Verse 2
Genesis 29:2
New Living Translation
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He saw a well in the distance. Three flocks of sheep and goats lay in an open field beside it, waiting to be watered. But a heavy stone covered the mouth of the well.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֞רְא וְ/הִנֵּ֧ה בְאֵ֣ר בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֗ה וְ/הִנֵּה שָׁ֞ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה עֶדְרֵי צֹאן֙ רֹבְצִ֣ים עָלֶ֔י/הָ כִּ֚י מִן הַ/בְּאֵ֣ר הַ/הִ֔וא יַשְׁק֖וּ הָ/עֲדָרִ֑ים וְ/הָ/אֶ֥בֶן גְּדֹלָ֖ה עַל פִּ֥י הַ/בְּאֵֽר
English Translation
And he saw, and behold, there was a well in the field, and behold, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it, for from the well they would water the flocks, and the stone was large upon the mouth of the well.
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Chapter 29 Context
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Then Jacob hurried on, finally arriving in the land of the east.
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He saw a well in the distance. Three flocks of sheep and goats lay in an open field beside it, waiti...
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It was the custom there to wait for all the flocks to arrive before removing the stone and watering...
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Jacob went over to the shepherds and asked, “Where are you from, my friends?” “We are from Haran,” t...
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“Do you know a man there named Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” he asked. “Yes, we do,” they replied.
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“Is he doing well?” Jacob asked. “Yes, he’s well,” they answered. “Look, here comes his daughter Rac...
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Jacob said, “Look, it’s still broad daylight — too early to round up the animals. Why don’t you wate...
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“We can’t water the animals until all the flocks have arrived,” they replied. “Then the shepherds mo...
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Jacob was still talking with them when Rachel arrived with her father’s flock, for she was a shepher...
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And because Rachel was his cousin — the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother — and because the sh...
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Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and he wept aloud.
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He explained to Rachel that he was her cousin on her father’s side — the son of her aunt Rebekah. So...
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As soon as Laban heard that his nephew Jacob had arrived, he ran out to meet him. He embraced and ki...
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Laban exclaimed, “You really are my own flesh and blood!” <b>Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel</b> After...
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15
Laban said to him, “You shouldn’t work for me without pay just because we are relatives. Tell me how...
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Now Laban had two daughters. The older daughter was named Leah, and the younger one was Rachel.
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There was no sparkle in Leah’s eyes, but Rachel had a beautiful figure and a lovely face.
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Since Jacob was in love with Rachel, he told her father, “I’ll work for you for seven years if you’l...
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“Agreed!” Laban replied. “I’d rather give her to you than to anyone else. Stay and work with me.”
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So Jacob worked seven years to pay for Rachel. But his love for her was so strong that it seemed to...
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Finally, the time came for him to marry her. “I have fulfilled my agreement,” Jacob said to Laban. “...
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So Laban invited everyone in the neighborhood and prepared a wedding feast.
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But that night, when it was dark, Laban took Leah to Jacob, and he slept with her.
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(Laban had given Leah a servant, Zilpah, to be her maid.)
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But when Jacob woke up in the morning — it was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob raged at Laba...
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“It’s not our custom here to marry off a younger daughter ahead of the firstborn,” Laban replied.
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“But wait until the bridal week is over; then we’ll give you Rachel, too — provided you promise to w...
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So Jacob agreed to work seven more years. A week after Jacob had married Leah, Laban gave him Rachel...
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(Laban gave Rachel a servant, Bilhah, to be her maid.)
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So Jacob slept with Rachel, too, and he loved her much more than Leah. He then stayed and worked for...
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When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to have children, but Rachel could not conce...
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So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has n...
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She soon became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She named him Simeon, for she said, “T...
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Then she became pregnant a third time and gave birth to another son. He was named Levi, for she said...
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Once again Leah became pregnant and gave birth to another son. She named him Judah, for she said, “N...
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