< Genesis 29 >

1 And Jacob started and went to the land of the east to Laban, the son of Bathuel the Syrian, and the brother of Rebecca, mother of Jacob and Esau.
And he lifted up Jacob feet his and he went [the] land of towards [the] people of [the] east.
2 And he looks, and behold! a well in the plain; and there were there three flocks of sheep resting at it, for out of that well they watered the flocks, but there was a great stone at the mouth of the well.
And he saw and there! a well [was] in the field and there! there three flocks of sheep [were] lying down at it for from the well that people watered the flocks and the stone [was] large over [the] mouth of the well.
3 And there were all the flocks gathered, and they used to roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the flocks, and set the stone again in its place on the mouth of the well.
And they were gathered there towards all the flocks and they rolled the stone from over [the] mouth of the well and they watered the sheep and they put back the stone over [the] mouth of the well to place its.
4 And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are you? and they said, We are of Charrhan.
And he said to them Jacob O brothers my from where? [are] you and they said [are] from Haran we.
5 And he said to them, Know you Laban, the son of Nachor? and they said, We do know [him].
And he said to them ¿ do you know Laban [the] son of Nahor and they said we know [him].
6 And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well. And behold Rachel his daughter came with the sheep.
And he said to them ¿ [does] health [belong] to him and they said health and there! Rachel daughter his [is] coming with the sheep.
7 And Jacob said, it is yet high day, it is not yet time that the flocks be gathered together; water you the flocks, and depart and feed them.
And he said here! still the day [is] great not [the] time of [the] being gathered of the livestock water the sheep and go pasture [them].
8 And they said, We shall not be able, until all the shepherds be gathered together, and they shall roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, then we will water the flocks.
And they said not we are able until that they will be gathered all the flocks and people will roll the stone from over [the] mouth of the well and we will water the sheep.
9 While he was yet speaking to them, behold, Rachel the daughter of Laban came with her father's sheep, for she fed the sheep of her father.
Still [was] he speaking with them and Rachel - she came with the sheep which [belonged] to father her for [was] a shepherdess she.
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 came and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother.
And it was just as he saw Jacob Rachel [the] daughter of Laban [the] brother of mother his and [the] sheep of Laban [the] brother of mother his and he drew near Jacob and he rolled the stone from over [the] mouth of the well and he watered [the] sheep of Laban [the] brother of mother his.
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept.
And he kissed Jacob Rachel and he lifted up voice his and he wept.
12 And he told Rachel that he was the near relative of her father, and the son of Rebecca; and she ran and reported to her father according to these words.
And he told Jacob to Rachel that [was] [the] relative of father her he and that [was] [the] son of Rebekah he and she ran and she told to father her.
13 And it came to pass when Laban heard the name of Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him, and brought him into his house; and he told Laban all these sayings.
And it was when heard Laban [the] report of - Jacob [the] son of sister his and he ran to meet him and he embraced him and he kissed him and he brought him to house his and he recounted to Laban all the things these.
14 And Laban said to him, You are of my bones and of my flesh; and he was with him a full month.
And he said to him Laban surely [are] bone my and flesh my you and he remained with him a month of days.
15 And Laban said to Jacob, Surely you shall not serve me for nothing, because you are my brother; tell me what your reward is to be.
And he said Laban to Jacob ¿ for relative my [are] you and you will serve me for nothing tell! to me what? [is] wage[s] your.
16 Now Laban had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lea, and the name of the younger, Rachel.
And [belonged] to Laban two daughters [the] name of the old [one] [was] Leah and [the] name of the young [one] [was] Rachel.
17 And the eyes of Lea were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.
And [the] eyes of Leah [were] weak and Rachel she was beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance.
18 And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.
And he loved Jacob Rachel and he said I will serve you seven years for Rachel daughter your young.
19 And Laban said to him, [It is] better that I should give her to you, than that I should give her to another man; dwell with me.
And he said Laban ([is] good *LB(ah)*) to give I her to you more than to give I her to a man another remain! with me.
20 And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were before him as a few days, by reason of his loving her.
And he served Jacob for Rachel seven years and they were in view his like days one in love his her.
21 And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
And he said Jacob to Laban give! wife my for they have been completed days my so I may go into her.
22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a marriage-feast.
And he gathered Laban all [the] people of the place and he prepared a feast.
23 And it was even, and he took his daughter Lea, and brought her in to Jacob, and Jacob went in to her.
And it was in the evening and he took Leah daughter his and he brought her to him and he went into her.
24 And Laban gave to his daughter Lea, Zelpha his handmaid, as a handmaid for her.
And he had given Laban to her Zilpah maidservant his to Leah daughter his a maidservant.
25 And it was morning, and behold it was Lea; and Jacob said to Laban, What is this that you have done to me? did I not serve you for Rachel? and therefore have you deceived me?
And it was in the morning and there! she [was] Leah and he said to Laban what? this have you done to me ¿ not for Rachel have I served with you and why? have you deceived me.
26 And Laban answered, It is not done thus in our country, to give the younger before the elder.
And he said Laban not it is done thus in place our to give the young before the firstborn.
27 Fulfil then her sevens, and I will give to you her also in return for your labor, which you labor with me, yet seven other years.
Complete [the] week of this [one] so let us give to you also this [one] for [the] service which you will serve with me again seven years another.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her sevens; and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.
And he did Jacob thus and he completed [the] week of this [one] and he gave to him Rachel daughter his of him to a wife.
29 And Laban gave to his daughter his handmaid Balla, for a handmaid to her.
And he had given Laban to Rachel daughter his Bilhah maidservant his to her to [be] a maidservant.
30 And he went in to Rachel; and he loved Rachel more than Lea; and he served him seven other years.
And he went also into Rachel and he loved also Rachel more than Leah and he served with him again seven years another.
31 And when the Lord God saw that Lea was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
And he saw Yahweh that [was] hated Leah and he opened womb her and Rachel [was] barren.
32 And Lea conceived and bore a son to Jacob; and she called his name, Ruben; saying, Because the Lord has looked on my humiliation, and has given me a son, now then my husband will love me.
And she conceived Leah and she bore a son and she called name his Reuben for she said that he has looked Yahweh on affliction my for now he will love me husband my.
33 And she conceived again, and bore a second son to Jacob; and she said, Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given to me this one also; and she called his name, Simeon.
And she conceived again and she bore a son and she said that he has heard Yahweh that [am] hated I and he has given to me also this [one] and she called name his Simeon.
34 And she conceived yet again, and bore a son, and said, In the present time my husband will be with me, for I have born him three sons; therefore she called his name, Levi.
And she conceived again and she bore a son and she said now this time he will join himself husband my to me for I have borne to him three sons there-fore he called name his Levi.
35 And having conceived yet again, she bore a son, and said, Now yet again this time will I give thanks to the Lord; therefore she called his name, Juda; and ceased bearing.
And she conceived again and she bore a son and she said this time I will praise Yahweh there-fore she called name his Judah and she stopped from bearing children.

< Genesis 29 >