29:1 Then
Jacob
went
on
his
journey
and
came
to
the
land
of
the
people
of
the
east.
29:2 As
he
looked,
he
saw
a
well
in
the
field,
and
behold,
three
flocks
of
sheep
lying
beside
it,
for
out
of
that
well
the
flocks
were
watered.
The
stone
on
the
well's
mouth
was
large,
29:3 and
when
all
the
flocks
were
gathered
there,
the
shepherds
would
roll
the
stone
from
the
mouth
of
the
well
and
water
the
sheep,
and
put
the
stone
back
in
its
place
over
the
mouth
of
the
well.
29:4 Jacob
said
to
them,
"My
brothers,
where
do
you
come
from"
They
said,
"We
are
from
Haran."
29:5 He
said
to
them,
"Do
you
know
Laban
the
son
of
Nahor"
They
said,
"We
know
him."
29:6 He
said
to
them,
"Is
it
well
with
him"
They
said,
"It
is
well;
and
see,
Rachel
his
daughter
is
coming
with
the
sheep!"
29:7 He
said,
"Behold,
it
is
still
high
day;
it
is
not
time
for
the
livestock
to
be
gathered
together.
Water
the
sheep
and
go,
pasture
them."
29:8 But
they
said,
"We
cannot
until
all
the
flocks
are
gathered
together
and
the
stone
is
rolled
from
the
mouth
of
the
well;
then
we
water
the
sheep."
29:9 While
he
was
still
speaking
with
them,
Rachel
came
with
her
father's
sheep,
for
she
was
a
shepherdess.
29:10 Now
as
soon
as
Jacob
saw
Rachel
the
daughter
of
Laban
his
mother's
brother,
and
the
sheep
of
Laban
his
mother's
brother,
Jacob
came
near
and
rolled
the
stone
from
the
well's
mouth
and
watered
the
flock
of
Laban
his
mother's
brother.
29:11 Then
Jacob
kissed
Rachel
and
wept
aloud.
29:12 And
Jacob
told
Rachel
that
he
was
her
father's
kinsman,
and
that
he
was
Rebekah's
son,
and
she
ran
and
told
her
father.
29:13 As
soon
as
Laban
heard
the
news
about
Jacob,
his
sister's
son,
he
ran
to
meet
him
and
embraced
him
and
kissed
him
and
brought
him
to
his
house.
Jacob
told
Laban
all
these
things,
29:14 and
Laban
said
to
him,
"Surely
you
are
my
bone
and
my
flesh!"
And
he
stayed
with
him
a
month.
29:15 Then
Laban
said
to
Jacob,
"Because
you
are
my
kinsman,
should
you
therefore
serve
me
for
nothing
Tell
me,
what
shall
your
wages
be"
29:16 Now
Laban
had
two
daughters.
The
name
of
the
older
was
Leah,
and
the
name
of
the
younger
was
Rachel.
29:17 Leah's
eyes
were
weak,
but
Rachel
was
beautiful
in
form
and
appearance.
29:18 Jacob
loved
Rachel.
And
he
said,
"I
will
serve
you
seven
years
for
your
younger
daughter
Rachel."
29:19 Laban
said,
"It
is
better
that
I
give
her
to
you
than
that
I
should
give
her
to
any
other
man;
stay
with
me."
29:20 So
Jacob
served
seven
years
for
Rachel,
and
they
seemed
to
him
but
a
few
days
because
of
the
love
he
had
for
her.
29:21 Then
Jacob
said
to
Laban,
"Give
me
my
wife
that
I
may
go
in
to
her,
for
my
time
is
completed."
29:22 So
Laban
gathered
together
all
the
people
of
the
place
and
made
a
feast.
29:23 But
in
the
evening
he
took
his
daughter
Leah
and
brought
her
to
Jacob,
and
he
went
in
to
her.
29:24 (Laban
gave
his
female
servant
Zilpah
to
his
daughter
Leah
to
be
her
servant.)
29:25 And
in
the
morning,
behold,
it
was
Leah!
And
Jacob
said
to
Laban,
"What
is
this
you
have
done
to
me
Did
I
not
serve
with
you
for
Rachel
Why
then
have
you
deceived
me"
29:26 Laban
said,
"It
is
not
so
done
in
our
country,
to
give
the
younger
before
the
firstborn.
29:27 Complete
the
week
of
this
one,
and
we
will
give
you
the
other
also
in
return
for
serving
me
another
seven
years."
29:28 Jacob
did
so,
and
completed
her
week.
Then
Laban
gave
him
his
daughter
Rachel
to
be
his
wife.
29:29 (Laban
gave
his
female
servant
Bilhah
to
his
daughter
Rachel
to
be
her
servant.)
29:30 So
Jacob
went
in
to
Rachel
also,
and
he
loved
Rachel
more
than
Leah,
and
served
Laban
for
another
seven
years.
29:31 When
the
LORD
saw
that
Leah
was
hated,
he
opened
her
womb,
but
Rachel
was
barren.
29:32 And
Leah
conceived
and
bore
a
son,
and
she
called
his
name
Reuben,
for
she
said,
"Because
the
LORD
has
looked
upon
my
affliction;
for
now
my
husband
will
love
me."
29:33 She
conceived
again
and
bore
a
son,
and
said,
"Because
the
LORD
has
heard
that
I
am
hated,
he
has
given
me
this
son
also."
And
she
called
his
name
Simeon.
29:34 Again
she
conceived
and
bore
a
son,
and
said,
"Now
this
time
my
husband
will
be
attached
to
me,
because
I
have
borne
him
three
sons."
Therefore
his
name
was
called
Levi.
29:35 And
she
conceived
again
and
bore
a
son,
and
said,
"This
time
I
will
praise
the
LORD."
Therefore
she
called
his
name
Judah.
Then
she
ceased
bearing.