Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And
Jacob lifteth
up
his feet
, and goeth
towards
the land of the sons
of the east ;
Then
Jacob went
on
his journey
, and came
into
the land of the people
of the east .
and he looketh
, and lo,
a well in the field, and lo, there three droves
of a
flock
crouching
by it ,
for from
that well they water
the droves,
and the
great stone `is'
on
the mouth of
the
well
.
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.
(When
thither have
all the droves
been
gathered ,
and they have
rolled the stone from off
the mouth of
the
well
, and have
watered the flock
, then
they
have
turned
back
the stone on
the mouth of
the
well
to
its
place. )
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.
And Jacob saith
to
them, `
My brethren, from
whence `are'
ye? '
and they say
, `We
`are'
from
Haran. '
And Jacob said
unto
them, My brethren, whence be
ye? And they said
, Of
Haran are
we
.
And he saith
to
them, `Have
ye known
Laban ,
son of Nahor? '
and they say
, `
We have
known
. '
And he said
unto
them, Know
ye Laban the
son of Nahor? And they said
, We know
him
.
And he saith
to
them, `Hath
he peace
? '
and they say
, `Peace;
and lo
, Rachel his daughter is
coming
with the flock
. '
And he said
unto
them, Is
he well
? And they said
, He
is
well:
and, behold,
Rachel his daughter cometh
with the sheep
.
And he saith
, `
Lo, the
day
`
is '
still
great
, `it
is '
not
time for
the cattle to
be gathered ;
water ye the flock
, and go ,
delight
yourselves
. '
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
.
And they say
, `
We are
not
able
, till
that
all the droves
be gathered together, and they have
rolled
away
the stone from the mouth of
the
well,
and
we have
watered
the flock
. '
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
.
He is
yet speaking
with them, and
Rachel hath
come
with the
flock
which
her father
hath,
for she `is'
shepherdess;
And
while
he yet spake
with them, Rachel came
with her father's
sheep;
for she kept
them.
and it cometh
to pass when Jacob hath
seen
Rachel ,
daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock
of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh
nigh
and rolleth
the stone from off
the mouth of
the
well
, and watereth
the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
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.
And Jacob kisseth
Rachel, and lifteth
up his voice, and weepeth,
And Jacob kissed
Rachel, and lifted
up his voice, and wept.
and Jacob declareth
to
Rachel that he `is'
her father's brother, and that he `is'
Rebekah's son ,
and she runneth
and declareth
to
her father.
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.
And it cometh
to pass, when Laban heareth
the report
of Jacob his sister's son, that he runneth
to meet him, and embraceth
him, and kisseth
him, and bringeth
him in
unto
his house ;
and he recounteth
to
Laban all these things ,
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 .
and Laban saith
to him, `Only
my bone and my flesh `art'
thou;'
and he dwelleth
with him a month of
days
.
And Laban said
to him, Surely
thou
art
my bone and my flesh .
And he abode
with him the
space
of
a month.
And Laban saith
to
Jacob, `Is
it
because thou `
art '
my brother that
thou hast
served
me for nought? declare
to
me what `is'
thy hire.'
And Laban said
unto
Jacob, Because thou art my brother ,
shouldest
thou therefore
serve
me for nought? tell
me ,
what shall
thy wages
be?
And Laban hath
two daughters ,
the name of the elder `is'
Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel ,
And Laban had
two daughters :
the name of the elder was
Leah, and the name of the younger was
Rachel .
and
the
eyes
of
Leah `are'
tender ,
and
Rachel hath
been
fair
of
form
and fair
of
appearance
.
Leah was
tender eyed;
but
Rachel was
beautiful
and well
favored
.
And Jacob loveth
Rachel ,
and saith
, `
I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter :'
And Jacob loved
Rachel ;
and said
, I will
serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter .
and Laban saith
, `
It is better for
me
to
give her to thee than to
give her to another man ;
dwell
with me ;'
And Laban said
, It is better that
I
give her to thee ,
than that
I
should
give her to another man :
abide
with me .
and Jacob serveth
for
Rachel
seven years; and they are
in
his
eyes
as
some
days, because
of
his
loving
her.
And Jacob served
seven years for
Rachel
; and they seemed
unto
him
but
a
few
days, for
the
love
he
had
to
her.
And Jacob saith
unto Laban, `
Give up
my wife, for my days have
been
fulfilled, and
I go in unto her ;'
And Jacob said
unto Laban, Give me
my wife, for my days are
fulfilled, that
I may
go in unto her .
and Laban gathereth
all the men of the place, and maketh
a banquet
.
And Laban gathered
together
all the men of the place, and made
a feast
.
And it cometh
to pass in the evening, that he taketh
Leah ,
his daughter, and bringeth
her in
unto
him ,
and he goeth
in unto her ;
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 .
and Laban giveth
to
her
Zilpah,
his maid-servant,
to
Leah his daughter,
a
maid -servant
.
And Laban gave
unto
his daughter
Leah Zilpah
his maid for
an
handmaid
.
And it cometh
to pass in the morning, that
lo
, it `is'
Leah ;
and he saith
unto
Laban, `
What `
is '
this thou hast done to
me? for
Rachel
have
I
not served
with thee? and
why
hast thou deceived
me? '
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?
And Laban saith
, `
It is
not done
so in our place
, to give the younger before the first-born;
And Laban said
, It must
not be
so done
in our country
, to give the younger before the firstborn.
fulfil the
week of
this
one
, and we give to
thee also
this one,
for the service which thou dost
serve with me yet seven other years. '
Fulfil her
week, and we will
give thee this also
for the service which thou shalt
serve with me yet seven other years.
And Jacob doth
so, and fulfilleth
the
week of
this
one,
and he giveth
to
him Rachel his daughter ,
to him
for
a
wife ;
And Jacob did
so, and fulfilled
her
week :
and he gave
him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
and Laban giveth
to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his maid-servant,
for
a
maid-servant
to her.
And Laban gave
to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid
to be
her maid
.
And he goeth
in also unto Rachel, and he also loveth
Rachel more than Leah ;
and he
serveth
with him yet seven other years.
And he went
in also unto Rachel, and he loved
also Rachel more than Leah ,
and served
with him yet seven other years.
And Jehovah
seeth
that Leah `is'
the
hated one
, and
He openeth
her womb ,
and
Rachel `is'
barren ;
And when
the
LORD
saw
that Leah was
hated, he opened
her womb :
but
Rachel was
barren .
and Leah conceiveth
, and beareth
a son, and calleth
his name Reuben ,
for she said, `Because
Jehovah
hath looked on
mine
affliction; because
now doth
my husband love me. '
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 she conceiveth
again, and beareth
a son ,
and saith
, `
Because Jehovah
hath heard that
I `am'
the
hated one
, He also
giveth
to
me even
this `one';'
and she calleth
his name Simeon.
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.
And she conceiveth
again, and beareth
a son ,
and saith
, `
Now `is'
the
time ,
my husband is
joined unto me, because I have born to
him three sons ,'
therefore hath
`one'
called
his name Levi.
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.
And she conceiveth
again, and beareth
a son ,
and saith
this
time
, `
I praise Jehovah;'
therefore hath
she called his name Judah; and she
ceaseth
from
bearing.
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.
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