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chapter 29
1
Then
Jacob went on in his journey, and came into the east country.
2 And he saw a well in the field, and three flocks of
sheep lying by it: for the beasts were watered out of it, and the mouth thereof
was closed with a great stone.
3 And the custom was, when all the sheep were gathered
together to roll away the stone, and after the sheep were watered, to put it on
the mouth of the well again.
4 And he said to the shepherds: Brethren, whence are
you? They answered: Of Haran.
5 And he asked them, saying: Know you Laban the son of
Nachor? They said: We know him.
6 He said: Is he in health? He is in health, say they:
and behold Rachel his daughter cometh with his flock.
7 And Jacob said: There is yet much day remaining,
neither is it time to bring the flocks into the folds again: first give the
sheep drink, and so lead them back to feed.
8 They answered: We cannot, till all the cattle be
gathered together, and we remove the stone from the well's mouth, that we may
water the flocks.
9 They were yet speaking, and behold Rachel came with
her father's sheep: for she fed the flock.
10 And when Jacob saw her, and knew her to be his cousin-german,
and that they were the sheep of Laban, his uncle: he removed the stone
wherewith the well was closed.
11 And having watered the flock, he kissed her: and
lifting up his voice, wept.
12 And he told her that he was her father's brother,
and the son of Rebecca: but she went in haste and told her father.
13 Who, when he heard that Jacob his sister's son was
come, ran forth to meet him; and embracing him, and heartily kissing him,
brought him into his house. And when he had heard the causes of his journey,
14 He answered: Thou art my bone and my flesh. And
after the days of one month were expired,
15 He said to him: Because thou art my brother, shalt
thou serve me without wages? Tell me what wages thou wilt have.
16 Now he had two daughters, the name of the elder was
Lia: and the younger was called Richel.
17 But Lia was blear eyed: Rachel was well favoured,
and of a beautiful countenance.
18 And Jacob being in love with her, said: I will serve
thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
19 Lahan answered: It is better that I give her thee
than to another man; stay with me.
20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel: and they
seemed but a few days, because of the greatness of his love.
21 And he said to Laban: Give me my wife; for now the
time is fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
22 And he, having invited a great number of his friends
to the feast, made the marriage.
23 And at night he brought in Lia his daughter to him,
24 Giving his daughter a handmaid, named Zalpha. Now
when Jacob had gone in to her according to custom when morning was come he saw
it was Lia:
25 And he said to his father in law: What is it that
thou didst mean to do? did not I serve thee for Rachel? why hast thou deceived
me?
26 Laban answered: It is not the custom in this place,
to give the younger in marriage first.
27 Make up the week of days of this match: and I will
give thee her also, for the service that thou shalt render me other seven
years.
28 He yielded to his pleasure: and after the week was
past, he married Rachel:
29 To whom her father gave Bala for her servant.
30 And having at length obtained the marriage he wished
for, he preferred the love of the latter before the former, and served with him
other seven years.
31 And the Lord seeing that he despised Lia, opened her
womb, but her sister remained barren.
32 And she conceived and bore a son, and called his
name Ruben, saying: The Lord saw my affliction: now my husband will love me.
33 And again she conceived and bore a son, and said:
Because the Lord heard that I was despised, he hath given this also to me: and
she called his name Simeon.
34 And she conceived the third time, and bore another
son: and said: Now also my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne
him three sons: and therefore she called hi sname Levi.
35 The fourth time she conceived and bore a son, and said:
now will I praise the Lord: and for this she called him Juda. And she left
bearing.
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