. rkAWWA0yi

19 Then Laya conceived again and bore Ya'acov a sixth son.

20 And Laya said, "God has endowed me with a good endowment; now my husband will dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons." So she called his name Ze-vu-lun (Zebulon.)

21 Afterward she bore a daughter, and called her name Di-nah.

22 Then God remembered Raquel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.

23 And she conceived and bore a son, and said, "God has taken away my reproach."

24 So she called his name Yo-sef (Joseph) and said, "Adonai shall add to me another son."

25 And it came to pass, when Raquel had borne Yo-sep, that Ya'acov said to Lavan, "Send me away, that I may go to my own place and to my country.

26 "Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know my service which I have done for you."

27 And Lavan said to him, "Please stay, if I have found favor in your eyes, for I have learned by experience that Adonai has blessed me for your sake."

28 Then he said, "Name me your wages, and I will give it."

29 So Ya'acov said to him, "You know how I have served you and how your livestock has been with me.

30 "For what you had before I came was little, and it has increased to a great amount; Adonai has blessed you since my coming. And now, when shall I also provide for my own house?"

31 So he said, "What shall I give you?" And Ya'acov said, "You shall not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep your flocks:

32 "Let me pass through all your flock today, removing from there all the speckled and spotted sheep, and all the brown ones among the lambs, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and these shall be my wages.

33 "So my righteousness will answer for me in time to come, when the subject of my wages comes before you: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the lambs, will be considered stolen, if it is with me."

34 And Lavan said, "Oh, that it were according to your word!"

35 So he removed that day the male goats that were speckled and spotted, all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had some white in it, and all the brown ones among the lambs, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

36 Then he put three days' journey between himself and Ya'acov, and Ya'acov fed the rest of Lavan's flocks.

37 Now Ya'acov took for himself rods of green poplar and of the almond and chestnut trees, peeled white strips in them, and exposed the white which was in the rods.

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

39 So the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth streaked, speckled, and spotted.

40 Then Ya'acov separated the lambs, and made the flocks face toward the streaked and all the brown in the flock of Lavan; but he put his own flocks by themselves and did not put them with Lavan's flock.

41 And it came to pass, whenever the stronger livestock conceived, that Ya'acov placed the rods before the eyes of the livestock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

42 But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put them in; so the feebler were Lavan's and the stronger Ya'acov's.

43 Thus the man became exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks, female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.

Genesis 31:

1 Now Ya'acov heard the words of Lavan's sons, saying, "Ya'acov has taken away all that was our father's, and from what was our father's he has acquired all this wealth."

2 And Ya'acov saw the countenance of Lavan, and indeed it was not favorable toward him as before.

3 Then Adonai said to Ya'acov, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will be with you."

4 So Ya'acov sent and called Raquel and Laya to the field, to his flock,

5 and said to them, "I see your father's countenance, that it is not favorable toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.

6 "And you know that with all my might I have served your father.

7 "Yet your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not allow him to hurt me.

8 "If he said thus: `The speckled shall be your wages,' then all the flocks bore speckled. And if he said thus: `The streaked shall be your wages,' then all the flocks bore streaked.

9 "So God has taken away the livestock of your father and given them to me.

10 "And it happened, at the time when the flocks conceived, that I lifted my eyes and saw in a dream, and behold, the rams which leaped upon the flocks were streaked, speckled, and gray-spotted.

11 "Then the Angel of God spoke to me in a dream, saying, `Ya'acov.' And I said, `Here I am.'

12 "And He said, `Lift your eyes now and see, all the rams which leap on the flocks are streaked, speckled, and gray-spotted; for I have seen all that Lavan is doing to you.

13 `I am the God of Bet-el, where you anointed the pillar and where you made a vow to Me. Now arise, get out of this land, and return to the land of your family.'" ?? Is he telling the truth??

14 Then Raquel and Laya answered and said to him, "Is there still any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

15 "Are we not considered strangers by him? For he has sold us, and also completely consumed our money.

16 "For all these riches which God has taken from our father are really ours and our children's; now then, whatever God has said to you, do it."

17 Then Ya'acov rose and set his sons and his wives on camels.

18 And he carried away all his livestock and all his possessions which he had gained, his acquired livestock which he had gained in Padan Aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.

