Genesis:29
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Then Jacob walked [
on ]
and came into the land of the people of the east .
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And he looked and saw a well in the field ,
and ,
behold ,
there [
were ]
three flocks of sheep lying by it ,
for out of that well they watered the flocks ,
and a great stone [
was ]
upon the well '
s mouth .
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And all the flocks gathered there ;
and they would roll the stone from the well '
s mouth and water the sheep and put the stone again upon the well '
s mouth in its place .
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And Jacob said unto them ,
My brethren ,
where are you from ?
And they said ,
We [
are ]
from Haran .
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And he said unto them ,
Do you know Laban the son of Nahor ?
And they said ,
We know [
him ].
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And he said unto them , [
Is ]
he well ?
And they said , [
He is ]
well ,
and ,
behold ,
Rachel ,
his daughter ,
comes with the sheep .
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And he said ,
behold , [
it is ]
yet high day ;
neither [
is it ]
time that the livestock should be gathered together ;
water the sheep and go [
and ]
feed [
them ].
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And they said ,
We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together and [
until ]
they roll the stone from the well '
s mouth ,
that we may water the sheep .
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And while he yet spoke with them ,
Rachel came with her father '
s sheep ,
for she was the pastor .
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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 went near and rolled the stone from the well '
s mouth and watered the flock of Laban ,
his mother '
s brother .
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And Jacob kissed Rachel and lifted up his voice and wept .
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And Jacob told Rachel that he [
was of ]
her father '
s brethren ,
and that he [
was ]
Rebekah '
s son ,
and she ran and told her father .
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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 kissed him and brought him to his house .
And he told Laban all these things .
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And Laban said to him ,
Surely thou [
art ]
my bone and my flesh .
And he abode with him the space of a month .
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And Laban said unto Jacob ,
Because thou [
art of ]
my brethren ,
should thou therefore serve me for nothing ?
Tell me ,
what [
shall ]
thy wages [
be ]?
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And Laban had two daughters :
the name of the elder [
was ]
Leah ,
and the name of the younger [
was ]
Rachel .
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Leah [
was ]
tender eyed ;
but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured .
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And Jacob loved Rachel and said ,
I will serve thee seven years for Rachel ,
thy younger daughter .
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And Laban said , [
It is ]
better that I give her to thee than that I should give her to another man ;
abide with me .
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And Jacob served seven years for Rachel ,
and they seemed unto him [
but ]
a few days ,
for the love he had to her .
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And Jacob said unto Laban ,
Give [
me ]
my wife ,
for my days are fulfilled that I may go in unto her .
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So Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a banquet .
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And it came to pass in the evening that he took Leah ,
his daughter ,
and brought her to him ,
and he went in unto her .
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And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah ,
his maid , [
for ]
a handmaid .
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And it came to pass that in the morning ,
behold ,
it [
was ]
Leah ;
and he said to Laban ,
What [
is ]
this thou hast done unto me ?
Did not I serve with thee for Rachel ?
Why then hast thou beguiled me ?
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And Laban said ,
It must not be so done in our country to give the younger before the firstborn .
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Fulfil her week ,
and we will give thee the other also for another seven years of service which thou shalt serve with me .
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And Jacob did so and fulfilled her week ;
and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also .
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And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah ,
his handmaid ,
to be her maid .
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And he went in also unto Rachel ,
and he loved also Rachel more than Leah and served with him yet another seven years .
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And when the LORD saw that Leah [
was ]
hated ,
he opened her womb ;
but Rachel [
was ]
barren .
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And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son ,
and she called his name Reuben ;
for she said ,
Surely the LORD has looked upon my affliction ;
now therefore my husband will love me .
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And she conceived again and gave birth to a son ;
and said ,
Because the LORD has heard that I [
was ]
hated ,
he has therefore given me this [
son ]
also ;
and she called his name Simeon .
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And she conceived again and gave birth to a son ;
and said ,
Now this time will my husband be joined unto me because I have born him three sons ;
therefore his name was called Levi .
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And she conceived again and gave birth a son ;
and she said ,
Now I will praise the LORD ;
therefore she called his name Judah and stopped bearing [
children ].: