Genesis 29
1 And Jacob lifts up his feet, and goes toward the land of the sons of the east;
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.
2 and he looks, and behold, a well in the field, and behold, there [are] three droves of a flock crouching by it, for they water the droves from that well, and the great stone [is] on the mouth of the well.
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.
3 (When all the droves have been gathered there, 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 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.
4 And Jacob says to them, “My brothers, where [are] you from?” And they say, “We [are] from Haran.”
And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are you? and they said, We are of Charrhan.
5 And he says to them, “Have you known Laban, son of Nahor?” And they say, “We have known.”
And he said to them, Know you Laban, the son of Nachor? and they said, We do know [him].
6 And he says to them, “Does he have peace?” And they say, “Peace; and behold, his daughter Rachel is coming with the flock.”
And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well. And behold Rachel his daughter came with the sheep.
7 And he says, “Behold, the day [is] still great, [it is] not time for the livestock to be gathered; water the flock, and go, delight yourselves.”
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.
8 And they say, “We are not able, until 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 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.
9 He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel has come with the flock which her father has, for she [is] shepherdess;
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.
10 and it comes to pass, when Jacob has seen Rachel, daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, and the flock of his mother’s brother Laban, that Jacob comes near and rolls the stone from off the mouth of the well, and waters the flock of his mother’s brother Laban.
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.
11 And Jacob kisses Rachel, and lifts up his voice, and weeps,
And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept.
12 and Jacob declares to Rachel that he [is] her father’s brother, and that he [is] Rebekah’s son, and she runs and declares [it] to her father.
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.
13 And it comes to pass, when Laban hears the report of his sister’s son Jacob, that he runs to meet him, and embraces him, and kisses him, and brings him into his house; and he recounts to Laban all these things,
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.
14 and Laban says to him, “You [are] surely my bone and my flesh”; and he dwells with him a month of days.
And Laban said to him, You are of my bones and of my flesh; and he was with him a full month.
15 And Laban says to Jacob, “Is it because you [are] my brother that you have served me for nothing? Declare to me what your hire [is].”
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.
16 And Laban has two daughters, the name of the older [is] Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,
Now Laban had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lea, and the name of the younger, Rachel.
17 and the eyes of Leah [are] tender, and Rachel has been beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance.
And the eyes of Lea were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.
18 And Jacob loves Rachel and says, “I serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter”:
And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.
19 and Laban says, “It is better for me to give her to you than to give her to another man; dwell with me”;
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.
20 and Jacob serves for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.
And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were before him as a few days, by reason of his loving her.
21 And Jacob says to Laban, “Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in to her”;
And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
22 and Laban gathers all the men of the place, and makes a banquet.
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a marriage-feast.
23 And it comes to pass in the evening, that he takes his daughter Leah, and brings her to him, and he goes in to her;
And it was even, and he took his daughter Lea, and brought her in to Jacob, and Jacob went in to her.
24 and Laban gives his maidservant Zilpah to her, to his daughter Leah, [for] a maidservant.
And Laban gave to his daughter Lea, Zelpha his handmaid, as a handmaid for her.
25 And it comes to pass in the morning, that behold, it [is] Leah; and he says to Laban, “What [is] this you have done to me? Have I not served with you for Rachel? And why have you deceived me?”
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?
26 And Laban says, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn;
And Laban answered, It is not done thus in our country, to give the younger before the elder.
27 fulfill the period of seven [for] this one, and we also give to you this one, for the service which you serve with me yet seven other years.”
Fulfil then her sevens, and I will give to you her also in return for your labour, which you labour with me, yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob does so, and fulfills the period of seven [for] this one, and he gives his daughter Rachel to him for a wife for him;
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her sevens; and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.
29 and Laban gives his maidservant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel for a maidservant for her.
And Laban gave to his daughter his handmaid Balla, for a handmaid to her.
30 And he also goes in to Rachel, and he also loves Rachel more than Leah; and he serves with him yet seven other years.
And he went in to Rachel; and he loved Rachel more than Lea; and he served him seven other years.
31 And YHWH sees that Leah [is] the hated one, and He opens her womb, and Rachel [is] barren;
And when the Lord God saw that Lea was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
32 and Leah conceives, and bears a son, and calls his name Reuben, for she said, “Because YHWH has looked on my affliction; because now does my husband love me.”
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.
33 And she conceives again, and bears a son, and says, “Because YHWH has heard that I [am] the hated one, He also gives to me even this [one]”; and she calls his name Simeon.
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.
34 And she conceives again and bears a son, and says, “Now [is] the time, my husband is joined to me, because I have born to him three sons,” therefore has [one] called his name Levi.
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.
35 And she conceives again and bears a son, and this time says, “I praise YHWH”; therefore has she called his name Judah; and she ceases from bearing.
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.
