Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
And
Jacob lifteth
up
his feet,
and goeth
towards
the land of the sons
of the east ;
Jacob resumed
his journey
and came
to
the land of the people
of the east .
and
he looketh,
and lo,
a well in the field, and lo,
there
three droves
of a
flock
crouching
by
it
, for
from that
well they
water
the
droves,
and the
great
stone `is'
on
the mouth of the well.
He looked
and saw
a well in the field, and near
it
lay
three flocks
of sheep
, because
the
sheep
were
watered
from this
well .
And a
large
stone covered
the mouth of the well.
(
When thither
have
all the droves
been gathered, and
they
have
rolled
the stone from off
the mouth of the well ,
and have
watered
the flock,
then they have
turned
back
the stone on
the mouth of the well to
its
place
. )
When all the flocks
had
been gathered there
, the shepherds
would
roll
away
the
stone from the mouth of the well and water
the sheep.
Then they would
return
the stone to
its
place
over
the mouth of the well.
And
Jacob
saith
to
them,
`
My brethren
, from
whence
`
are '
ye
? '
and
they
say,
`
We `
are '
from Haran. '
“
My brothers
, ”
Jacob
asked
the
shepherds,
“where
are you
from
? ”
“
We are from Haran ,”
they
answered
.
And
he
saith
to
them,
`Have
ye
known
Laban ,
son
of Nahor? '
and
they
say,
`
We have
known
. '
“Do
you
know
Laban the
grandson
of Nahor? ”
Jacob
asked.
“
We know
him,”
they
replied
.
And
he
saith
to
them,
`Hath
he peace
? '
and
they say
, `Peace;
and lo,
Rachel
his daughter is
coming
with the
flock
. '
“Is
he well
? ”
Jacob
inquired.
“Yes,”
they answered
, “
and here
comes
his daughter Rachel
with his
sheep
. ”
And
he
saith
, `Lo
, the
day
`
is '
still great,
`
it is '
not time for
the
cattle
to be
gathered;
water ye
the flock,
and go,
delight
yourselves
. '
“Look
, ”
said
Jacob
, “it
is still broad
daylight;
it is not yet
time to gather
the
livestock.
Water the sheep
and take
them
back
to
pasture
. ”
And
they say
, `
We are
not
able
, till
that
all the droves
be
gathered together,
and they
have
rolled
away
the stone from the mouth of the well ,
and
we have
watered
the flock
. '
But
they replied
, “
We cannot
, until
all the flocks
have
been
gathered and the stone has
been
rolled
away
from the mouth of the well .
Then
we will
water
the sheep
. ”
He is
yet
speaking with them, and
Rachel hath
come
with the
flock
which
her father
hath
, for she `is'
shepherdess ;
While
he was
still
speaking with them, Rachel arrived
with her father’s
sheep
, for she was
a
shepherdess .
and
it
cometh
to
pass
when
Jacob hath
seen
Rachel, daughter of Laban
his mother's
brother ,
and
the
flock
of
Laban his
mother's
brother
, that
Jacob
cometh
nigh
and rolleth
the stone from off
the mouth of the well ,
and watereth
the
flock
of
Laban
his mother's
brother
.
As
soon
as
Jacob saw
Rachel, the
daughter of his mother’s
brother Laban, with
Laban’s
sheep,
he
went
up
and rolled
the stone away
from the mouth of the well and watered
his uncle’s
sheep
.
And
Jacob kisseth
Rachel ,
and lifteth
up
his
voice,
and
weepeth,
Then
Jacob kissed
Rachel and wept
aloud.
and
Jacob
declareth
to
Rachel
that
he `is'
her
father's
brother,
and
that he `is'
Rebekah's
son, and she runneth
and declareth
to
her father.
He told
Rachel
that he was
Rebekah’s
son, a
relative
of
her
father,
and she ran
and told
her father.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
when Laban heareth
the report
of
Jacob
his sister's
son, that
he runneth
to meet him ,
and
embraceth
him ,
and kisseth
him ,
and bringeth
him in
unto
his
house;
and
he
recounteth
to Laban
all
these
things
,
When Laban heard
the news
about
his sister’s
son Jacob
, he ran
out
to meet him .
He
embraced
him and kissed
him and brought
him to his
home
, where
Jacob
told
him
all
that
had
happened.
and
Laban saith
to
him
, `Only
my
bone
and
my flesh `art'
thou;'
and he
dwelleth
with him a month of
days.
Then
Laban declared
, “You
are
indeed
my own
flesh and blood.”
After
Jacob
had
stayed
with him a month ,
And
Laban saith
to Jacob
, `Is
it
because thou
`art'
my brother
that
thou
hast
served
me
for nought
? declare
to
me what `is'
thy
hire
. '
Laban said
to him
, “Just
because you
are
my relative,
should
you
work
for nothing
? Tell
me what your
wages
should
be
. ”
And
Laban hath
two daughters ,
the
name
of
the elder
`is'
Leah, and the name
of
the
younger Rachel ,
Now
Laban had
two daughters ;
the older
was
named
Leah, and the younger was
named
Rachel .
and
the
eyes
of
Leah `are'
tender
, and
Rachel hath
been
fair
of
form
and fair
of
appearance
.
Leah had
weak
eyes
, but
Rachel was
shapely
and beautiful
.
