Verse 10
Genesis 29:10
Bible in Basic English
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Then when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, coming with Laban's sheep, he came near, and rolling the stone away from the mouth of the hole, he got water for Laban's flock.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֡י כַּ/אֲשֶׁר֩ רָאָ֨ה יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶת רָחֵ֗ל בַּת לָבָן֙ אֲחִ֣י אִמּ֔/וֹ וְ/אֶת צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֣י אִמּ֑/וֹ וַ/יִּגַּ֣שׁ יַעֲקֹ֗ב וַ/יָּ֤גֶל אֶת הָ/אֶ֨בֶן֙ מֵ/עַל֙ פִּ֣י הַ/בְּאֵ֔ר וַ/יַּ֕שְׁקְ אֶת צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֥י אִמּֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob drew near and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well and watered the flock of Laban, his mother's brother.
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Chapter 29 Context
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Then Jacob went on his journey till he came to the land of the children of the East.
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And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there the...
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And all the flocks would come together there, and when the stone had been rolled away, they would gi...
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Then Jacob said to the herdmen, My brothers, where do you come from? And they said, From Haran.
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And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.
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And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming w...
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Then Jacob said, The sun is still high and it is not time to get the cattle together: get water for...
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And they said, We are not able to do so till all the flocks have come together and the stone has bee...
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While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them...
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Then when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, coming with Laban's sheep,...
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And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.
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And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah,...
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And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and ki...
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And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space...
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Then Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother are you to be my servant for nothing? say now,...
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Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
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And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.
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And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your...
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And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.
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And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a...
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Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
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And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.
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And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.
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And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.
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And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I...
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And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.
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Let the week of the bride-feast come to its end and then we will give you the other in addition, if...
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And Jacob did so; and when the week was ended, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel for his wife.
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And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.
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Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he...
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Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
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And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The...
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Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord...
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And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be unit...
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And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to...
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