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Then
Jacob went
on
his journey ,
and came into
the land of the people of the east.
Jacob resumed
his journey and came to
the land of the people of the east.
And
he looked ,
and behold
a well in the field, and ,
lo,
there
were
three flocks of sheep lying
by
it;
for
out
of
that
well
they
watered
the flocks:
and a great
stone was
upon
the well's
mouth.
He looked and saw
a well in the field, and near
it
lay
three flocks of sheep ,
because
the sheep
were
watered
from
this
well.
And a large
stone covered
the mouth of
the
well
.
And
thither
were
all the flocks gathered :
and
they
rolled
the stone from the well's
mouth ,
and watered
the sheep ,
and
put
the stone again
upon
the well's
mouth in
his
place
.
When
all the flocks had
been
gathered there,
the shepherds
would
roll
away
the
stone from the mouth of
the
well
and water
the sheep .
Then
they
would
return
the stone to
its
place
over
the mouth of
the
well
.
And
Jacob
said
unto
them,
My brethren
, whence
be
ye?
And
they
said
, Of
Haran
are we.
“
My brothers
, ”
Jacob
asked
the
shepherds
, “where
are you
from?”
“
We are
from
Haran,”
they
answered
.
And
he
said
unto
them,
Know ye
Laban the son
of Nahor? And
they
said,
We know him.
“Do
you
know Laban the grandson
of Nahor? ”
Jacob
asked.
“
We know him ,”
they
replied
.
And
he
said
unto
them,
Is he well? And
they said
, He
is
well:
and ,
behold,
Rachel
his daughter cometh
with the
sheep.
“
Is he well? ”
Jacob
inquired.
“Yes,”
they answered
, “
and here
comes
his daughter Rachel
with his
sheep. ”
And
he
said
, Lo
, it is yet
high
day,
neither
is
it time that
the cattle
should
be
gathered
together:
water ye
the sheep ,
and go
and
feed
them.
“Look
, ”
said
Jacob
, “
it is still
broad
daylight;
it is
not
yet
time to
gather
the livestock.
Water the sheep and take
them back
to
pasture
. ”
And
they said
, We cannot, until all the flocks be
gathered together,
and till
they
roll
the stone from the well's
mouth ;
then we water the sheep.
But
they replied
, “
We cannot, until all the flocks have
been
gathered and the stone has
been
rolled
away
from the mouth of
the
well.
Then we will
water the sheep. ”
And
while he yet
spake
with them, Rachel came
with her father's
sheep ;
for she kept
them
.
While he was
still
speaking
with them, Rachel arrived
with her father’s
sheep ,
for she was
a
shepherdess
.
And
it
came
to
pass,
when
Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban
his mother's
brother, and
the
sheep of
Laban
his
mother's
brother
, that
Jacob
went near,
and rolled the stone from the well's
mouth ,
and watered the
flock
of
Laban
his mother's
brother
.
As
soon
as
Jacob saw Rachel ,
the daughter of his mother’s
brother Laban
, with
Laban’s
sheep, he
went up
and rolled the stone away
from the mouth of
the
well
and watered his uncle’s
sheep
.
And
Jacob kissed Rachel ,
and lifted
up
his
voice,
and
wept.
Then
Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud
.
And
Jacob
told Rachel that he was her father's
brother
, and that
he
was
Rebekah's
son:
and
she ran and told her father.
He
told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s
son,
a
relative
of
her father
, and she ran and told her father.
And
it
came
to
pass,
when Laban heard the tidings
of
Jacob
his sister's
son, that
he ran to meet him ,
and
embraced him ,
and kissed him ,
and brought him to his house.
And
he
told Laban
all these
things
.
When Laban heard the news
about
his sister’s
son Jacob
, he ran out
to meet him .
He
embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home,
where
Jacob
told him
all that
had
happened
.
And
Laban said
to
him
, Surely
thou
art
my
bone
and
my flesh .
And he
abode
with him the
space
of
a month .
Then
Laban declared
, “You
are
indeed
my own
flesh and blood.”
After
Jacob
had
stayed
with him a month ,
And
Laban said unto
Jacob
, Because thou
art
my brother
, shouldest
thou
therefore
serve
me
for nought
? tell me ,
what shall
thy
wages be ?
Laban said to
him
, “Just
because you
are
my relative
, should
you
work
for nothing
? Tell me what your
wages should
be .”
And
Laban had two daughters :
the
name
of
the elder
was Leah, and the name
of
the
younger was Rachel.
Now
Laban had two daughters ;
the older
was named
Leah, and the younger was named
Rachel.
Leah was
tender
eyed;
but Rachel was beautiful
and well
favored
.
Leah had
weak
eyes,
but Rachel was shapely
and beautiful
.
