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29:1
Then
Jacob
went on his
journey
, and came into
the land
of
the people of the east
.
29:2
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
.
29:3
And
thither
were all the
flock
s 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.
29:4
And Jacob said
unto
them, My
brethren
,
whence
be
ye
? And they said, Of
Haran
are we.
29:5
And he said unto them, Know ye
Laban
the
son
of
Nahor
? And they said,
We know him
.
29:6
And he said unto them, Is he
well
? And they said, He is well: and,
behold
,
Rachel
his
daughter
cometh
with the
sheep
.
29:7
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.
29:8
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
.
29:9
And while he yet
spake
with them, Rachel
came with her father's sheep
; for she
kept
them.
29:10
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.
29:11
And
Jacob kissed Rachel
, and
lifted up his voice
, and
wept
.
29:12
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
.
29:13
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
.
29:14
And Laban said to him,
Surely thou art my bone and my flesh.
And he abode with him
the space of a month
.
29:15
And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me,
what shall thy wages be?
29:16
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was
Leah
, and the name of the younger was
Rachel
.
29:17
Leah was
tender eyed
; but Rachel was
beautiful
and well
favour
ed.
29:18
And Jacob
love
d Rachel; and said,
I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter
.
29:19
And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to
another man
: abide with me.
29:20
And Jacob served
seven years
for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but
a few days
, for
the love he had to her
.
29:21
And Jacob said unto Laban,
Give me my wife
, for
my days are fulfilled
, that I may
go in unto
her.
29:22
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
29:23
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.
29:24
And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah
Zilpah
his
maid
for
an handmaid
.
29:25
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?
29:26
And Laban said, It must not be so done
in our country
, to
give the younger before the firstborn
.
29:27
Fulfil her week
, and we will give thee
this
also for the
service
which
thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years
.
29:28
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him
Rachel his daughter
to
wife
also.
29:29
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter
Bilhah
his
handmaid
to be her
maid
.
29:30
And he
went in
also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet
seven other years
.
29:31
And when
the LORD
saw that Leah was hated, he opened her
womb
: but Rachel was
barren
.
29:32
And Leah
conceive
d, 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
.
29:33
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
.
29:34
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
.
29:35
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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