Genesis 29

1Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.Cross-references: Gen 22:20 · Gen 24:10 · Gen 25:20 · Gen 28:5 · Num 23:7 · Judg 6:3 · +8 more

2He looked, and saw a well in the field, and saw three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well’s mouth was large.Cross-references: Gen 24:11 · Gen 24:13 · Ex 2:15 · Ps 23:2 · Song 1:6 · Isa 49:10 · +3 more

3There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone back on the well’s mouth in its place.

4Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?” They said, “We are from Haran.”Cross-references: Gen 11:31 · Gen 24:10 · Gen 27:43 · Gen 28:10 · Acts 7:2 · Acts 7:4

5He said to them, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.”Cross-references: Gen 24:24 · Gen 24:29 · Gen 31:53

6He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep.”Cross-references: Gen 37:14 · Gen 43:27 · Ex 18:7 · 1Sam 17:22 · 1Sam 25:5 · 2Sam 20:9

7He said, “Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.”Cross-references: Gal 6:9 · Eph 5:16

8They said, “We can’t, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth. Then we will water the sheep.”Cross-references: Gen 29:3 · Gen 34:14 · Gen 43:32 · Mark 16:3 · Luke 24:2

9While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.Cross-references: Gen 24:15 · Ex 2:15 · Ex 2:21 · Song 1:7

10When 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.Cross-references: Ex 2:17

11Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.Cross-references: Gen 27:26 · Gen 29:13 · Gen 33:4 · Gen 43:30 · Gen 45:2 · Gen 45:14 · +3 more

12Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s relative, and that he was Rebekah’s son. She ran and told her father.Cross-references: Gen 13:8 · Gen 14:14 · Gen 24:28

13When Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.Cross-references: Gen 24:29 · Gen 45:15 · Ex 4:27 · Ex 18:7 · 2Sam 19:39 · Luke 7:45 · +3 more

14Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” Jacob stayed with him for a month.Cross-references: Gen 2:23 · Gen 13:8 · Gen 29:12 · Gen 29:15 · Judg 9:2 · 2Sam 5:1 · +3 more

15Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?”Cross-references: Gen 30:28 · Gen 31:7

16Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.Cross-references: Gen 29:17 · Gen 29:25 · Gen 30:19 · Gen 31:4 · Gen 33:2 · Gen 35:23 · +3 more

17Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.Cross-references: Gen 12:11 · Gen 24:16 · Gen 29:6 · Gen 29:18 · Gen 30:1 · Gen 30:22 · +9 more

18Jacob loved Rachel. He said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.”Cross-references: Gen 29:20 · Gen 29:30 · Gen 31:41 · Gen 34:12 · Ex 22:16 · 2Sam 3:14 · +2 more

19Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”Cross-references: Ps 12:2 · Isa 6:5 · Isa 6:11

20Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.Cross-references: Gen 24:67 · Gen 30:26 · Song 8:6 · Hos 12:12 · 1Cor 13:7 · 2Cor 5:14 · +1 more

21Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”Cross-references: Gen 4:1 · Gen 29:18 · Gen 29:20 · Gen 31:41 · Gen 38:16 · Judg 15:1 · +1 more

22Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.Cross-references: Judg 14:10 · Ruth 4:10 · Matt 22:2 · Matt 25:1 · John 2:1 · Rev 19:9

23In the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to Jacob. He went in to her.Cross-references: Gen 24:65 · Gen 38:14 · Mic 7:5

24Laban gave Zilpah his servant to his daughter Leah for a servant.Cross-references: Gen 16:1 · Gen 24:59 · Gen 30:9 · Gen 46:18

25In the morning, behold, it was Leah! He said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Didn’t I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?”Cross-references: Gen 12:18 · Gen 27:35 · Judg 1:7 · Prov 11:31 · Matt 7:2 · Matt 7:12 · +3 more

26Laban said, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

27Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me for seven more years.”Cross-references: Gen 2:2 · Gen 8:10 · Lev 18:18 · Judg 14:10 · Judg 14:12 · Mal 2:15 · +1 more

28Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.

29Laban gave Bilhah, his servant, to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.Cross-references: Gen 29:24 · Gen 30:3 · Gen 35:22 · Gen 35:25 · Gen 37:2

30He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him seven more years.Cross-references: Gen 29:18 · Gen 29:20 · Gen 29:31 · Gen 30:25 · Gen 31:15 · Gen 31:41 · +9 more

31Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.Cross-references: Gen 16:1 · Gen 20:18 · Gen 25:21 · Gen 27:41 · Gen 29:30 · Gen 30:1 · +15 more

32Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, “Because Yahweh has looked at my affliction; for now my husband will love me.”Cross-references: Gen 16:11 · Gen 31:42 · Gen 35:22 · Gen 37:21 · Gen 37:29 · Gen 42:22 · +13 more

33She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, “Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also.” She named him Simeon.Cross-references: Gen 30:6 · Gen 30:8 · Gen 30:18 · Gen 30:20 · Gen 34:25 · Gen 34:30 · +3 more

34She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi.Cross-references: Gen 34:25 · Gen 35:23 · Gen 46:11 · Gen 49:5 · Ex 2:1 · Ex 32:26 · +2 more

35She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “This time I will praise Yahweh.” Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.Cross-references: Gen 35:26 · Gen 38:1 · Gen 43:8 · Gen 44:18 · Gen 46:12 · Gen 49:8 · +3 more