Genesis:29-30



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* Then Jacob went on his journey , and came to the land of the sons of the east . * And he looked , and , behold , a well in the field . And , lo , three flocks of sheep were laying there by it , for they watered the flocks out of that well . And the stone upon the well 's mouth was great . * And all the flocks were gathered there . And they rolled the stone from the well 's mouth , and watered the sheep , and put the stone again upon the well 's mouth in its place . * And Jacob said to them , My brothers , where are ye from ? And they said , We are of Haran . * And he said to them , Do ye know Laban the son of Nahor ? And they said , We know him . * And he said to them , Is it well with him ? And they said , It is well . And , behold , Rachel his daughter comes with the sheep . * And he said , Lo , it is yet high day , neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together . Water ye the sheep , and go and feed them . * And they said , We cannot until all the flocks be gathered together , and they roll the stone from the well 's mouth . Then we water the sheep . * While he was yet speaking with them , Rachel came with her father 's sheep , for she kept them . * 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 hi * And Jacob kissed Rachel , and lifted up his voice , and wept . * And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father 's brother , and that he was Rebekah 's son . And she ran and told her father . * And it came to pass , when Laban heard the news 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 . * And Laban said to him , Surely thou are my bone and my flesh . And he abode with him the space of a month . * And Laban said to Jacob , Because thou are my brother , should thou therefore serve me for nothing ? Tell me , what shall thy wages be ? * And Laban had two daughters . The name of the elder was Leah , and the name of the younger was Rachel . * And Leah 's eyes were weak , but Rachel was beautiful and well favored . * And Jacob loved Rachel , and he said , I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter . * And Laban said , It is better that I give her to thee , than that I should give her to another man . Abide with me . * And Jacob served seven years for Rachel . And they seemed to him but a few days , for the love he had for her . * And Jacob said to Laban , Give me my wife , for my days are fulfilled , that I may go in to her . * And Laban gathered together all the men of the place , and made a feast . * And it came to pass in the evening , that he took Leah his daughter , and brought her to him . And he went in to her . * And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid to his daughter Leah for a handmaid . * And it came to pass in the morning that , behold , it was Leah . And he said to Laban , What is this thou have done to me ? Did I not serve with thee for Rachel ? Why then have thou beguiled me ? * And Laban said , It is not so done in our place , to give the younger before the firstborn . * Fulfill the week of this one , and we will give thee the other also for the service which thou shall serve with me yet seven other years . * And Jacob did so , and fulfilled her week . And he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife . * And Laban gave to Rachel , his daughter , Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid . * And he also went in to Rachel , and also he loved Rachel more than Leah , and served with him yet seven other years . * And LORD saw that Leah was regarded inferior , and he opened her womb , but Rachel was barren . * And Leah conceived , and bore a son , and she called his name Reuben . For she said , Because LORD has looked upon my affliction , for now my husband will love me . * And she conceived again , and bore a son , and said , Because LORD has heard that I am regarded inferior , he has therefore given me this [son ] also . And she called his name Simeon . * And she conceived again , and bore a son , and said , Now this time my husband will be joined to me , because I have borne him three sons . Therefore his name was called Levi . * And she conceived again , and bore a son . And she said , This time I will praise LORD . Therefore she called his name Judah . And she left off bearing . * And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no sons , Rachel envied her sister , and she said to Jacob , Give me sons , or else I die . * And Jacob 's anger was kindled against Rachel , and he said , Am I in God 's stead , who has withheld from thee the fruit of the womb ? * And she said , Behold , my maid Bilhah , go in to her , that she may bear upon my knees , and I also may obtain sons by her . * And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife , and Jacob went in to her . * And Bilhah conceived , and bore Jacob a son . * And Rachel said , God has judged me , and has also heard my voice , and has given me a son . Therefore she called his name Daniel . * And Bilhah Rachel 's handmaid conceived again , and bore Jacob a second son . * And Rachel said , With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister , and have prevailed . And she called his name Naphtali . * When Leah saw that she had left off bearing , she took Zilpah her handmaid , and gave her to Jacob to wife . * And Zilpah Leah 's handmaid bore Jacob a son . * And Leah said , Fortunate ! And she called his name Gad . * And Zilpah Leah 's handmaid bore Jacob a second son . * And Leah said , Happy am I ! For the daughters will call me happy . And she called his name Asher . * And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest , and found mandrakes in the field , and brought them to his mother Leah . Then Rachel said to Leah , Give me , I pray thee , of thy son 's mandrakes . * And she said to her , Is it a small matter that thou have taken away my husband ? And would thou take away my son 's mandrakes also ? And Rachel said , Therefore he shall lay with thee tonight for thy son 's mandrakes . * And Jacob came from the field in the evening , and Leah went out to meet him , and said , Thou must come in to me , for I have surely hired thee with my son 's mandrakes . And he lay with her that night . * And God hearkened to Leah , and she conceived , and bore Jacob a fifth son . * And Leah said , God has given me my hire , because I gave my handmaid to my husband . And she called his name Issachar . * And Leah conceived again , and bore a sixth son to Jacob . * And Leah said , God has endowed me with a good dowry . Now my husband will dwell with me , because I have borne him six sons . And she called his name Zebulun . * And afterwards she bore a daughter , and called her name Dinah . * And God remembered Rachel . And God hearkened to her , and opened her womb . * And she conceived , and bore a son , and said , God has taken away my reproach . * And she called his name Joseph , saying , LORD adds another son to me . * And it came to pass , when Rachel had borne Joseph , that Jacob said to Laban , Send me away , that I may go to my own place , and to my country . * Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee , and let me go , for thou know my service with which I have served thee . * And Laban said to him , If now I have found favor in thine eyes , [tarry , for ] I have learned by experience that LORD has blessed me for thy sake . * And he said , Appoint for me thy wages , and I will give it . * And he said to him , Thou know how I have served thee , and how thy cattle have fared with me . * For it was little which thou had before I came , and it has increased to a multitude , and LORD has blessed thee wherever I turned . And now when shall I provide for my own house also ? * And he said , What shall I give thee ? And Jacob said , Thou shall not give me anything . If thou will do this thing for me , I will again feed thy flock and keep it . * I will pass through all thy flock today , removing from there every speckled and spotted one , and every black one among the sheep , and the spotted and speckled among the goats , and [of such ] shall be my hire . * So shall my righteousness answer for me after this , when thou shall come concerning my hire that is before thee . Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats , and black among the sheep , that [is ] with me , shall be con * And Laban said , Behold , O that it might be according to thy word . * And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstreaked and spotted , and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted , every one that had white in it , and all the black ones among the sheep , and gave them into the hand of h * And he set three days ' journey between himself and Jacob . And Jacob fed the rest of Laban 's flocks . * And Jacob took for him rods of fresh poplar , and of the almond and of the plane tree , and peeled white streaks in them , and made the white which was in the rods appear . * And he set the rods which he had peeled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink . And they conceived when they came to drink . * And the flocks conceived before the rods , and the flocks brought forth ringstreaked , speckled , and spotted . * And Jacob separated the lambs , and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstreaked and all the black in the flock of Laban . And he put his own herds apart , and did not put them near Laban 's flock . * And it came to pass , whenever the stronger of the flock conceived , that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters , that they might conceive among the rods , * but when the flock were weak , he did not put them in . So the weaker were Laban 's , and the stronger Jacob 's . * And the man increased exceedingly , and had large flocks , and maid-servants and men-servants , and camels and donkeys . * And he heard the words of Laban 's sons , saying , Jacob has taken away all that was our father 's , and he has gotten all this glory of that which was our father 's .

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