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Jacob Meets Rachel

29Jacob journeyed on and reached the territory that belonged to the people who lived in the east.H3290H5375H7272H3212H776H1121H6924
2As he was observing a well that had been dug out on the open range, all of a sudden he noticed three flocks of sheep lying there, because shepherds watered their flocks from that well. There was a very large stone that covered the opening of the well,H7200H875H7704H7969H5739H6629H7257H875H8248H5739H1419H68H875H6310
3and when all the flocks had been gathered there, they would roll away the stone from the opening of the well, water their flocks, and then return the stone to its place covering the opening of the well.H5739H622H1556H68H875H6310H8248H6629H7725H68H7725H875H6310H4725
4Jacob asked them, "My brothers, where are you from?" "We're from Haran," they answered.H3290H559H251H370H559H2771
5"Do you happen to know Nahor's son Laban?" he inquired. "We do," they replied.H559H3045H3837H1121H5152H559H3045
6So he asked them, "How's he doing?" "Very well," they answered. "As a matter of fact, look over there! That's his daughter Rachel, coming here with his sheep."H559H7965H559H7965H7354H1323H935H6629
7"Look!" Jacob replied. "The sun is still high. It's not yet time for the flocks to be gathered. Let's water the sheep, then let them graze."H559H2005H1419H3117H6256H4735H622H8248H6629H3212H7462
8But they responded, "We can't do that until all the sheep have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the opening of the well. Only then can we cause the flock to drink."H559H3201H5739H622H1556H68H875H6310H8248H6629
9While he was still talking with them, Rachel arrived with his father's sheep, since she was a shepherdess.H5750H1696H7354H935H1H6629H7462
10When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, accompanied by Laban's sheep, Jacob approached the well, rolled the stone from the opening of the well, and then watered his mother's brother Laban's flock.H3290H7200H7354H1323H3837H517H251H6629H3837H517H251H3290H5066H1556H68H875H6310H8248H6629H3837H517H251
11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to cry out loud.H3290H5401H7354H5375H6963H1058
12Jacob told Rachel that he was related to her father, since he was Rebekah's son, so she ran and told her father.H3290H5046H7354H1H251H7259H1121H7323H5046H1
13When Laban heard the news about his sister's son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him, kissed him, and brought him back to his house. Then Jacob told Laban about everything that had happened.H3837H8085H8088H3290H269H1121H7323H7125H2263H5401H935H1004H5608H3837H1697
14Laban responded, "You certainly are my flesh and blood!" So Jacob stayed with him for about a month.H3837H559H389H6106H1320H3427H3117H2320

Jacob Agrees to Work in Order to Marry Rachel

15Later, Laban asked Jacob, "Should you serve me for free, just because you're my nephew - Let's talk about what your wages should be."H3837H559H3290H251H5647H2600H5046H4909
16Now Laban happened to have two daughters. The older one was named Leah and the younger was named Rachel.H3837H8147H1323H8034H1419H3812H8034H6996H7354
17Leah looked rather plain, but Rachel was lovely in form and appearance.H3812H7390H5869H7354H3303H8389H3303H4758
18Jacob loved Rachel, so he made this offer to Laban: "I'll serve you for seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."H3290H157H7354H559H5647H7651H8141H7354H6996H1323
19"It's better that I give her to you than to another man," Laban replied, "so stay with me."H3837H559H2896H5414H5414H312H376H3427
20Jacob served seven years for Rachel, but it seemed like only a few days because of his love for her.H3290H5647H7651H8141H7354H5869H259H3117H160
21Eventually, Jacob told Laban, "Bring me my wife, now that my time of service has been completed, so I can go be with her."H3290H559H3837H3051H802H3117H4390H935
22So Laban gathered all the men who lived in that place and held a wedding feast.H3837H622H582H4725H6213H4960

Laban Deceives Jacob

23That night Laban took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob. He had marital relations with her.H6153H3947H3812H1323H935H935
24Laban also gave his servant woman Zilpah to Leah to be her maidservant.H3837H5414H1323H3812H2153H8198H8198
25The next morning, Jacob realized that it was Leah! "What have you done to me?" he demanded of Laban. "Didn't I serve you for seven years in order to marry Rachel - Why did you deceive me?"H1242H3812H559H3837H6213H5647H7354H7411
26But Laban responded, "It's not the practice of our place to give the younger one in marriage before the first born.H3837H559H6213H4725H5414H6810H6440H1067
27Fulfill the week for this one, then we'll give you the other one in exchange for serving me another seven years."H4390H2063H7620H5414H5656H5647H7651H312H8141
28So Jacob completed another seven years' work, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.H3290H6213H4390H7620H5414H7354H1323H802
29Laban also gave his woman servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her maidservant.H3837H5414H7354H1323H1090H8198H8198
30Jacob also married Rachel, since he loved her. He served Laban another full seven years' work for Rachel.H935H7354H157H7354H3812H5647H7651H312H8141

Leah’s Children

31Later, the Lord noticed that Leah was being neglected, so he opened her womb, but Rachel remained childless.H3068H7200H3812H8130H6605H7358H7354H6135
32Leah conceived, bore a son, and named him Reuben, because she was saying, "The Lord had looked on my affliction. So now, my husband will love me."H3812H2029H3205H1121H7121H8034H7205H3588H559H3588H3068H7200H6040H3588H376H157
33Later, she conceived again, bore a son, and declared, "Because the Lord heard that I'm neglected, he gave me this one, too." So she named him Simeon.H2029H3205H1121H559H3068H8085H8130H5414H7121H8034H8095
34Later, she conceived again and said, "This time my husband will join himself with me, because I've borne him three sons." So he named him Levi.H2029H3205H1121H559H6471H376H3867H3205H7969H1121H8034H7121H3878
35Then she conceived yet again, bore a son, and said, "This time I'll praise the Lord." So she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing children.H2029H3205H1121H559H6471H3034H3068H7121H8034H3063H5975H3205


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