And
Jacob loved Rachel ;
and
said
, I will serve thee
seven years for Rachel
thy
younger daughter.
Since
Jacob loved Rachel, he
answered,
“
I will serve you
seven years for your
younger daughter Rachel
. ”
And
Laban said
, It
is
better that I give her to thee,
than that
I
should
give
her
to another man:
abide
with me.
Laban replied
, “
Better that I give her to you
than to another .
Stay
here
with me. ”
And
Jacob served seven years for Rachel ;
and
they
seemed unto
him
but a few days ,
for
the
love he
had
to
her.
So
Jacob served seven years for Rachel ,
yet
it
seemed but a few days because
of
his
love for
her.
And
Jacob said unto
Laban, Give
me my wife, for my days
are
fulfilled
, that
I may
go
in
unto
her.
Finally
Jacob said to
Laban, “Grant
me my wife, for my time
is
complete
, and
I want
to
sleep
with
her. ”
And
Laban gathered
together
all the men of the
place ,
and made
a feast.
So
Laban invited
all the men of that
place and prepared
a feast.
And
it
came
to
pass
in
the
evening, that
he
took Leah
his daughter ,
and brought
her to him;
and he went
in
unto
her.
But
when
evening came
, Laban
took his daughter Leah
and gave
her to Jacob,
and he slept
with
her.
And Laban gave unto
his daughter
Leah
Zilpah his maid
for
an
handmaid
.
And Laban gave his servant
girl
Zilpah to
his daughter
Leah
as
her
maidservant
.
And
it
came
to
pass,
that
in
the
morning ,
behold
, it
was Leah :
and
he
said
to
Laban,
What is
this
thou
hast
done unto
me? did
not
I
serve
with
thee
for Rachel? wherefore
then
hast
thou
beguiled
me?
When
morning came
, there
was Leah !
“
What have
you
done to
me? ”
Jacob
said
to
Laban.
“Wasn’t
it
for Rachel that
I
served
you
? Why
have
you
deceived
me? ”
And
Laban said
, It must
not be
so
done
in
our country,
to give the younger before the firstborn
.
Laban replied
, “
It is
not our custom
here
to give the younger daughter
in
marriage
before the older
.
Fulfil
her
week
, and we will give thee
this
also
for
the service
which
thou
shalt
serve
with
me
yet
seven other
years.
Finish
this
week’s
celebration
, and we will give you
the younger
one
in
return
for
another
seven years of
work
. ”
And Jacob did so
, and fulfilled
her
week:
and
he
gave him Rachel
his daughter to
wife also
.
And Jacob did just
that.
He
finished
the
week’s
celebration
, and Laban
gave him his daughter Rachel
as
his
wife.
And
Laban gave to
Rachel
his daughter
Bilhah his
handmaid
to be
her maid
.
Laban also
gave his servant
girl
Bilhah to his
daughter
Rachel
as
her maidservant
.
And
he
went
in
also
unto
Rachel, and he loved also
Rachel more than Leah ,
and
served
with
him
yet
seven other
years.
Jacob
slept
with
Rachel as
well
, and indeed,
he loved Rachel more than Leah .
So
he
worked
for
Laban
another
seven years.
And
when the LORD saw that Leah was hated
, he opened her womb :
but Rachel was barren.
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved
, He opened her womb ;
but Rachel was barren.
And Leah conceived ,
and bare
a son, and she called
his
name
Reuben :
for she said, Surely
the LORD hath
looked
upon
my affliction ;
now
therefore
my husband will love me.
And Leah conceived and gave
birth
to
a son, and she named
him
Reuben ,
for she said, “
The LORD has
seen
my affliction .
Surely
my husband will love me now
. ”
And
she conceived again,
and bare
a son ;
and said, Because the LORD hath
heard I was
hated
, he hath
therefore
given me this son also:
and
she called
his
name
Simeon.
Again
she conceived and gave
birth
to
a son ,
and she
said, “
Because the LORD has
heard that
I am
unloved
, He has
given me this son as
well.”
So
she named
him
Simeon.
And
she
conceived
again ,
and bare
a son ;
and said, Now this
time
will
my husband be
joined
unto
me, because I have born
him three sons :
therefore
was his
name
called
Levi.
Once
again Leah
conceived
and gave
birth
to
a son ,
and she
said, “
Now at
last
my husband will
become
attached
to
me, because I have borne
him three sons .”
So
he
was named
Levi.
And she conceived again,
and bare
a son :
and she
said, Now
will
I praise the LORD :
therefore
she called
his
name
Judah ;
and
left
bearing
.
And once
more
she conceived and gave
birth
to
a son and said, “This
time
I will
praise the LORD .”
So
she named
him
Judah. Then
Leah
stopped
having
children.
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