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Genèse 29

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1 Jacob donc se mit en chemin, et s'en alla au pays des Orientaux.

2 Et il regarda, et voici un puits dans un champ, et là-même trois troupeaux de brebis couchées près du puits (car on y abreuvait les troupeaux,) et il y avait une grosse pierre sur l'ouverture du puits.

3 Et quand tous les troupeaux étaient là assemblés, on roulait la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et on abreuvait les troupeaux; et ensuite on remettait la pierre en son lieu, sur l'ouverture du puits.

4 Et Jacob leur dit : Mes frères, d'où êtes-vous? Ils répondirent : Nous sommes de Caran.

5 Et il leur dit : Ne connaissez-vous point Laban fils de Nacor? Et ils répondirent : Nous le connaissons.

6 Il leur dit : Se porte-t-il bien? Ils lui répondirent : Il se porte bien; et voilà Rachel sa fille, qui vient avec le troupeau.

7 Et il dit : Voilà, il est encore grand jour, il n'est pas temps de retirer les troupeaux; abreuvez les troupeaux, et ramenez-les paître.

8 Ils répondirent : Nous ne le pouvons point jusqu'à ce que tous les troupeaux soient assemblés, et qu'on ait oté la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, afin d'abreuver les troupeaux.

9 Et comme il parlait encore avec eux, Rachel arriva avec le troupeau de son père; car elle était bergère.

10 Et il arriva que quand Jacob eut vu Rachel fille de Laban frère de sa mère, et le troupeau de Laban frère de sa mère, il s'approcha et roula la pierre de dessus l'ouverture du puits, et abreuva le troupeau de Laban, frère de sa mère.

11 Et Jacob baisa Rachel, et élevant sa voix, il pleura.

12 Et Jacob apprit à Rachel qu'il était frére de son père, et qu'il était fils de Rébecca; et elle courut le rapporter à son père.

13 Et il arriva qu'aussitôt que Laban eut appris des nouvelles de Jacob fils de sa sœur, il courut au-devant de lui, l'embrassa, et le baisa, et le fit venir dans sa maison; et [Jacob] récita à Laban tout ce [qui lui était arrivé].

14 Et Laban lui dit : Certainement, tu es mon os et ma chair; et il demeura avec lui un mois entier.

15 Après quoi Laban dit à Jacob : Me serviras-tu pour rien, parce que tu es mon frère? Dis-moi quel sera ton salaire?

16 Or Laban avait deux filles, dont l'aînée s'appelait Léa, et la plus jeune, Rachel.

17 Mais Léa avait les yeux tendres, et Rachel était de belle taille, et belle à voir.

18 Et Jacob aimait Rachel, et il dit : Je te servirai sept ans pour Rachel, ta plus jeune fille.

19 Et Laban répondit : Il vaut mieux que je te la donne que si je la donnais à un autre; demeure avec moi.

20 Jacob donc servit sept ans pour Rachel, qui lui semblèrent comme peu de jours, parce qu'il l'aimait.

21 Et Jacob dit à Laban : Donne-moi ma femme, car mon temps est accompli, et je viendrai vers elle.

22 Laban donc assembla tous les gens du lieu, et fit un festin.

23 Mais quand le soir fut venu, il prit Léa sa fille, et l'amena à Jacob, qui vint vers elle.

24 Et Laban donna Zilpa sa servante à Léa, sa fille, [pour] servante.

25 Mais le matin étant venu, voici, [c'était] Léa. Et il dit à Laban : Qu'est-ce que tu m'as fait? N'ai-je pas servi chez toi pour Rachel? et pourquoi m'as-tu trompé?

26 Laban répondit : On ne fait pas ainsi en ce lieu, de donner la plus jeune avant l'aînée.

27 Achève la semaine de celle-ci, et nous te donnerons aussi l'autre, pour le service que tu feras encore chez moi sept autres années.

28 Jacob donc fit ainsi, et il acheva la semaine de Léa; et Laban lui donna aussi pour femme Rachel sa fille.

29 Et Laban donna Bilha sa servante à Rachel sa fille, pour servante.

30 Il vint donc aussi vers Rachel, et il aima plus Rachel que Léa; et il servit encore chez lui sept autres années.

31 Et l'Eternel voyant que Léa était haïe, ouvrit sa matrice; mais Rachel était stérile.

32 Et Léa conçut et enfanta un fils, et elle le nomma Ruben, car elle dit : [C'est] parce que l'Eternel a regardé mon affliction; c'est pourquoi aussi maintenant mon mari m'aimera.

33 Elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et dit : Parce que l'Eternel a entendu que j'étais haïe, il m'a aussi donné celui-ci; et elle le nomma Siméon.

