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BSB § Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland.
OEB When Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, ‘Send me away, so that I may go to my own place, and to my country.
WEBBE When Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so that I can go home to my own country.
LSV And it comes to pass, when Rachel has borne Joseph, that Jacob says to Laban, “Send me away, and I go to my place, and to my land;
FBV Once Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Let me leave so I can return to my home and my own country.
T4T After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Now allow me to quit working for you and let me return to my own land.
LEB And it happened that as soon as Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away that I may go to my place and my land.
BBE Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.
Moff No Moff GEN book available
JPS And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban: 'Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
ASV And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
DRA And when Joseph was born, Jacob said to his father in law: Send me away that I may return into my country, and to my land.
YLT And it cometh to pass, when Rachel hath borne Joseph, that Jacob saith unto Laban, 'Send me away, and I go unto my place, and to my land;
Drby And it came to pass when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my place and to my country.
RV And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
Wbstr And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.
KJB-1769 ¶ And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
KJB-1611 ¶ And it came to passe when Rachel had borne Ioseph, that Iacob said vnto Laban, Send me away, that I may goe vnto mine owne place, and to my countrey.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps Assoone as Rachel had borne Ioseph, Iacob sayde to Laban: Send me away, that I maye go vnto my owne place, and to my countrey.
(Assoone as Rachel had born Yoseph, Yacob said to Laban: Send me away, that I may go unto my own place, and to my country.)
Gnva And assoone as Rahel had borne Ioseph, Iaakob said to Laban, Sende me away that I may go vnto my place and to my countrey.
(And as soon as Rahel had born Yoseph, Yacob said to Laban, Send me away that I may go unto my place and to my country. )
Cvdl Now whan Rachel had borne Ioseph, Iacob sayde vnto Laban: Let me go, & departe in to my place and vnto myne owne lande:
(Now when Rachel had born Yoseph, Yacob said unto Laban: Let me go, and depart in to my place and unto mine own land:)
Wyc Sotheli whanne Joseph was borun, Jacob seide to his wyues fadir, Delyuere thou me, that Y turne ayen in to my cuntrey and to my lond.
(Truly when Yoseph was born, Yacob said to his wives father, Delyuere thou/you me, that I turn again in to my country and to my land.)
Luth Da nun Rahel den Joseph geboren hatte, sprach Jakob zu Laban: Laß mich ziehen und reisen an meinen Ort und in mein Land.
(So now Rahel the Yoseph geboren had, spoke Yakob to Laban: Let me ziehen and travel at my place and in my Land.)
ClVg Nato autem Joseph, dixit Jacob socero suo: Dimitte me ut revertar in patriam, et ad terram meam.
(Nato however Yoseph, he_said Yacob socero suo: Dimitte me as revertar in patriam, and to the_earth/land meam. )
BrTr And it came to pass when Rachel had born Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my place and to my land.
BrLXX Ἐγένετο δὲ ὡς ἔτεκε Ῥαχὴλ τὸν Ἰωσὴφ, εἶπεν Ἰακὼβ τῷ Λάβαν, ἀπόστειλόν με, ἵνα ἀπέλθω εἰς τὸν τόπον μου, καὶ εἰς τὴν γῆν μου.
(Egeneto de hōs eteke Ɽaⱪaʸl ton Yōsaʸf, eipen Yakōb tōi Laban, aposteilon me, hina apelthō eis ton topon mou, kai eis taʸn gaʸn mou. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יָלְדָ֥ה רָחֵ֖ל אֶת יוֹסֵ֑ף
and=he/it_was just=as she/it_gave_birth Rāḩēl DOM Yōşēf/(Joseph)
Alternate translation: “Soon after Rachel gave birth to Joseph,”
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל לָבָ֔ן
and=he/it_said Yaakob to/towards Lāⱱān
Alternate translation: “Jacob went to Laban and said to him,”
Note 1 topic: writing-politeness
שַׁלְּחֵ֨נִי֙
send_~_away,me
Make sure that your translation of Jacob’s request here sounds polite, not rude or disrespectful. It should also not sound like he is begging or pleading. See how you translated the same request in Gen 24:54. Alternate translation: “Please send me on my way,”
וְאֵ֣לְכָ֔ה אֶל מְקוֹמִ֖י וּלְאַרְצִֽי
and,go to/towards home,my_own and,to,country,my
Alternate translation: “so that I may return to my own home in my own country.” or “so that I can go to my homeland.”
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Genesis 21-35
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.