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But Isaac sayde vnto them: Wherfore come ye to me? seynge ye hate me, and haue put me awaye from you?

that thou do vs no harme, like as we haue not hurte the, and as we haue done nothinge vnto the, but all good, and let the departe in peace. As for the, thou art ye blessed of the LORDE.

But Rebecca herde these wordes, that Isaac sayde vnto his sonne. And Esau wente his waye in to the felde, to hunte venyson, and to brynge it home.

But the kyddes skynnes put she aboute his handes, and where he was smooth aboute the neck:

But Isaac sayde vnto his sonne? My sonne, how hast thou founde it so soone? He answered: The LORDE yi God brought it to my hande.

So Iacob wete vnto Isaac his father. And whan he had felt him, he sayde: The voyce is Iacobs voyce, but the handes are the handes of Esau.

But he sayde: Thy brother came with sotyltie, and hath taken thy blessinge awaye.

but get the vp, and go in to Mesopotamia vnto the house of Bethuel thy mothers father, and take ye there a wife of ye doughters of Laban yi mothers brother.

And he was afraied, and sayde: How fearfull is this place? here is nothinge els but an house of God, & a gate vnto heaue.

And he called the place Bethel, but afore the cite was called Lus.

But after that saide he vnto Iacob: Because thou art my brother, shalt thou therfore serue me for nought? Tell me, what shall thy wages be.

And Lea was tender eyed, but Rachel was beutyfull & well fauoured of face,

So Iacob serued seuen yeare for Rachel, and they semed vnto him but few dayes, he loued her so well.

But at eue he toke his doughter Lea, and brought her in vnto him, and he laye wt her.

But on the morow, beholde, it was Lea. And he sayde vnto Laban: Why hast thou done this vnto me? Haue not I serued ye for Rachel? Why hast thou then begyled me?

But when the LORDE sawe, that Lea was nothinge regarded, he made her frutefull, and Rachel baren.

When Rachel sawe that she bare no children vnto Iacob, she had enuye at hir sister, & saide vnto Iacob: Geue me childre also, or els I am but deed.

But Iacob was very wroth at Rachel, & sayde: Am I then in Gods steade, which kepeth ye frute of yi wombe from ye?

She answered: Hast thou not ynough that thou hast taken awaye my hußbande, but wilt take awaye my sonnes Mandragoras also? Rachel saide: Wel, let him lye with the this night for thy sonnes Mandragoras.

But he saide vnto him: Thou knowest how I haue serued the, and what maner of catell thou hast vnder me.