And Abram said, Lo, to me thou hast given no seed, and behold, a son of my house will be mine heir.

And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebecca.

And it came to pass at the time of the ardour of the flocks, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the rams that leaped upon the flocks were ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

Thus it was with me: in the day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

And Laban answered and said to Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the sons are my sons, and the flock is my flock, and all that thou seest is mine; but as for my daughters, what can I do this day to them, or to their sons whom they have brought forth?

Then spoke the chief of the cup-bearers to Pharaoh, saying, I remember mine offences this day.

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set mine eye on him.

And now thy two sons, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came to thee into Egypt, shall be mine: Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon.

My soul, come not into their council; Mine honour, be not united with their assembly; For in their anger they slew men, And in their wantonness houghed oxen.