These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
BIBLES
King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
Genesis 29
Tanakh 35 verses
- 1 Then went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.
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And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it.—For out of that well they watered the flocks. And the stone upon the well’s mouth was great.
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- 3 And thither were all the flocks gathered; and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone back upon the well’s mouth in its place.—
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And said unto them: ‘My brethren, whence are ye?’ And they said: ‘Of Haran are we.’
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And he said unto them: ‘Know ye Laban the son of Nahor?’ And they said: ‘We him.’
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And he said unto them: ‘Is it well with him?’ And they said: ‘It is well; and, behold, his daughter cometh with the sheep.’
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And 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.’
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And they said: ‘We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.’
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While he was yet speaking with them, came with her father’s sheep; for she tended them.
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And it came to pass, when saw the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.
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And kissed , and lifted up his voice, and wept.
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And told that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son; and she ran and told her father.
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And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of 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.
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And Laban said to him: ‘Surely thou art my bone and my .’ And he abode with him the space of a month.
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And Laban said unto : ‘Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?’
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Now Laban had two daughters: the of the elder was , and the of the younger was .
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- 17 And Leah’s eyes were weak; but was of beautiful form and fair to look upon.
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And loved ; and he said: ‘I will thee seven years for thy younger daughter.’
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And Laban said: ‘It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man; abide with me.’
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And served seven years for ; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the he had to her.
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And said unto Laban: ‘Give me my wife, for my days are filled, that I may go in unto her.’
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And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
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And it came to pass in the evening, that he took his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
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And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter for a handmaid.
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- 25 And it came to pass in the morning that, behold, it was ; and he said to Laban: ‘What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I with thee for ? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?’
- 26 And Laban said: ‘It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.
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Fulfil the week of this one, and we will give thee the other also for the service which thou shalt with me yet seven other years.’
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- 28 And did so, and fulfilled her week; and he gave him his daughter to wife.
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And Laban gave to his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid.
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- 30 And he went in also unto , and he loved more than , and served with him yet seven other years.
- 31 And saw that was hated, and he opened her womb; but was barren.
- 32 And conceived, and bore a son, and she called his ; for she said: ‘Because hath looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will me.’
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And she conceived again, and bore a son; and said: ‘Because hath heard that I am hated, He hath therefore given me this son also.’ And she called his .
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And she conceived again, and bore a son; and said: ‘Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons.’ Therefore was his called .
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- 35 And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she said: ‘This time will I .’ Therefore she called his ; and she left off bearing.