34 Et elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et dit : Maintenant mon mari s'attachera à moi : car je lui ai enfanté trois fils : C'est pourquoi on appela son nom Lévi.

35 Elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et dit : Cette fois je louerai l'Eternel; c'est pourquoi elle appela son nom Juda; et elle ne continua plus d'avoir des enfants.

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Genesis 29

Napsal(a) New Christian Bible Study Staff

Here are some excerpts from Swedenborg's "Arcana Coelestia" that help explain the inner meaning of this chapter:

AC 3758. In the internal sense of this chapter by "Jacob" is described the Lord’s natural-how the good of truth therein was conjoined with kindred good from a Divine origin, which good is Laban;" at first through the affection of external truth, which is "Leah;" and then through the affection of internal truth, which is "Rachel."

AC 3759. Afterwards by the birth of the four sons of Jacob by Leah is described in the supreme sense the ascent from external truth to internal good; but in the representative sense the state of the church, which is such that it does not acknowledge and receive the internal truths that are in the Word, but external truths; and this being the case, it ascends to interior things according to this order, namely, that at first it has the truth which is said to be of faith; next, practice according to this truth; afterwards the consequent charity; and finally celestial love. These four degrees are signified by the four sons of Jacob borne of Leah, namely, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah.

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3758. Genesis 29

1. And Jacob lifted up his feet and went to the land of the sons of the east.

2. And he saw, and behold, a well in the field, and behold, three droves of a flock there, lying nearby it; for out of that well they watered the droves; and there was a large stone over the mouth of the well.

3. And all the droves would be gathered there; and they would roll the stone from over the mouth of the well and water the flock; and they would put the stone back in its place over the mouth of the well.

4. And Jacob said to them, My brothers, where are you from? And they said, We are from Haran.

5. And he said to them, Do you know Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We do.

6. And he said to them, Does he have peace? 1 And they said, [He has] peace; and behold, Rachel his daughter is coming with the flock.

7. And he said, Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the cattle to be gathered together; water the flock, and go and pasture them.

8. And they said, We cannot until all the droves are gathered together, and they have rolled the stone from over the mouth of the well, and we water the flock.

9. While he was still speaking to them Rachel came with the flock which was her father's, for she was a shepherdess.

10. And so it was, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob came near and rolled the stone from over the mouth of the well, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

11. And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept.

12. And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son; and she ran and told her father.

13. And so it was, when Laban heard the news about 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.

14. And Laban said to him, Surely you are my bone and my flesh. And he dwelt with him for a full month.

15. And Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother should you serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your reward be?

16. And Laban had two daughters; the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel.

17. And Leah's eyes were weak; and Rachel was beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance.

18. And Jacob loved Rachel and said, I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.

19. And Laban said, It is better for me to give her to you than to give her to another man; remain with me.

20. And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they were in his eyes like a few days, because of his love for her.

21. And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are completed, and I will go [in] to her.

22. And Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a feast.

23. And so it was in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter and brought her to him; and he came [in] to her.

24. And Laban gave to her Zilpah his servant-girl - to Leah his daughter to be her servant-girl.

25. And so it was in the morning, that behold it was Leah. And he said to Laban, What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served with you? And why have you cheated me?

26. And Laban said, It is not done that way in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

27. Complete this week, and we will give you this one also for the service which you render with me for another seven years.

28. And Jacob did so and completed this week, and he gave him Rachel his daughter for his wife.

29. And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his servant-girl, to her to be a servant-girl.

30. And he came [in] also to Rachel, and he loved Rachel also, more than Leah; and he served with him yet another seven years.

31. And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and He opened her womb; and Rachel was barren.

32. And Leah conceived and bore a son; and she called his name Reuben, for she said, Because Jehovah has seen my affliction; for now my husband (vir) will love me.

33. And she conceived again and bore a son, and she said, For Jehovah has heard that I was hated and has given me this one also; and she called his name Simeon.

34. And she conceived again and bore a son, and she said, Now this time my husband (vir) will cling to me, because I have borne him three sons; therefore she called his name Levi.

35. And she conceived again and bore a son, and she said, This time I will confess Jehovah; therefore she called his name Judah. And she left off bearing.

CONTENTS

In this chapter 'Jacob' refers, in the internal sense, to the Lord's Natural, the subject being how the Good of Truth in His Natural was joined to a kindred good from a Divine source, meant by 'Laban'. First these were so joined through the affection for external truth, meant by 'Leah', and then through the affection for internal truth, meant by 'Rachel'.

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1. A Hebrew idiom used in inquiring after a person's welfare

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.