Genesis 29:1-30 Then Jacob proceeded on, and went to the land of the east to Laban the son of Bathuel, the Syrian, the brother of Rebekka who was Jacob and Esau's mother.

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Then Jacob proceeded on, and went to the land of the east to Laban the son of Bathuel, the Syrian, the brother of Rebekka who was Jacob and Esau's mother. ² And looking, he saw a well in the plain and there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks. Now there was a great stone on the mouth of the well, ³ and when all the flocks were collected there, the shepherds rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep; and then put the stone again in its place on the mouth of the well. ⁴ And Jacob said to them, Brethren, whence are you? And they said, We are of Charran. ⁵ And he said to them, Do you know Laban the son of Nachor? And they said, We know him. ⁶ And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well. And lo yonder is Rachel his daughter! She was coming with the sheep. ⁷ Then Jacob said to them, There is yet much day. It is not yet time for the cattle to be folded. Water the flocks and lead them off to feed. ⁸ But they said, We cannot, till all the shepherds are come together. Then they will roll the stone from the mouth of the well; and we will water the flocks. ⁹ While he was yet speaking with them, lo! Rachel the daughter of Laban came with her father's sheep; for she tended her father's flock. ¹⁰ And when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, Jacob went and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. ¹¹ And Jacob kissed Rachel, and raising his voice he wept ¹² and told Rachel that he was her father's brother; and that he was the son of Rebekka. Whereupon she ran and told her father the news. ¹³ And when Laban heard the name of Jacob his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and having embraced him he kissed him, and brought him to his house. And Jacob related to him all these circumstances. ¹⁴ And Laban said to him, Thou art of my bones and of my flesh. And when Jacob had been with him a month, ¹⁵ Laban said to Jacob, Because thou art indeed my brother, thou shalt not serve me for nothing. Tell me what must be thy wages. ¹⁶ Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the eldest was Leia; and the name of the youngest, Rachel. ¹⁷ Leia's eyes were weak, but Rachel was of a beautiful countenance, and a very comely person. ¹⁸ And Jacob loved Rachel, therefore he said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy youngest daughter. ¹⁹ And Laban said to him, It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man. Abide with me. ²⁰ So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they appeared to him as a few days, because he loved her. ²¹ Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for the days are completed, that I may go in unto her. ²² Whereupon Laban collected all the men of the place, and made a wedding feast. ²³ And in the evening he took his daughter Leia and brought her to Jacob; and Jacob went in unto her. ²⁴ And Laban gave his maid Zelpha to his daughter Leia, to be her handmaid. ²⁵ And in the morning, when Jacob saw it was Leia, he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done to me? Did I not serve thee for Rachel? Why then hast thou deceived me? ²⁶ And Laban answered, It is not customary with us in this place to give the younger before the elder. ²⁷ Finish therefore this one's week, and I will give thee the other for the service which thou mayst perform for me yet other seven years. ²⁸ And Jacob did so. And when he had finished this one's week, Laban gave him to wife his daughter Rachel; ²⁹ and Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, his maid Balla to be her handmaid. ³⁰ And Jacob went in unto Rachel, and loved Rachel more than Leia, and served him other seven years.