Genesis:29
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Then Jacob went on his journey ,
and came into the land of the people of the east .
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And he looked ,
and behold a well in the field ,
and ,
lo ,
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 wells mouth .
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And thither were all the flocks gathered :
and they rolled the stone from the wells mouth ,
and watered the sheep tso #
n #,
and put #
the stone again upon the wells mouth in his place .
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And Jacob said unto them ,
My brethren ,
whence be ye ?
And they said ,
Of Haran are we .
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And he said unto them ,
Know ye 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 cometh with the sheep tso #
n #.
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And he said ,
Lo ,
it is yet high day ,
neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together :
water ye the sheep tso #
n #,
and go and feed them .
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And they said ,
We cannot ,
until all the flocks be gathered together ,
and till they roll the stone from the wells mouth ;
then we water the sheep tso #
n #.
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And while he yet spake with them ,
Rachel came with her fathers sheep tso #
n #:
for she kept them .
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And it came to pass ,
when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mothers brother ,
and the sheep of Laban his mothers brother ,
that Jacob went near ,
and rolled the stone from the wells mouth ,
and watered the flock of Laban his mothers 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 her fathers brother ,
and that he was Rebekahs 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 sisters 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 Ya #
aqob #,
Because thou art my brother ,
shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought ?
tell me ,
what shall thy wages be ?
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And Laban had two daughters :
the name of the elder was Leah Le #
ah #,
and the name of the younger was Rachel .
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Leah was tender eyed ;
but Rachel was beautiful yapheh #
and well favoured mar #
eh #.
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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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And Laban gathered together all the men of the place ,
and made a feast .
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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 an handmaid .
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And it came to pass ,
that in the morning ,
behold ,
it was Leah Le #
ah #:
and he said to Laban ,
What is this thou hast done unto me ?
did not I serve with thee for Rachel ?
wherefore 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 this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years .
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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 Le #
ah #,
and served with him yet seven other 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 bare a son ,
and she called his name Reuben R @#
uwben #:
for she said ,
Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction ;
now therefore my husband will love me .
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And she conceived again ,
and bare a son ;
and said ,
Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated ,
he hath therefore given me this son also :
and she called his name Simeon Shim #
own #.
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And she conceived again ,
and bare a son ;
and said ,
Now this time will my husband be joined unto me ,
because I have born him three sons :
therefore was his name called Levi .
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And she conceived again ,
and bare a son :
and she said ,
Now will I praise the LORD :
therefore she called his name Judah ;
and left bearing .