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Genesis 29 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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Jacob’s Love for Rachel

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Then Jacob [fn]took up his journey and came to the land of the sons of the east.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:2 - And he looked, and behold, a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying there beside it, for from that well they gave water to the flocks to drink. Now the stone on the mouth of the well was large.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:3 - And all the flocks would be gathered there, and they would roll the stone from the mouth of the well and give water to the sheep to drink and return the stone back to its place on the mouth of the well.

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And 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 - Then he said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:6 - And he said to them, “Is it well with him?” And they said, “It is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:7 - And he said, “Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered. Give water to the sheep to drink, and go, pasture them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:8 - But they said, “We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; then we give water to the sheep to drink.”

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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 - Now it happened, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, Jacob came near and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well and gave water to the flock of Laban his mother’s brother to drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:11 - Then Jacob kissed Rachel and lifted his voice and wept.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:12 - And Jacob told Rachel that he was a [fn]relative of her father and that he was Rebekah’s son, and she ran and told her father.

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So it happened that when Laban heard the report of Jacob his sister’s son, he ran to meet him, and he embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Then he recounted to Laban all these things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:14 - And Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” And he stayed with him one month.

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Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my [fn]relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall 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 - And Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:18 - Now Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:19 - And Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than to give her to another man; stay with me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:20 - So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they were in his sight but a few days because of his love for her.

Laban Deceives Jacob

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:22 - And Laban gathered all the men of the place and made a feast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:23 - Now it happened in the evening that he took his daughter Leah and brought her to him; and Jacob went in to her.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:25 - Now it happened 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? Why then have you deceived me?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:26 - But Laban said, “It is not [fn]the practice in our place to give the younger before the firstborn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:27 - “Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you shall serve with me for another seven years.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:28 - And Jacob did so and fulfilled her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:29 - Laban also gave his servant-woman Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her servant-woman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:30 - So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with [fn]Laban for another seven years.

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And Yahweh saw that Leah was [fn]unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:32 - So Leah conceived and bore a son and named him [fn]Reuben, for she said, “Because Yahweh has [fn]seen my affliction; surely now my husband will love me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:33 - Then she conceived again and bore a son and said, “Because Yahweh has [fn]heard that I am [fn]unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.” So she named him Simeon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:34 - And she conceived again and bore a son and said, “Now this time my husband will be [fn]joined to me because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore he was named Levi.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:35 - And she conceived again and bore a son and said, “This time I will [fn]praise Yahweh.” Therefore she named him [fn]Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
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LSB Footnotes
Lit lifted up his feet
Lit brother
Lit brother
Lit done thus in
Lit him
Lit hated
Lit see, a son
Lit looked upon
Heb shama, related to Simeon
Lit hated
Heb lavah, related to Levi
Heb jadah, related to Judah
Heb Jehudah
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