Genesis 29
1 Then Jacob lifted up his feet, —and went his way towards the land of the sons of the East.
And Jacob lifts up his feet, and goes toward the land of the sons of the east;
2 And he looked, and lo! a well, in the field and lo! there, three flocks of sheep, lying down near it, for out of that well, do they water the flocks, but, the stone, is great, on the mouth of the well:
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.
3 so they gather together thither all the flocks, and roll away the stone from off the mouth of the well, and water the sheep, —and put back the stone upon the mouth of the well, to its place.
(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.)
4 And Jacob said to them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said: From haran, are we.
And Jacob says to them, “My brothers, where [are] you from?” And they say, “We [are] from Haran.”
5 And he said to them, Know ye Laban, son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
And he says to them, “Have you known Laban, son of Nahor?” And they say, “We have known.”
6 And he said to them, Is it well with him? And they said, Well, but lo! Rachel his daughter, coming in with the sheep.
And he says to them, “Does he have peace?” And they say, “Peace; and behold, his daughter Rachel is coming with the flock.”
7 And he said Lo! the day is yet high, it is not time for gathering together the cattle, —water the sheep, and go feed.
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.”
8 And they said, We cannot, until that all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll away the stone, from off the mouth of the well, —and then can we water the sheep.
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.”
9 While yet he was speaking with them, Rachel, had come in with the sheep which belonged to her father, for a shepherdess, was she.
He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel has come with the flock which her father has, for she [is] shepherdess;
10 And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled away the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother,
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.
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, —and lifted up his voice, and wept.
And Jacob kisses Rachel, and lifts up his voice, and weeps,
12 And when Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son, then ran she, and told her father.
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.
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 fondly kissed him, and brought him into his house, —when he recounted to Laban all these things.
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,
14 And Laban said to him, Surely, my bone and my flesh, art thou. So he abode with him a month of days.
and Laban says to him, “You [are] surely my bone and my flesh”; and he dwells with him a month of days.
15 Then said Laban to Jacob, Is it because my brother, thou art, that thou shouldst serve me for naught? Come tell me! What shall be thy wages?
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].”
16 Now, Laban, had two daughters, —the name of the elder, Leah, and the name of the younger, Rachel,
And Laban has two daughters, the name of the older [is] Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,
17 But, the eyes of Leah were weak, —whereas, Rachel, was comely in form and comely in countenance.
and the eyes of Leah [are] tender, and Rachel has been beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance.
18 So Jacob loved Rachel, —and he said, I will serve thee seven years, for Rachel thy younger daughter.
And Jacob loves Rachel and says, “I serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter”:
19 And Laban said, Better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man, —Abide with me!
and Laban says, “It is better for me to give her to you than to give her to another man; dwell with me”;
20 So Jacob served for Rachel—seven years, —and they became, in his eyes, as single days, for his love to her.
and Jacob serves for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.
21 Then said Jacob unto Laban: Come give me my wife, for fulfilled are my days, —that I may go in unto her.
And Jacob says to Laban, “Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in to her”;
22 So Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a banquet,
and Laban gathers all the men of the place, and makes a banquet.
23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter and brought her in unto him, —and he went in unto her.
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;
24 And Laban gave her Zilpah, his handmaid, unto Leah his daughter. as handmaid.
and Laban gives his maidservant Zilpah to her, to his daughter Leah, [for] a maidservant.
25 And it came to pass in the morning, that lo! it was Leah, —and he said unto Laban, What is this thou hast done to me? Was it not, for Rachel, I served with thee? Wherefore then hast thou deceived me?
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?”
26 And Laban said, It must not be done so in our place, —to give the later-born before the firstborn.
And Laban says, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn;
27 Fulfil the week of this one, —then must we give thee, the other one also, for the service wherewith thou shalt serve with me, yet seven years more.
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.”
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled the week of this one, —and he gave him Rachel his daughter—to him to wife.
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;
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid, —to be hers as a handmaid.
and Laban gives his maidservant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel for a maidservant for her.
30 So he went in, unto Rachel also, and loved, Rachel also, more than Leah, —and he served with him, yet seven years more.
And he also goes in to Rachel, and he also loves Rachel more than Leah; and he serves with him yet seven other years.
31 And, when Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, he granted her to bear children, —whereas, Rachel, was barren.
And YHWH sees that Leah [is] the hated one, and He opens her womb, and Rachel [is] barren;
32 So Leah conceived, and bare a son, and called his name Reuben, —for she said, Because, Yahweh hath looked upon my humiliation, For, now, will my husband love me.
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.”
33 And she conceived again, and bare a son, and said. Because Yahweh heard that, I, was hated, he gave me, this one also. So she called his name Simeon.
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.
34 And she conceived again and bare a son, and said, Now—this time, will my husband be bound unto me, For I have borne him three sons, —For this cause, called she his name Levi.
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.
35 And she conceived again and bare a son, and said This time, will I praise Yahweh, For which cause, she called his name Judah. And she left off bearing.
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.
