¹ και ιησους πρεσβυτερος προβεβηκως των ημερων και ειπεν κυριος προς ιησουν συ προβεβηκας των ημερων και η γη υπολελειπται πολλη εις κληρονομιαν

² και αυτη η γη η καταλελειμμενη ορια φυλιστιιμ ο γεσιρι και ο χαναναιος

³ απο της αοικητου της κατα προσωπον αιγυπτου εως των οριων ακκαρων εξ ευωνυμων των χαναναιων προσλογιζεται ταις πεντε σατραπειαις των φυλιστιιμ τω γαζαιω και τω αζωτιω και τω ασκαλωνιτη και τω γεθθαιω και τω ακκαρωνιτη και τω ευαιω

⁴ εκ θαιμαν και παση γη χανααν εναντιον γαζης και οι σιδωνιοι εως αφεκ εως των οριων των αμορραιων

⁵ και πασαν την γην γαβλι φυλιστιιμ και παντα τον λιβανον απο ανατολων ηλιου απο γαλγαλ υπο το ορος το αερμων εως της εισοδου εμαθ

⁶ πας ο κατοικων την ορεινην απο του λιβανου εως της μασερεφωθμαιμ παντας τους σιδωνιους εγω αυτους εξολεθρευσω απο προσωπου ισραηλ αλλα διαδος αυτην εν κληρω τω ισραηλ ον τροπον σοι ενετειλαμην

⁷ και νυν μερισον την γην ταυτην εν κληρονομια ταις εννεα φυλαις και τω ημισει φυλης μανασση απο του ιορδανου εως της θαλασσης της μεγαλης κατα δυσμας ηλιου δωσεις αυτην η θαλασσα η μεγαλη οριει

⁸ ταις δε δυο φυλαις και τω ημισει φυλης μανασση τω ρουβην και τω γαδ εδωκεν μωυσης εν τω περαν του ιορδανου κατ' ανατολας ηλιου δεδωκεν αυτην μωυσης ο παις κυριου

⁹ απο αροηρ η εστιν επι του χειλους χειμαρρου αρνων και την πολιν την εν μεσω της φαραγγος και πασαν την μισωρ απο μαιδαβα εως δαιβαν

¹⁰ πασας τας πολεις σηων βασιλεως αμορραιων ος εβασιλευσεν εν εσεβων εως των οριων υιων αμμων

¹¹ και την γαλααδιτιδα και τα ορια γεσιρι και του μαχατι παν ορος αερμων και πασαν την βασανιτιν εως σελχα

¹² πασαν την βασιλειαν ωγ εν τη βασανιτιδι ος εβασιλευσεν εν ασταρωθ και εν εδραιν ουτος κατελειφθη απο των γιγαντων και επαταξεν αυτον μωυσης και εξωλεθρευσεν

¹³ και ουκ εξωλεθρευσαν οι υιοι ισραηλ τον γεσιρι και τον μαχατι και τον χαναναιον και κατωκει βασιλευς γεσιρι και ο μαχατι εν τοις υιοις ισραηλ εως της σημερον ημερας

¹⁴ πλην της φυλης λευι ουκ εδοθη κληρονομια κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ ουτος αυτων κληρονομια καθα ειπεν αυτοις κυριος και ουτος ο καταμερισμος ον κατεμερισεν μωυσης τοις υιοις ισραηλ εν αραβωθ μωαβ εν τω περαν του ιορδανου κατα ιεριχω

¹⁵ και εδωκεν μωυσης τη φυλη ρουβην κατα δημους αυτων

¹⁶ και εγενηθη αυτων τα ορια απο αροηρ η εστιν κατα προσωπον φαραγγος αρνων και η πολις η εν τη φαραγγι αρνων και πασαν την μισωρ

¹⁷ εως εσεβων και πασας τας πολεις τας ουσας εν τη μισωρ και δαιβων και βαμωθβααλ και οικου βεελμων

