Genesis 29:9-20

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

⁹ While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she shepherded them.

¹⁰ When Jacob saw Rachel daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his uncle, Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth and watered the flock of his uncle Laban.

¹¹ Then Jacob kissed Rachel and he wept aloud.

¹² Jacob told Rachel he was her father’s relative, Rebekah’s son; and she ran and told her father.

¹³ When Laban heard of the arrival of Jacob his sister’s son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him and brought him to his house. And [Jacob] told Laban all these things.

¹⁴ Then Laban said to him, Surely you are my bone and my flesh. And [Jacob] stayed with him a month.

¹⁵ Then Laban said to Jacob, Just because you are my relative, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?

¹⁶ Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the elder was Leah and the name of the younger was Rachel.

¹⁷ Leah’s eyes were weak and dull looking, but Rachel was beautiful and attractive.

¹⁸ And Jacob loved Rachel; so he said, I will work for you for seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.

¹⁹ And Laban said, It is better that I give her to you than to another man. Stay and live with me.

²⁰ And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.