King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister ; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

KJVu: 1 When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister , and said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I die. "

Notes: "Bare" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H3205 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "bear, beget, birthday, born, make to bring forth children, young, bring up, calve, -+- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage — bear, beget, birth-day, born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).."

KJV:   2 And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel : and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

KJVu: 2 Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel , and he said, "Am I in God’s place, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb? "

Notes: "Stead" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H8478 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "Thahash -+- From the same as Towach; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc. — as, beneath, X flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where…​is), room, for…​sake, stead of, under, X unto, X when…​was mine, whereas, (where-)fore, with."

KJV:   3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her ; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.

KJVu: 3 Then she said, "Behold my maid Bilhah, go in to her , and she shall bear a child on my behalf, that I may also have children by her. "

Notes: What does the KJV phrase 'she may bear on my knees' mean in Genesis 30:3?

To "bear upon the knees" is a very Hebrew piece of idiom surrounding the birthing custom of the time. When a child was born, it was placed, usually on the knees (in modern terms we say "lap") of the father and mother.

Thus, Rachel was essentially saying that any children born to Bilhah would be placed upon Rachel’s knees, thus signifying that Rachel, not Bilhah, would be recognized as the mother, according to the custom of the time.

Ellicott says the same thing:

The Cambridge commentary is more helpful again:

Source: Biblical Hermeneutics

KJV:   4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife : and Jacob went in unto her.

KJVu: 4 So she gave him Bilhah her handmaid as a wife , and Jacob went in to her.

KJV:   5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

KJVu: 5 And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

KJV:   6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son : therefore called she his name Dan.

KJVu: 6 Rachel said, "God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son ." Therefore she called his name Dan.

KJV:   7 And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

KJVu: 7 And Bilhah , Rachel’s maid , conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

KJV:   8 And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed : and she called his name Naphtali.

KJVu: 8 Then Rachel said, "With great struggles I have wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed. " She called his name Naphtali.

Notes: - "Wrestlings" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5319 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "wrestling -|- From pathal; properly, wrestled; but ued (in the plural) transitively, a struggle — wrestling."

KJV:   9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

KJVu: 9 When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

Notes: - "Left" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5975 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "abide behind, appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, -|- A primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) — abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, + serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-)stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry."

KJV:   10 And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.

KJVu: 10 And Zilpah Leah’s maid bore Jacob a son.

KJV:   11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

KJVu: 11 And Leah said, "A troop comes," and she called his name Gad.

KJV:   12 And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.

KJVu: 12 Zilpah , Leah’s maid , bore Jacob a second son.

KJV:   13 And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

KJVu: 13 And Leah said, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed, " and she called his name Asher.

KJV:   14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me , I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.

KJVu: 14 In the days of wheat harvest, Reuben went and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes. "

Information: "Mandrakes" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H1736 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "(as love-producing, compare Di Genesis 30:14) — plural דּוּדָאִים (compare Ew189g Sta§§ 301. 122) Genesis 30:14; Cant 7:14; construct דּוּדָאֵי Genesis 30:14 3t.; — mandrakes, as exciting sexual desire, and favouring procreation Genesis 30:14 (twice in verse); Genesis 30:15 (twice in verse); Genesis 30:16 (J); also Cant 7:14 where odour referred to. On דּוּדָאֵי Jeremiah 24:1 vessels, baskets, see דּוּד." Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance defines it as "basket, mandrake -|- From duwd; a boiler or basket; also the mandrake (as an aphrodisiac) — basket, mandrake."

KJV:   15 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.

KJVu: 15 And she said to her, "Is it a small matter that you have taken my husband? And would you take away my son’s mandrakes also? " And Rachel said, "Therefore he shall lie with you tonight for your son’s mandrakes. "

KJV:   16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me ; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

KJVu: 16 So when Jacob came out of the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him, and said, "You must come in to me , for surely I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes. " And he lay with her that night.

KJV:   17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.

KJVu: 17 God listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.

KJV:   18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband : and she called his name Issachar.