¹⁸ και ιασσα και κεδημωθ και μεφααθ

¹⁹ και καριαθαιμ και σεβαμα και σεραδα και σιωρ εν τω ορει εμακ

²⁰ και βαιθφογωρ και ασηδωθ φασγα και βαιθασιμωθ

²¹ και πασας τας πολεις του μισωρ και πασαν την βασιλειαν του σηων βασιλεως των αμορραιων ον επαταξεν μωυσης αυτον και τους ηγουμενους μαδιαμ και τον ευι και τον ροκομ και τον σουρ και τον ουρ και τον ροβε αρχοντας παρα σηων και τους κατοικουντας την γην

²² και τον βαλααμ τον του βεωρ τον μαντιν απεκτειναν εν τη ροπη

²³ εγενετο δε τα ορια ρουβην ιορδανης οριον αυτη η κληρονομια υιων ρουβην κατα δημους αυτων αι πολεις αυτων και αι επαυλεις αυτων

²⁴ εδωκεν δε μωυσης τοις υιοις γαδ κατα δημους αυτων

²⁵ και εγενετο τα ορια αυτων ιαζηρ πασαι αι πολεις γαλααδ και το ημισυ γης υιων αμμων εως αροηρ η εστιν κατα προσωπον ραββα

²⁶ και απο εσεβων εως ραμωθ κατα την μασσηφα και βοτανιν και μααναιν εως των οριων δαβιρ

²⁷ και εν εμεκ βαιθαραμ και βαιθαναβρα και σοκχωθα και σαφαν και την λοιπην βασιλειαν σηων βασιλεως εσεβων και ο ιορδανης οριει εως μερους της θαλασσης χενερεθ περαν του ιορδανου απ' ανατολων

²⁸ αυτη η κληρονομια υιων γαδ κατα δημους αυτων αι πολεις αυτων και αι επαυλεις αυτων

²⁹ και εδωκεν μωυσης τω ημισει φυλης μανασση κατα δημους αυτων

³⁰ και εγενετο τα ορια αυτων απο μααναιμ και πασα βασιλεια βασανι και πασα βασιλεια ωγ βασιλεως βασαν και πασας τας κωμας ιαιρ αι εισιν εν τη βασανιτιδι εξηκοντα πολεις

³¹ και το ημισυ της γαλααδ και εν ασταρωθ και εν εδραιν πολεις βασιλειας ωγ εν βασανιτιδι και εδοθησαν τοις υιοις μαχιρ υιου μανασση και τοις ημισεσιν υιοις μαχιρ υιου μανασση κατα δημους αυτων

³² ουτοι ους κατεκληρονομησεν μωυσης περαν του ιορδανου εν αραβωθ μωαβ εν τω περαν του ιορδανου κατα ιεριχω απο ανατολων

¹ Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.

² He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was large.

³ There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the well's mouth in its place.

⁴ Jacob said to them, "My relatives, where are you from?" They said, "We are from Haran."

⁵ He said to them, "Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?" They said, "We know him."

⁶ He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep."

⁷ He said, "Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them."

⁸ They said, "We can't, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep."

⁹ While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.

¹⁰ It happened, 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 well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

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

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

¹³ It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister's son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.

¹⁴ Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh." He lived with him for a month.

¹⁵ Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?"

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

¹⁷ Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.

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

¹⁹ Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me."

²⁰ Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.

²¹ Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her."

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

²³ It happened in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. He went in to her.

²⁴ Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid to his daughter Leah for a handmaid.

²⁵ It happened in the morning that, behold, it was Leah. He said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Didn't I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?"

²⁶ Laban said, "It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

²⁷ Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me yet seven other years."

²⁸ Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.

²⁹ Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his handmaid, to be her handmaid.

³⁰ He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

³¹ Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

³² Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, "Because Yahweh has looked at my affliction. For now my husband will love me."

³³ She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, "Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also." She named him Simeon.

³⁴ She conceived again, and bore a son. Said, "Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore was his name called Levi.

³⁵ She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, "This time will I praise Yahweh." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.