29:9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was tending them. 7 29:10 When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his uncle Laban, 8 and the sheep of his uncle Laban, he 9 went over 10 and rolled the stone off the mouth of the well and watered the sheep of his uncle Laban. 11 29:11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep loudly. 12 29:12 When Jacob explained 13 to Rachel that he was a relative of her father 14 and the son of Rebekah, she ran and told her father. 29:13 When Laban heard this news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he rushed out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob 15 told Laban how he was related to him. 16 29:14 Then Laban said to him, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” 17 So Jacob 18 stayed with him for a month. 19
29:15 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Should you work 20 for me for nothing because you are my relative? 21 Tell me what your wages should be.” 29:16 (Now Laban had two daughters; 22 the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel. 29:17 Leah’s eyes were tender, 23 but Rachel had a lovely figure and beautiful appearance.) 24 29:18 Since Jacob had fallen in love with 25 Rachel, he said, “I’ll serve you seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel.” 29:19 Laban replied, “I’d rather give her to you than to another man. 26 Stay with me.” 29:20 So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. 27 But they seemed like only a few days to him 28 because his love for her was so great. 29
29:21 Finally Jacob said 30 to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. 31 I want to have marital relations with her.” 32 29:22 So Laban invited all the people 33 of that place and prepared a feast. 29:23 In the evening he brought his daughter Leah 34 to Jacob, 35 and Jacob 36 had marital relations with her. 37 29:24 (Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.) 38
29:25 In the morning Jacob discovered it was Leah! 39 So Jacob 40 said to Laban, “What in the world have you done to me! 41 Didn’t I work for you in exchange for Rachel? Why have you tricked 42 me?” 29:26 “It is not our custom here,” 43 Laban replied, “to give the younger daughter in marriage 44 before the firstborn. 29:27 Complete my older daughter’s bridal week. 45 Then we will give you the younger one 46 too, in exchange for seven more years of work.” 47
29:28 Jacob did as Laban said. 48 When Jacob 49 completed Leah’s bridal week, 50 Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. 51 29:29 (Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.) 52 29:30 Jacob 53 had marital relations 54 with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban 55 for seven more years. 56
29:31 When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, 57 he enabled her to become pregnant 58 while Rachel remained childless.