And Jacob lifting feet, went into of the east to Laban, the son of Bethuel the Syrian, and brother of Rebekah, mother of Jacob and Esau.
And he saw, and behold, in the plain. And there were there three flocks of sheep resting near it, for from out of that well they watered the flocks. stone upon the mouth of the well.
And came together And they rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and they watered the sheep, and restored the stone upon the mouth of the well into
said Brethren, from what place are you? And they said, from
And he said to them, You know Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
And he said to them, Is he in health? And they said, He is in health, and behold, Rachel his daughter comes with the sheep.
And Jacob said, There is still day to come together having watered the sheep, sending them forth graze them!
And they said, We are not able until the coming together of all the shepherds, for they should roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we shall water the sheep.
While he to them, and behold, Rachel the daughter of Laban comes with the sheep of her father. For she grazed the sheep of her father.
And it came to pass as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, brother of his mother, and the sheep of Laban, the brother of his mother; and coming forward, Jacob rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well. And he watered the sheep of Laban, the brother of his mother.
And Jacob kissed Rachel. And yelling he wept.
And he reported to Rachel that a brother and that a son And she ran to report to her father concerning these words.
And it came to pass as Laban heard the name Jacob, the son of his sister, he ran to meet him. And taking hold of him, he kissed him and brought him into his house. And he described Laban all these matters.
And said From out of my bones, and from out of my flesh are you. And he was with him a month of days.
said to Jacob that, For brother you shall not be a slave to me without charge, you tell to me what your wage is?
And to Laban there were two daughters, of the older Leah, and of the younger Rachel.
But the eyes of Leah but Rachel was good to the sight, and beautiful in appearance exceedingly.
loved Rachel. And he said, I will serve you seven years for Rachel daughter
said Better for me to give her to you, than for me to give her man You live with me!
And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were before him as days because of his love for her.
said to Laban, Give to me my wife, are fulfilled so as to enter to her!
brought together all the men of the place, and he made a wedding.
And it became evening. And taking Leah his daughter, he brought her to Jacob, and entered
gave Leah his daughter Zilpah his maidservant.
And it happened in the morning, and behold, there was Leah. said to Laban, What you did to me, on account of Rachel I served for you, and why did you mislead me?
said It is not so in our place to give the younger before the elder.
You complete then these sevenths and I will give to you also this woman for the work of which you will work for me, yet seven
did so, and fulfilled these her sevenths. And gave Rachel his daughter, to him
And he entered to Rachel. And he loved Rachel rather than Leah. And he served him seven
seeing that Leah was detested, he opened her womb. But Rachel was sterile.
And Leah conceived and bore a son to Jacob. And she called his name, Reuben, saying, Because saw the humiliation, and he gave to me a son; now then will love
And conceived and bore son to Jacob. And she said, For that I am detested, and he gave in addition to me also this one. And she called his name, Simeon.
And she conceived again and bore a son. And she said, In the present time by for I bore to him three sons. On account of this she called his name, Levi.
And conceiving again she bore a son. And she said, Now yet this I will acknowledge to the lord. On account of this she called his name, Judah. And she stopped bearing.