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And Jacob continued his journey, and went into the land of the children of the east.
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And he looked, and behold, there was a well in the fields , and behold there, three flocks of sheep were lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks , and a great stone was at the mouth of the well .
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And when all the flocks were gathered there, they rolled the stone from the mouth of the well , and watered the sheep , and put the stone again on the mouth of the well in its place .
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And Jacob said to them, My brethren , whence are ye? And they said , Of Haran are we.
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And he said to them, Do ye know Laban the son of Nahor ? And they said , We do know [him].
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And he said to them, Is he well? And they said , [He is] well; and behold, there comes Rachel his daughter with the sheep .
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And he said , Behold, it is yet high day ; it is not time that the cattle should be gathered together; water the sheep , and go , feed [them].
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And they said , We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well , and we water the sheep .
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While he was still speaking to them, Rachel came with her father 's sheep , for she was a shepherdess.
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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 mouth of the well , and watered the sheep of Laban his mother's brother .
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And Jacob kissed Rachel , and lifted up his voice and wept .
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And Jacob told Rachel that he was a brother of her father , and that he was Rebecca 's son ; and she ran and told her father .
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And it came to pass when Laban heard the tidings 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.
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And Laban said to him, Thou art indeed my bone and my flesh . And he abode with him a month's time.
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And Laban said to Jacob , Because thou art my brother , shouldest thou serve me for nothing? tell me, what shall be thy wages?
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And Laban had two daughters : the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger , Rachel .
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And the eyes of Leah were tender; but Rachel was of beautiful form and beautiful countenance.
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And Jacob loved Rachel , and said , I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
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And Laban said , It is better that I give her to thee than that I should give her to another man : abide with me.
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And Jacob served seven years for Rachel ; and they were in his eyes as single days , because he loved her.
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And Jacob said to Laban , Give [me] my wife , for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
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And Laban gathered together all the men of the place , and made a feast .
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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.
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And Laban gave to her Zilpah , his maidservant , to be maidservant to Leah his daughter.
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And it came to pass in the morning , that behold, it was Leah. And he said to Laban , What is this thou hast done to me? Have I not served thee for Rachel ? Why then hast thou deceived me?
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And Laban said , It is not so done in our place , to give the younger before the firstborn.
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Fulfil the week [with] this one: then we will give thee the other one also, for the service that thou shalt serve me yet seven other years.
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And Jacob did so, and fulfilled the week [with] this one, and he gave him Rachel his daughter to be his wife .
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And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, Bilhah , his maidservant , to be her maidservant .
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And he went in also to Rachel ; and he loved also Rachel more than Leah. And he served with him yet seven other years.
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And when Jehovah saw that Leah was hated , he opened her womb ; but Rachel was barren .
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And Leah conceived, and bore a son , and called his name Reuben ; for she said , Because Jehovah has looked upon my affliction ; for now my husband will love me.
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And she again conceived, and bore a son , and said , Because Jehovah has heard that I am hated , he has therefore given me this one also; and she called his name Simeon .
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And she again conceived, and bore a son , and said , Now this time will my husband be united to me, for I have borne him three sons; therefore was his name called Levi .
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And she again conceived, and bore a son , and said , This time will I praise Jehovah ; therefore she called his name Judah . And she ceased to bear.