KJVu: 18 Leah said, "God has given me my reward, because I have given my maid to my husband ." And she called his name Issachar.

Notes: "Hire" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7939 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "hire, price, rewarded, wages, worth -|- From sakar; payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit — hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth." +

KJV:   19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.

KJVu: 19 And Leah conceived again, and bore Jacob a sixth son.

KJV:   20 And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry ; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons : and she called his name Zebulun.

KJVu: 20 Leah said, "God has endowed me with a good dowry , now my husband will dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons ." And she called his name Zebulun.

Notes: "Endued" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H2064 with a Strong’s definition of "bestow upon, endow with."

KJV:   21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

KJVu: 21 After that she gave birth to a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

Notes: "Afterwards" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H310 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "after that again, at, away from, back from behind, beside, by -|- From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) — after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with."

KJV:   22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

KJVu: 22 God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb.

KJV:   23 And she conceived, and bare a son ; and said, God hath taken away my reproach :

KJVu: 23 And she conceived, and gave birth to a son , and said, "God has taken away my reproach ."

KJV:   24 And she called his name Joseph ; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.

KJVu: 24 She called his name Joseph , and said, "The LORD shall add to me another son. "

KJV:   25 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.

KJVu: 25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had given birth to Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, "Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.

KJV:   26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go : for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.

KJVu: 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."

KJV:   27 And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.

KJVu: 27 Laban said to him, "Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, stay, for I have learned by experience that the LORD has blessed me for your sake. "

KJV:   28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

KJVu: 28 He said, "Name your wages, and I will give it. "

Notes: "Appoint" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5344 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, -|- A primitive root; to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel) — appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through."

KJV:   29 And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.

KJVu: 29 And he said to him, "You know how I have served you, and how your cattle was with me.

KJV:   30 For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming : and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?

KJVu: 30 For you had little before I came, and it has now increased abundantly. The LORD has blessed you since my coming , and now when shall I provide for my own house? "

Notes: "Multitude" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7230 with a Strong’s definition of "multitude, abundance, greatness."

KJV:   31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock :

KJVu: 31 And he said, "What shall I give you?" And Jacob said, "You shall not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep your flock .

KJV:   32 I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats : and of such shall be my hire.

KJVu: 32 I will pass through all your flock today, removing from there all the speckled and spotted sheep, and all the brown lambs among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats . These shall be my wages.

Notes:
- "cattle" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7716 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "lesser, small cattle, ewe, goat, lamb, sheep -|- Or sey {say}; probably from sha’ah through the idea of pushing out to graze; a member of a flock, i.e. A sheep or goat — (lesser, small) cattle, ewe, goat, lamb, sheep."
- "Hire" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7939 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "hire, price, rewarded, wages, worth -|- From sakar; payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit — hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth."

KJV:   33 So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.

KJVu: 33 So my righteousness shall answer for me in time to come, when it comes to my wages before you. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the lambs, if with me they shall be counted stolen. "

KJV:   34 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

KJVu: 34 And Laban said, "Behold, let it be according to your word. "

KJV:   35 And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

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

KJV:   36 And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob : and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.

KJVu: 36 And he set three days' journey between himself and Jacob , and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.

KJV:   37 And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

KJVu: 37 Jacob took rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut trees, and peeled white stripes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

Notes:

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

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

KJV:   39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

KJVu: 39 The flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth striped, speckled, and spotted offspring.

KJV:   40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban ; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban’s cattle.

KJVu: 40 Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the striped, and all the brown in the flock of Laban , and he put his own flocks by themselves, and did not put them with Laban’s flock.

KJV:   41 And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

KJVu: 41 And it came to pass, whenever the stronger of the flock conceived, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

KJV:   42 But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in : so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.

KJVu: 42 But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put them in , so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.

KJV:   43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

KJVu: 43 So the man increased exceedingly, and had many flocks, maidservants, menservants, camels, and donkeys.

Notes: "Much" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7227 with a Strong’s definition of "much, many, great."