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Genesis 29 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Jacob Meets Rachel

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Then Jacob [fn]went on his way and came to the land of the people of the East [near Haran].

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:2 - As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and three flocks of sheep lying there [resting] beside it because the flocks were watered from that well. Now the stone on the mouth of the well [that covered and protected it] was large,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:3 - and when all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, water the sheep, and [afterward] replace the stone on the mouth of the well.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:5 - So he said to them, “Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor [Abraham’s brother]?” And they replied, “We know him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:6 - And he asked them, “[fn]Is it well with him?” And they said, “He is doing well; look, here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:7 - Jacob said, “Look, the sun is still high [overhead]; it is a long time before the flocks need to be gathered [in their folds for the night]. Water the sheep, and go, and return them to their pasture.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:8 - But they said, “We cannot [leave] until all the flocks are gathered together, and the shepherds roll the stone from the mouth of the well; then we will water the sheep.”

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While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:10 - When Jacob saw [his cousin] Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and Laban’s sheep, he came up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered the flock of Laban, his uncle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:11 - Then Jacob kissed Rachel [in greeting], and he raised his voice and wept.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:12 - Jacob told Rachel he was her father’s relative, Rebekah’s son; and she ran and told her father.

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When Laban heard of the arrival of Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him and brought him to his house. Then he told Laban all these things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:14 - Then Laban said to him, “You are my bone and my flesh.” And Jacob stayed with him a month.

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Then Laban said to Jacob, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me, what should your wages be?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:16 - Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:17 - Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:18 - Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, “I will serve you [as a hired workman] for seven years [in return] for [the privilege of marrying] Rachel your younger daughter.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:19 - Laban said, “It is better that I give her [in marriage] to you than give her to another man. Stay and work with me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:20 - So Jacob served [Laban] for seven years for [the right to marry] Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.

Laban’s Treachery

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Finally, Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time [of service] is completed, so that I may take her to me [as my wife].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:22 - So Laban gathered together all the men of the place and prepared a [wedding] [fn]feast [with wine].

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:23 - But in the evening he took Leah his daughter and brought her to Jacob, and Jacob [fn]went in to [consummate the marriage with] her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:24 - Laban also gave Zilpah his maid to his daughter Leah as a maid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:25 - But in the morning [when Jacob awoke], it was Leah [who was with him]! And he said to Laban, “What is this that you have done to me? Did I not work for you [for seven years] for Rachel? Why have you deceived and betrayed me [like this]?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:26 - But Laban only said, “It is not [fn]the tradition here to give the younger [daughter in marriage] before the older.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:27 - “Finish the week [of the wedding feast] for Leah; then we will give you Rachel also, and in return you shall work for me for seven more years.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:28 - So Jacob complied and fulfilled Leah’s week [of celebration]; then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his [second] wife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:29 - Laban also gave Bilhah his maid to his daughter Rachel as a maid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:30 - So Jacob consummated his marriage and lived with Rachel [as his wife], and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.

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Now when the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He [fn]made her able to bear children, but Rachel was barren.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:32 - Leah conceived and gave birth to a son and named him Reuben (See, a son!), for she said, “Because the LORD has seen my humiliation and suffering; now my husband will love me [since I have given him a son].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:33 - Then she conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, “Because the LORD heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son also.” So she named him Simeon (God hears).

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:34 - She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me [as a companion], for I have given him three sons.” Therefore he was named [fn]Levi.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:35 - Again she conceived and gave birth to a [fourth] son, and she said, “Now I will praise the LORD.” So she named him [fn]Judah; then [for a time] she stopped bearing [children].
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AMP Footnotes
Lit raised his feet.
Lit Is peace (Heb shalom) to him?
The wedding feast was usually a lavish event lasting seven days. A wide variety of food was served along with wine, which was sometimes fortified with spices.
Laban must have made sure that Jacob was thoroughly intoxicated before he attempted to switch the daughters.
Lit done this way in.
Lit opened her womb.
The exact meaning is uncertain, perhaps companion or attached or joined.
Possibly an abbreviation of “Praise YHWH.”
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