Genesis 29 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Jacob’s Love for Rachel

Then Jacob^H3290 [fn]took^H5375 up^H5375 his journey^H7272 and came^H1980 to the land^H776 of the sons^H1121 of the east^H6924.

Gen 29:2

Gen 29:2And 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.

Gen 29:3

Gen 29:3And 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.

Gen 29:4

And Jacob^H3290 said^H559 to them, “My brothers^H251, where^H370 are you from?” And they said^H559, “We are from Haran^H2771.”

Gen 29:5

Gen 29:5Then he said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.”

Gen 29:6

Gen 29:6And 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.”

Gen 29:7

Gen 29:7And 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.”

Gen 29:8

Gen 29:8But 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.”

Gen 29:9

While he was still^H5750 speaking^H1696 with them, Rachel^H7354 came^H935 with her father’s^H1 sheep^H6629, for she was a shepherdess^H7462.

Gen 29:10

Gen 29:10Now 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.

Gen 29:11

Gen 29:11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and lifted his voice and wept.

Gen 29:12

Gen 29:12And 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.

Gen 29:13

So it happened that when Laban^H3837 heard^H8085 the report^H8088 of Jacob^H3290 his sister’s^H269 son^H1121, he ran^H7323 to meet^H7122 him, and he embraced^H2263 him and kissed^H5401 him and brought^H935 him to his house^H1004. Then he recounted^H5608 to Laban^H3837 all^H3605 these^H428 things^H1697.

Gen 29:14

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

Gen 29:15

Then Laban^H3837 said^H559 to Jacob^H3290, “Because^H3588 you are my [fn]relative^H251, should you therefore serve^H5647 me for^H2600 nothing^H2600? Tell^H5046 me, what^H4100 shall your wages^H4909 be?”

Gen 29:16

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

Gen 29:17

Gen 29:17And Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance.

Gen 29:18

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

Gen 29:19

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

Gen 29:20

Gen 29:20So 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

Gen 29:21

Then Jacob^H3290 said^H559 to Laban^H3837, “Give^H3051 me my wife^H802, for my days^H3117 are fulfilled^H4390, that I may go^H935 in^H935 to her.”

Gen 29:22

Gen 29:22And Laban gathered all the men of the place and made a feast.

Gen 29:23

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

Gen 29:24

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

Gen 29:25

Gen 29:25Now 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?”

Gen 29:26

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

Gen 29:27

Gen 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.”

Gen 29:28

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

Gen 29:29

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

Gen 29:30

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

Gen 29:31

And Yahweh^H3068 saw^H7200 that Leah^H3812 was [fn]unloved^H8130, and He opened^H6605 her womb^H7358, but Rachel^H7354 was barren^H6135.

Gen 29:32

Gen 29:32So 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.”

Gen 29:33

Gen 29:33Then 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.

Gen 29:34

Gen 29:34And 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.

Gen 29:35

Gen 29:35And 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.