And
Jacob loveth
Rachel, and
saith
, `
I serve thee
seven years for Rachel
thy
younger daughter :'
Since
Jacob loved
Rachel, he
answered
, “
I will
serve you
seven years for your
younger daughter Rachel.”
and
Laban saith
, `It
is
better for
me
to
give her to thee
than to give
her
to
another man;
dwell
with me ;'
Laban replied
, “
Better that
I
give her to you
than to another .
Stay
here
with me .”
and
Jacob serveth
for
Rachel
seven years ;
and
they
are
in
his
eyes
as
some
days
, because of his loving
her.
So
Jacob served
seven years for
Rachel
, yet
it
seemed
but
a
few
days
because of his love
for
her.
And
Jacob saith
unto
Laban, `Give
up
my wife, for my days
have
been
fulfilled
, and I go
in
unto
her ;'
Finally
Jacob said
to
Laban, “Grant
me
my wife, for my time
is
complete
, and I want
to
sleep
with
her .”
and
Laban gathereth
all the men of the
place ,
and maketh
a banquet
.
So
Laban invited
all the men of that
place and prepared
a feast
.
And
it
cometh
to
pass
in
the
evening ,
that
he
taketh
Leah
, his daughter ,
and bringeth
her in
unto
him
, and he goeth
in
unto
her ;
But
when
evening came
, Laban
took
his daughter Leah
and gave
her to
Jacob
, and he slept
with
her .
and Laban giveth
to
her
Zilpah,
his maid-
servant ,
to Leah
his daughter ,
a
maid-servant
.
And Laban gave
his servant girl
Zilpah
to his daughter Leah
as
her
maidservant
.
And
it
cometh
to
pass
in
the
morning ,
that
lo
, it
`is'
Leah ;
and
he
saith
unto
Laban,
`
What `is'
this
thou
hast
done to me? for Rachel have
I not
served with
thee
? and
why hast
thou
deceived me? '
When
morning came
, there
was
Leah !
“
What have
you
done to me? ”
Jacob
said
to
Laban.
“Wasn’t
it
for Rachel that
I served you
? Why have
you
deceived me? ”
And
Laban saith
, `
It is not done
so
in
our place,
to give the younger before the first-born;
Laban replied
, “
It is not our custom
here
to give the younger daughter
in
marriage
before the older.
fulfil
the
week
of
this one
, and we give to
thee
also
this
one ,
for the
service
which
thou
dost
serve
with
me
yet
seven other
years. '
Finish
this week’s
celebration
, and we will
give you
the
younger
one in
return
for another
seven years of
work
. ”
And Jacob doth
so,
and
fulfilleth
the week
of
this
one
, and he
giveth
to
him Rachel
his daughter ,
to
him
for
a
wife ;
And Jacob did
just
that.
He
finished
the week’s
celebration
, and Laban
gave
him his daughter Rachel
as
his
wife .
and
Laban giveth
to
Rachel
his
daughter
Bilhah
his maid-
servant ,
for
a
maid-servant
to her.
Laban also
gave
his servant girl
Bilhah
to his
daughter
Rachel
as
her maidservant
.
And
he
goeth
in
also
unto
Rachel, and he also
loveth
Rachel more than Leah ;
and
he serveth
with
him
yet
seven other
years.
Jacob
slept
with
Rachel as
well
, and indeed,
he loved
Rachel more than Leah .
So
he worked
for
Laban
another
seven years.
And
Jehovah
seeth
that Leah `is'
the
hated
one
, and
He openeth
her womb ,
and
Rachel `is'
barren ;
When
the
LORD
saw
that Leah was
unloved
, He opened
her womb ;
but
Rachel was
barren .
and Leah conceiveth,
and beareth
a son, and calleth
his
name
Reuben, for she said, `Because
Jehovah
hath
looked
on
mine
affliction ;
because
now
doth
my husband love me. '
And Leah conceived
and gave
birth
to
a son, and she
named
him
Reuben, for she said, “The
LORD
has
seen
my
affliction .
Surely
my husband will
love me now
. ”
And
she
conceiveth
again ,
and beareth
a son, and saith
, `
Because Jehovah
hath
heard that I `
am '
the
hated
one
, He also
giveth
to
me even
this `one';'
and
she calleth
his
name
Simeon.
Again she
conceived
and gave
birth
to
a son, and she
said
, “
Because the
LORD
has
heard that I am unloved
, He has
given
me this son
as
well.”
So
she named
him
Simeon.
And
she
conceiveth
again ,
and beareth
a son, and saith
, `
Now `is'
the
time,
my husband is
joined
unto
me, because I have born
to
him three sons ,'
therefore
hath
`one'
called
his
name
Levi.
Once
again Leah
conceived
and gave
birth
to
a son, and she
said
, “
Now at
last
my husband will
become
attached
to
me, because I have borne
him three sons .”
So
he
was
named
Levi.
And she conceiveth
again,
and beareth
a son ,
and saith
this time ,
`
I praise Jehovah;'
therefore
hath
she called
his
name
Judah ;
and
she
ceaseth
from
bearing
.
And once
more
she conceived
and gave
birth
to
a son and said,
“
This time I will
praise the
LORD.”
So
she named
him
Judah. Then
Leah
stopped
having
children.
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