[The Pentateuch]

When Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children / she envied her sister & said unto Jacob: give me children / or ells I am but deed. Than was Jacob wroth with Rachel saying: Am I in God's stead which keepeth from the the fruit of thy womb? Then she said: here is my maid Bilha: go in unto ⟨image 50⟩her / that she may bear upon my lap / that I may be increased by her. And she gave him Bilha her hand maid to wife. And Jacob went in unto her / And Bilha conceived and bare Jacob a son. Than said Rachel. God hath given sentence on my side / and hath also heard my voice / and hath given me a son. Therefore called she him Dan. And Bilha Rachels maid conceived again and bare Jacob another son. And Rachel said. God is turned / and I have made a change with my sister / & have gotten y• upper hand. And she called his name Naphtali

WHen Rahel sawe that she bare Jacob no children / she enuied hir sister & sayde vnto Jacob: geue me children / or ells I am but deed. Than was Jacob wrooth with Rahel saynge: Am I in godes steade which kepeth frō the the frute of thi wōbe? Thē she sayde: here is my mayde Bilha: go in vnto ⟨image 50⟩her / that she maye beare vpō my lappe / that I maye be encreased by her. And she gaue him Bilha hir hād mayde to wife. And Jacob wēt in vnto her / And Bilha conceaued and bare Jacob a sonne. Than sayde Rahel. God hath geuen sentēce on my syde / and hath also herde my voyce / and hath geuen me a sonne. Therfore called she him Dan. And Bilha Rahels mayde cōce•ued agayne and bare Jacob a nother sonne. And Rahel sayde. God is turned / and I haue made a chaunge with my sister / & haue gotē y• vpper hāde. And she called his name Nepthali

When Lea saw that she had left bearing / she toke Silpha her maid and gave her Jacob to wife. And Silpha Leas made bare Jacob a son. Than said Lea: good luck: and called his name God. And Silpha Leas maid bare Jacob another son. Than said Lea: happy am I / for the daughters will call me blessed. And called his name Asser.