Genesis 29 — GMV

29 Verse 1 And Jacob started and went to the land of the east to Laban, the son of Bethuel the Syrian, and the brother of Rebekah, mother of Jacob and Esau. ^{Verse 2} And he looks, and behold! a well in the plain; and there were there three flocks of sheep resting at it, for out of that well they watered the flocks, but there was a great stone at the mouth of the well. ^{Verse 3} And there were all the flocks gathered, and they used to roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the flocks, and set the stone again in its place on the mouth of the well. ^{Verse 4} And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are ye? and they said, We are of Haran. ^{Verse 5} And he said to them, Know ye Laban, the son of Nahor? and they said, We do know him. ^{Verse 6} And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well. And behold Rachel his daughter came with the sheep. ^{Verse 7} And Jacob said, It is yet high day, it is not yet time that the flocks be gathered together; water ye the flocks, and depart and feed them. ^{Verse 8} And they said, We shall not be able, until all the shepherds be gathered together, and they shall roll away the stone from the mouth of the well, then we will water the flocks. ^{Verse 9} While he was yet speaking to them, behold, Rachel the daughter of Laban came with her father’s sheep, for she fed the sheep of her father. ^{Verse 10} 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 came and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother. ^{Verse 11} And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept. ^{Verse 12} And he told Rachel that he was the near relative of her father, and the son of Rebekah; and she ran and reported to her father according to these words. ^{Verse 13} And it came to pass when Laban heard the name of Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him, and brought him into his house; and he told Laban all these sayings. ^{Verse 14} And Laban said to him, Thou art of my bones and of my flesh; and he was with him a full month. ^{Verse 15} And Laban said to Jacob, Surely thou shalt not serve me for nothing, because thou art my brother; tell me what thy reward is to be. ^{Verse 16} Now Laban had two daughters, the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger, Rachel. ^{Verse 17} And the eyes of Leah were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance. ^{Verse 18} And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve thee seven years for thy younger daughter Rachel. ^{Verse 19} And Laban said to him, It is better that I should give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man; dwell with me. ^{Verse 20} And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were before him as a few days, by reason of his loving her. ^{Verse 21} And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her. ^{Verse 22} And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a marriage feast. ^{Verse 23} And it was even, and he took his daughter Leah, and brought her in to Jacob, and Jacob went in to her. ^{Verse 24} And Laban gave to his daughter Leah, Zilpah his handmaid, as a handmaid for her. ^{Verse 25} And it was morning, and behold it was Leah; and Jacob said to Laban, What is this that thou hast done to me? did I not serve thee for Rachel? and wherefore hast thou deceived me? ^{Verse 26} And Laban answered, It is not done thus in our country, to give the younger before the elder. ^{Verse 27} Fulfill then her sevens, and I will give to thee her also in return for thy labor, which thou laborest with me, yet seven other years. ^{Verse 28} And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her sevens; and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife. ^{Verse 29} And Laban gave to his daughter his handmaid Bilhah, for a handmaid to her. ^{Verse 30} And he went in to Rachel; and he loved Rachel more than Leah; and he served him seven other years. ^{Verse 31} And when the Lord God saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. ^{Verse 32} And Leah conceived and bore a son to Jacob; and she called his name, Reuben; saying, Because the Lord has looked on my humiliation, and has given me a son, now then my husband will love me. ^{Verse 33} And she conceived again, and bore a second son to Jacob; and she said, Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given to me this one also; and she called his name, Simeon. ^{Verse 34} And she conceived yet again, and bore a son, and said, In the present time my husband will be with me, for I have born him three sons; therefore she called his name, Levi. ^{Verse 35} And having conceived yet again, she bore a son, and said, Now yet again this time will I give thanks to the Lord; therefore she called his name, Judah; and ceased bearing.