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Genesis
Chapter
29
1
Then Jacob went on his journey,
and
came into the land of the people of the east.
2
And he looked, and beheld a well in the field,
and,
lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it;
for
out of that well they watered the flocks
and
a great stone was upon the well's opening.
3
And there were all the flocks gathered
and
they rolled the stone from the well's opening,
and
watered the sheep,
and
put the stone again upon the well's opening in its place.
4
And Jacob said unto them,
"My
brethren, where are you from?"
And they said, "Of Haran we are."
5
And he said unto them,
"Do
you know Laban the son of Nahor?"
And they said, "We know him."
6
And he said unto them,
"Is
he well?"
And they said, "He is well."
And, behold, Rachel his daughter came with the sheep.
7
And he said,
"Lo,
it is yet high day {noonish}.
Neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together.
You water the sheep, and go and feed them.
8
And they said,
"We
cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together,
and
till they roll the stone from the well's opening . . .
then
we water the sheep.
9
And while he yet spoke with them,
Rachel
came with her father's sheep . . .
for
she kept them.
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 went near,
and
rolled the stone from the well's opening,
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 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.
14
And Laban said to him,
"Surely
you are my bone and my flesh."
And he abode with him the space of a month.
15
And Laban said unto Jacob,
"Because
you are my brother,
should
you therefore serve me for nothing?
Tell me, what shall your wages be?"
16
And Laban had two daughters . . .
the
name of the elder was Leah,
and
the name of the younger was Rachel.
17 Leah was 'weak eyed'.
But Rachel was beautiful and well favored.
{Note: Leah was not attractive. Rachel on the other hand was extremely beautiful.}
18 And Jacob loved Rachel.
And
said, "I will serve you seven years . . .
'in
exchange for' Rachel, your younger daughter."
19
And Laban said,
"It
is better that I give her to you,
than
that I should give her to another man.
Live with me."
20
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel
and
they seemed unto him but a few days . . .
for
the love he had to her.
21
And Jacob said unto Laban,
"Give
me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her."
22
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place,
and
made a feast.
23
And it came to pass in the evening,
that
he took Leah his daughter,
and
brought her to him.
And he 'went in unto her'/'had sexual relations with her'.
{Note: Jacob is being tricked into thinking that Leah is Rachel.
24
And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah
Zilpah,
his maid, for an handmaid.
25
And it came to pass,
that
in the morning,
behold,
it was Leah
and
he said to Laban,
"What
is this you have done unto me?
Did I not serve with you for Rachel?
Why then have you tricked me?
26
And Laban said,
"It
must not be so done in our country . . .
to
give the younger before the firstborn."
27
Fulfil her week,
and
we will give you this also
for
the service which you shall serve with me yet seven other years.
28
And Jacob did so,
and
fulfilled her week
and
he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
29
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter,
Bilhah,
his handmaid, to be her maid.
30
And he {Jacob} went in also unto Rachel,
and
he loved also Rachel more than Leah,
and
served with him yet seven other years.
31
And when Jehovah/God saw that Leah was hated,
he
opened her womb . . .
{she had children with Jacob from the beginning}
but
Rachel was barren
{initially no children came of the union}.
{Jacob/Israel's
Firstborn - Reuben (Mother - Leah (1st))}
32
And Leah conceived,
and
bare a son, and she called his name Reuben
{name means 'behold a son'}
for
she said,
"Surely
Jehovah/God has looked upon my affliction.
Now therefore my husband will love me."
{Jacob/Israel's
Second born - Simeon (Mother - Leah (2nd))}
33
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said,
"Because
Jehovah/God has heard that I was hated,
He
has therefore given me this son also."
And she called his name Simeon {name means 'heard'}.
{Jacob/Israel's
Third born - Levi (Mother - Leah (3rd)}
34
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said,
"Now
this time will my husband be joined unto me,
because
I have born him three sons . . .
therefore
was his name called Levi
{name means 'joined to'}."
{Jacob/Israel's
Fourth born - Judah (Mother - Leah (4th))}
35
And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said,
"Now
will I praise Jehovah/God . . .
therefore
she called his name Judah.
{name means 'praised'}
And she stopped bearing.
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