Genesis 29:4-18
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 29
4Jacob said to them, 'My brothers, where are you from?' And they said, 'We are from Haran.' 5So he said to them, 'Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?' And they said, 'We know him.' 6And he said to them, 'Is it well with him?' And they said, 'It is well, and here is his daughter Rachel coming with the sheep.' 7Then he said, 'Look, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered. Water the sheep, and go, pasture them.' 8But they said, 'We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep.'
9While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
10When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, and the sheep of his mother’s brother Laban, Jacob went up and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the flock of his mother’s brother Laban.
11Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and raised his voice and wept.
12Jacob told Rachel that he was a relative of her father and that he was Rebekah’s son, and she ran and told her father.
13So when Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Then he told Laban all these things.
14And Laban said to him, 'You certainly are my bone and my flesh.' And he stayed with him a month.
15Then Laban said to Jacob, 'Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?'
16Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17And Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in figure and appearance.
18Now Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, 'I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.'
King James Version
Chapter 29
4And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. 5And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him. 6And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. 7And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them. 8And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.
9And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.
10And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
11And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
12And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.
13And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
14And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
15And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
16And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
18And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
Christian Standard Bible
9While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
10As soon as Jacob saw his uncle Laban’s daughter Rachel with his sheep, he went up and rolled the stone from the opening and watered his uncle Laban’s sheep.
11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept loudly.
12He told Rachel that he was her father’s relative, Rebekah’s son. She ran and told her father.
New Living Translation
9Jacob was still talking with them when Rachel arrived with her father’s flock, for she was a shepherd.
10And because Rachel was his cousin — the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother — and because the sheep and goats belonged to his uncle Laban, Jacob went over to the well and moved the stone from its mouth and watered his uncle’s flock.
11Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and he wept aloud.
12He explained to Rachel that he was her cousin on her father’s side — the son of her aunt Rebekah. So Rachel quickly ran and told her father, Laban.
14Laban exclaimed, 'You really are my own flesh and blood!' After Jacob had stayed with Laban for about a month,
15Laban said to him, 'You shouldn’t work for me without pay just because we are relatives. Tell me how much your wages should be.'
16Now Laban had two daughters. The older daughter was named Leah, and the younger one was Rachel.
17There was no sparkle in Leah’s eyes, but Rachel had a beautiful figure and a lovely face.
18Since Jacob was in love with Rachel, he told her father, 'I’ll work for you for seven years if you’ll give me Rachel, your younger daughter, as my wife.'
English Standard Version
Chapter 29
4Jacob said to them, "My brothers, where do you come from?" They said, "We are from Haran." 5He said to them, "Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?" They said, "We know him." 6He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well; and see, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep!" 7He said, "Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered together. Water the sheep and go, pasture them." 8But they said, "We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together and the stone is rolled from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep."
9While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father 's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
10Now as soon as Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother 's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother 's brother, Jacob came near and rolled the stone from the well 's mouth and watered the flock of Laban his mother 's brother.
11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.
12And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father 's kinsman, and that he was Rebekah 's son, and she ran and told her father.
13As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister 's son, he ran to meet him and embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things,
14and Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh!" And he stayed with him a month.
15Then Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?"
16Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17Leah 's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.
18Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, "I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel."
New International Version
Chapter 29
4Jacob asked the shepherds, "My brothers, where are you from?" "We’re from Harran," they replied.
9While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherd.
10When Jacob saw Rachel daughter of his uncle Laban, and Laban’s sheep, he went over and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.
11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep aloud.
12He had told Rachel that he was a relative of her father and a son of Rebekah. So she ran and told her father.
New King James Version
Chapter 29
4And Jacob said to them, “My brethren, where are you from?” And they said, “We are from Haran.”
9Now while he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
10And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.
11Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept.
12And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s relative and that he was Rebekah’s son. So she ran and told her father.
13Then it came to pass, when Laban heard the report about Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. So he told Laban all these things.
14And Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” And he stayed with him for a month.
15Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what should your wages be?”
16Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17Leah’s eyes were delicate, but Rachel was beautiful of form and appearance.
