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¹Then Jacob Supplanter went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.

²He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well’s mouth was large.

³There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the well’s mouth in its place.

⁴Jacob Supplanter said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?” They said, “We are from Haran Mountaineer.”

⁵He said to them, “Do you know Laban White, the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.”

⁶He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well. See, Rachel Ewe sheep, his daughter, is coming with the sheep.”

⁷He said, “Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.”

⁸They said, “We can’t, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth. Then we water the sheep.”

⁹While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel Ewe sheep came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.

¹⁰When Jacob Supplanter saw Rachel Ewe sheep the daughter of Laban White, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban White, his mother’s brother, Jacob Supplanter went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban White his mother’s brother.

¹¹Jacob Supplanter kissed Rachel Ewe sheep, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

¹²Jacob Supplanter told Rachel Ewe sheep that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah Securely bound’s son. She ran and told her father.

¹³When Laban White sh'ma ·heard obeyed· the news of Jacob Supplanter, his sister’s son, he ran to meet Jacob Supplanter, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob Supplanter told Laban White all these things.

¹⁴Laban White said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” He lived with him for a month.

¹⁵Laban White said to Jacob Supplanter, “Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?”

¹⁶Laban White had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah Weary, and the name of the younger was Rachel Ewe sheep.

¹⁷Leah Weary’s eyes were weak, but Rachel Ewe sheep was beautiful in form and attractive. (3)

¹⁸Jacob Supplanter 'ahav ·affectionately loved· Rachel Ewe sheep. He said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel Ewe sheep, your younger daughter.”

¹⁹Laban White said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”

²⁰Jacob Supplanter served seven years for Rachel Ewe sheep. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.

²¹Jacob Supplanter said to Laban White, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”

²²Laban White gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

²³In the evening, he took Leah Weary his daughter, and brought her to him. He went in to her.

²⁴Laban White gave Zilpah Frailty his servant to his daughter Leah Weary for a servant.

²⁵In the morning, behold, it was Leah Weary. He said to Laban White, “What is this you have done to me? Didn’t I serve with you for Rachel Ewe sheep? Why then have you deceived me?”

²⁶Laban White said, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

²⁷Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me yet seven other years.”

²⁸Jacob Supplanter did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel Ewe sheep his daughter as wife.

²⁹Laban White gave to Rachel Ewe sheep his daughter Bilhah Bashful, his servant, to be her servant.

³⁰He went in also to Rachel Ewe sheep, yet he 'ahav ·affectionately loved· Rachel Ewe sheep more than Leah Weary. Jacob Supplanter served Laban White yet seven other years.

³¹Adonai saw that Leah Weary was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel Ewe sheep was barren.

³²Leah Weary conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben See, a son!. For she said, “Because Adonai has looked at my affliction. For now my husband will 'ahav ·affectionately love· me.”

³³She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, “Because Adonai has sh'ma ·heard obeyed· that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also.” She named him Simeon Hearing.

³⁴She conceived again, and bore a son. Said, “Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi United with.

³⁵She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “This time will I yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to Adonai .” Therefore she named him Judah Praised. Then she stopped bearing.