19 Now Lavan had gone to shear his sheep, and Raquel had stolen the household idols that were her father's.

20 And Ya'acov stole away, unknown to Lavan the Syrian, in that he did not tell him that he intended to flee.

21 So he fled with all that he had. He arose and crossed the river, and headed toward the mountains of Gilead.

22 And Lavan was told on the third day that Ya'acov had fled.

23 Then he took his brethren with him and pursued him for seven days' journey, and he overtook him in the mountains of Gilead.

24 But God had come to Lavan the Syrian in a dream by night, and said to him, "Be careful that you speak to Ya'acov neither good nor bad."

25 So Lavan overtook Ya'acov. Now Ya'acov had pitched his tent in the mountains, and Lavan with his brethren pitched in the mountains of Gilead.

26 And Lavan said to Ya'acov: "What have you done, that you have stolen away unknown to me, and carried away my daughters like captives taken with the sword?

27 "Why did you flee away secretly, and steal away from me, and not tell me; for I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with timbrel and harp?

28 "And you did not allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters. Now you have done foolishly in so doing.

29 "It is in my power to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, `Be careful that you speak to Ya'acov neither good nor bad.'

30 "And now you have surely gone because you greatly long for your father's house, but why did you steal my gods?"

31 Then Ya'acov answered and said to Lavan, "Because I was afraid, for I said, `Perhaps you would take your daughters from me by force.'

32 "With whomever you find your gods, do not let him live. In the presence of our brethren, identify what I have of yours and take it with you." For Ya'acov did not know that Raquel had stolen them.

33 And Lavan went into Ya'acov's tent, into Laya's tent, and into the two maids' tents, but he did not find them. Then he went out of Laya's tent and entered Raquel's tent.

34 Now Raquel had taken the household idols, put them in the camel's saddle, and sat on them. And Lavan searched all about the tent but did not find them.

35 And she said to her father, "Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise before you, for the manner of women is with me." And he searched but did not find the household idols.

36 Then Ya'acov was angry and rebuked Lavan, and Ya'acov answered and said to Lavan: "What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have so hotly pursued me?

37 "Although you have searched all my things, what part of your household things have you found? Set it here before my brethren and your brethren, that they may judge between us both!

38 "These twenty years I have been with you; your ewes and your female goats have not miscarried their young, and I have not eaten the rams of your flock.

39 "That which was torn by beasts I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it. You required it from my hand, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.

40 "There I was! In the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes.

41 "Thus I have been in your house twenty years; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.

42 "Unless the God of my father, the God of Avraham and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night."

43 And Lavan answered and said to Ya'acov, "These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and this flock is my flock; all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day to these my daughters or to their children whom they have borne?

44 "Now therefore, come, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it be a witness between you and me."

45 So Ya'acov took a stone and set it up as a pillar.

46 Then Ya'acov said to his brethren, "Gather stones." And they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there on the heap.

47 Lavan called it Ye-gar Saha-du-tha ( xtAUdh3WA rgay4, ) but Ya'acov called it Gale-ed ( dfel;Ga = "hill of witness").

48 And Lavan said, "This heap is a witness between you and me this day." Therefore its name was called Gale-ed,

49 also Miz-pah, because he said, "May Adonai watch between you and me when we are absent one from another. ( hPAc;mi = "watch tower").

50 "If you afflict my daughters, or if you take other wives besides my daughters, although no man is with us--see, God is witness between you and me!"

51 Then Lavan said to Ya'acov, "Here is this heap and here is this pillar, which I have placed between you and me.

52 "This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not pass beyond this heap to you, and you will not pass beyond this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.

53 "The God of Avraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of their father judge between us." And Ya'acov swore by the Fear of his father Yits-chaq .

54 Then Ya'acov offered a sacrifice on the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread. And they ate bread and stayed all night on the mountain.

55 And early in the morning Lavan arose, and kissed his sons and daughters and blessed them. Then Lavan departed and returned to his place.

Genesis 32:

1 So Ya'acov went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

2 When Ya'acov saw them, he said, "This is God's camp." And he called the name of that place Ma-ha-naim. ( MyinaH3ma = two camps)

3 Then Ya'acov sent messengers before him to Esav (Esau) his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. ( it had been over 20 years since Ya'acov has seen Esav).