Verse 10
Genesis 29:10
World English Bible
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When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.
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, and came to the land of the children of the east.
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He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. Fo...
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There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the she...
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Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?”
They said, “We are from Haran.”
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He said to them, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?”
They said, “We know him.”
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He said to them, “Is it well with him?”
They said, “It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming...
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He said, “Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Wate...
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They said, “We can’t, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the w...
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While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.
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When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mothe...
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Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
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Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son. She ran and told...
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When Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and ki...
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Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” He stayed with him for a month.
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Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me...
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Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
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Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.
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Jacob loved Rachel. He said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.”
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Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay w...
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Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her....
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Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”
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Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
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In the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. He went in to her.
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Laban gave Zilpah his servant to his daughter Leah for a servant.
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In the morning, behold, it was Leah! He said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Didn’t I s...
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Laban said, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.
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Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will ser...
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Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.
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29
Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his servant, to be her servant.
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He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven ot...
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31
Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
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Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, “Because Yahweh has looked a...
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33
She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, “Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has the...
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34
She conceived again, and bore a son. Said, “Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I...
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She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “This time will I praise Yahweh.” Therefore she named...
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