29Then Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.H3290H5375H7272H3212H776H1121H6924 2As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep lying beside it, for out of that well the flocks were watered. The stone on the well's mouth was large,H7200H875H7704H7969H5739H6629H7257H875H8248H5739H1419H68H875H6310 3and when all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place over the mouth of the well.H5739H622H1556H68H875H6310H8248H6629H7725H68H7725H875H6310H4725 4Jacob said to them, "My brothers, where do you come from?" They said, "We are from Haran."H3290H559H251H370H559H2771 5He said to them, "Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?" They said, "We know him."H559H3045H3837H1121H5152H559H3045 6He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well; and see, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep!"H559H7965H559H7965H7354H1323H935H6629 7He said, "Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered together. Water the sheep and go, pasture them."H559H2005H1419H3117H6256H4735H622H8248H6629H3212H7462 8But they said, "We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together and the stone is rolled from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep."H559H3201H5739H622H1556H68H875H6310H8248H6629 9While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.H5750H1696H7354H935H1H6629H7462 10Now as soon as Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, Jacob came near and rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.H3290H7200H7354H1323H3837H517H251H6629H3837H517H251H3290H5066H1556H68H875H6310H8248H6629H3837H517H251 11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.H3290H5401H7354H5375H6963H1058 12And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's kinsman, and that he was Rebekah's son, and she ran and told her father.H3290H5046H7354H1H251H7259H1121H7323H5046H1 13As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him and embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things,H3837H8085H8088H3290H269H1121H7323H7125H2263H5401H935H1004H5608H3837H1697 14and Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh!" And he stayed with him a month.H3837H559H389H6106H1320H3427H3117H2320 15Then Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?"H3837H559H3290H251H5647H2600H5046H4909 16Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.H3837H8147H1323H8034H1419H3812H8034H6996H7354 17Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.H3812H7390H5869H7354H3303H8389H3303H4758 18Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, "I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel."H3290H157H7354H559H5647H7651H8141H7354H6996H1323 19Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to any other man; stay with me."H3837H559H2896H5414H5414H312H376H3427 20So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.H3290H5647H7651H8141H7354H5869H259H3117H160 21Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife that I may go in to her, for my time is completed."H3290H559H3837H3051H802H3117H4390H935 22So Laban gathered together all the people of the place and made a feast.H3837H622H582H4725H6213H4960 23But in the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and he went in to her.H6153H3947H3812H1323H935H935 24(Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)H3837H5414H1323H3812H2153H8198H8198 25And in the morning, behold, it was Leah! And Jacob said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?"H1242H3812H559H3837H6213H5647H7354H7411 26Laban said, "It is not so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.H3837H559H6213H4725H5414H6810H6440H1067 27Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also in return for serving me another seven years."H4390H2063H7620H5414H5656H5647H7651H312H8141 28Jacob did so, and completed her week. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.H3290H6213H4390H7620H5414H7354H1323H802 29(Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)H3837H5414H7354H1323H1090H8198H8198 30So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years.H935H7354H157H7354H3812H5647H7651H312H8141 31When the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.H3068H7200H3812H8130H6605H7358H7354H6135 32And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she said, "Because the LORD has looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me."H3812H2029H3205H1121H7121H8034H7205H3588H559H3588H3068H7200H6040H3588H376H157 33She conceived again and bore a son, and said, "Because the LORD has heard that I am hated, he has given me this son also." And she called his name Simeon.H2029H3205H1121H559H3068H8085H8130H5414H7121H8034H8095 34Again she conceived and bore a son, and said, "Now this time my husband will be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore his name was called Levi.H2029H3205H1121H559H6471H376H3867H3205H7969H1121H8034H7121H3878 35And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, "This time I will praise the LORD." Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she ceased bearing.H2029H3205H1121H559H6471H3034H3068H7121H8034H3063H5975H3205
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