Then Jacob 1went
on his journey
, and came
to the land
of athe sons
of the east
.
He looked, and 1saw
aa well
in the field
, and behold
, three
flocks
of sheep
were lying
there
beside
it, for from that well
they watered
the flocks
. Now the stone
on the mouth
of the well
was large
.
When all the flocks
were gathered
there
, they would then roll
the stone
from the mouth
of the well
and water
the sheep
, and put
the stone
back
in its place
on the mouth
of the well
.
Jacob said
to them, "My brothers
, where
are you from?" And they said
, "We are from aHaran
."
He said to them, "Do you know
Laban
the ason
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 here
is aRachel
his daughter
coming
with the sheep
."
He said, "Behold
, it is still
high
day
; it is not time
for the livestock
to be gathered
. Water
the sheep
, and go
, pasture
them."
But they said, "We cannot
, until
all
the flocks
are gathered
, and they roll
the stone
from the mouth
of the well
; then we water
the sheep
."
While he was still speaking
with them, Rachel
came
with her father's
sheep
, for she was a shepherdess
.
When Jacob
saw
Rachel
the daughter
of Laban
his mother's
brother
, and the sheep
of Laban
his mother's
brother
, Jacob
went
up and rolled
the stone
from the mouth
of the well
and watered
the flock
of Laban
his mother's
brother
.
Then Jacob akissed
Rachel
, and lifted
his voice
and wept
.
Jacob told
Rachel
that he was a 1 arelative
of her father
and that he was Rebekah's
son
, and bshe ran
and told
her father
.
So when aLaban heard
the news
of Jacob
his sister's
son
, he ran
to meet
him, and bembraced
him and kissed
him and brought
him to his house
. Then he related
to Laban
all
these
things
.
Laban said
to him, "Surely
you are amy bone
and my flesh
." And he stayed
with him a month
.
Then Laban said
to Jacob
, "Because
you are my 1relative
, should you therefore serve
me for nothing
? Tell
me, what
shall ayour wages
be?"
Now Laban had two
daughters
; the name
of the older
was Leah
, and the name
of the younger
was Rachel
.
And Leah's eyes
were weak
, but Rachel
was abeautiful
of form
and 1face
.
Now Jacob aloved
Rachel
, so he said
, " bI will serve
you seven
years
for your younger
daughter
Rachel
."
Laban said
, "It is better
that I give
her to you than
to give
her to another
man
; stay
with me."
So Jacob served
seven
years
for Rachel
and they seemed
to him but a few
days
abecause of his love
for her.
Then Jacob said
to Laban
, "Give
me my wife
, for my 1time
is completed
, that I may ago
in to her."
Laban gathered
all
the men
of the place
and made
a feast
.
Now in the evening he took
his daughter
Leah
, and brought
her to him; and Jacob went
in to her.
Laban also gave
his maid
Zilpah
to his daughter
Leah
as a maid
.
So it came about in the morning
that, behold
, it was Leah
! And he said
to Laban
, " aWhat
is this
you have done
to me? Was it not for Rachel
that I served
with you? Why
then have you bdeceived
me?"
But Laban said
, "It is not 1the practice
in our place
to 2marry
off
the younger
before
the firstborn
.
"Complete the week
of this
one
, and we will give
you the other
also
for the service
which
ayou shall serve
with me for another
seven
years
."
Jacob did
so
and completed
her week
, and he gave
him his daughter
Rachel
as his wife
.
Laban also gave
his maid
Bilhah
to his daughter
Rachel
as her maid
.
So Jacob went in to Rachel
also
, and indeed
ahe loved
Rachel
more
than
Leah
, and he served
with 1Laban for banother
seven
years
.
Now the LORD saw
that Leah
was 1unloved
, and He opened
her womb
, but Rachel
was barren
.
Leah conceived
and bore
a son
and named
him 1Reuben
, for she said
, "Because
the LORD
has 2 aseen
my affliction
; surely
now
my husband
will love
me."
Then she conceived again
and bore
a son
and said
, " aBecause
the LORD
has 1heard
that I am 2unloved
, He has therefore given
me this
son also
." So she named
him Simeon
.
She conceived again
and bore
a son
and said
, "Now
this
time
my husband
will become
1attached
to me, because
I have borne
him three
sons
." Therefore
he was named
aLevi
.
And she conceived again
and bore
a son
and said
, "This
time
I will 1praise
the LORD
." Therefore
she named
him 2 aJudah
. Then she stopped
bearing
.