< Genesis 29 >

1 And so Jacob, setting out, arrived in the eastern land.
and to lift: journey Jacob foot his and to go: come land: country/planet [to] son: descendant/people front: east
2 And he saw a well in a field, and also three flocks of sheep reclining near it. For the animals were watered from it, and its mouth was closed with a great stone.
and to see: see and behold well in/on/with land: country and behold there three flock flock to stretch upon her for from [the] well [the] he/she/it to water: watering [the] flock and [the] stone great: large upon lip [the] well
3 And the custom was, when all the sheep were gathered together, to roll away the stone. And when the flocks had been refreshed, they placed it over the mouth of the well again.
and to gather there [to] all [the] flock and to roll [obj] [the] stone from upon lip [the] well and to water: watering [obj] [the] flock and to return: return [obj] [the] stone upon lip [the] well to/for place her
4 And he said to the shepherds, “Brothers, where are you from?” And they answered. “From Haran.”
and to say to/for them Jacob brother: male-sibling my from where? you(m. p.) and to say from Haran we
5 And questioning them, he said, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.”
and to say to/for them to know [obj] Laban son: descendant/people Nahor and to say to know
6 He said, “Is he well?” “He is very well,” they said. “And behold, his daughter Rachel approaches with his flock.”
and to say to/for them peace: well-being to/for him and to say peace: well-being and behold Rachel daughter his to come (in): come with [the] flock
7 And Jacob said, “There is still much daylight remaining, and it is not time to return the flocks to the sheepfold. Give the sheep to drink first, and then lead them back to pasture.”
and to say look! still [the] day great: large not time to gather [the] livestock to water: watering [the] flock and to go: went to pasture
8 They responded, “We cannot, until all the animals are gathered together and we remove the stone from the mouth of the well, so that we may water the flocks.”
and to say not be able till which to gather all [the] flock and to roll [obj] [the] stone from upon lip [the] well and to water: watering [the] flock
9 They were still speaking, and behold, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep; for she pastured the flock.
still he to speak: speak with them and Rachel to come (in): come with [the] flock which to/for father her for to pasture he/she/it
10 When Jacob had seen her, and he realized that she was his maternal first cousin, and that these were the sheep of his uncle Laban, he removed the stone which closed the well.
and to be like/as as which to see: see Jacob [obj] Rachel daughter Laban brother: male-sibling mother his and [obj] flock Laban brother: male-sibling mother his and to approach: approach Jacob and to roll [obj] [the] stone from upon lip [the] well and to water: watering [obj] flock Laban brother: male-sibling mother his
11 And having watered the flock, he kissed her. And lifting up his voice, he wept.
and to kiss Jacob to/for Rachel and to lift: loud [obj] voice his and to weep
12 And he revealed to her that he was a brother of her father, and the son of Rebekah. And so, hurrying, she announced it to her father.
and to tell Jacob to/for Rachel for brother: male-relative father her he/she/it and for son: child Rebekah he/she/it and to run: run and to tell to/for father her
13 And when he had heard that Jacob, his sister’s son, had arrived, he ran to meet him. And embracing him, and kissing him heartily, he brought him into his house. But when he had heard the reasons for his journey,
and to be like/as to hear: hear Laban [obj] report Jacob son: child sister his and to run: run to/for to encounter: meet him and to embrace to/for him and to kiss to/for him and to come (in): bring him to(wards) house: home his and to recount to/for Laban [obj] all [the] word: thing [the] these
14 he responded, “You are my bone and my flesh.” And after the days of one month were completed,
and to say to/for him Laban surely bone my and flesh my you(m. s.) and to dwell with him month day
15 he said to him: “Though you are my brother, will you serve me for nothing? Tell me what wages you would accept.”
and to say Laban to/for Jacob for brother: male-relative my you(m. s.) and to serve me for nothing to tell [emph?] to/for me what? wage your
16 In truth, he had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah; and truly the younger was called Rachel.
and to/for Laban two daughter name [the] great: old Leah and name [the] small Rachel
17 But while Leah was bleary-eyed, Rachel had an elegant appearance and was attractive to behold.
and eye Leah tender and Rachel to be beautiful appearance and beautiful appearance
18 And Jacob, loving her, said, “I will serve you for seven years, for your younger daughter Rachel.”
and to love: lover Jacob [obj] Rachel and to say to serve you seven year in/on/with Rachel daughter your [the] small
19 Laban responded, “It is better that I give her to you than to another man; remain with me.”
and to say Laban (pleasant *Lb) to give: give I [obj] her to/for you from to give: give I [obj] her to/for man another to dwell [emph?] with me me
20 Therefore, Jacob served for seven years for Rachel. And these seemed like only a few days, because of the greatness of love.
and to serve Jacob in/on/with Rachel seven year and to be in/on/with eye: appearance his like/as day one in/on/with love his [obj] her
21 And he said to Laban, “Give my wife to me. For now the time has been fulfilled, so that I may go in to her.”
and to say Jacob to(wards) Laban to give [emph?] [obj] woman: wife my for to fill day my and to come (in): come to(wards) her
22 And he, having called a great crowd of his friends to the feast, agreed to the marriage.
and to gather Laban [obj] all human [the] place and to make feast
23 And at night, he brought in his daughter Leah to him,
and to be in/on/with evening and to take: take [obj] Leah daughter his and to come (in): bring [obj] her to(wards) him and to come (in): come to(wards) her
24 giving his daughter a handmaid named Zilpah. After Jacob had gone in to her, according to custom, when morning had arrived, he saw Leah.
and to give: give Laban to/for her [obj] Zilpah maidservant his to/for Leah daughter his maidservant
25 And he said to his father-in-law, “What is it that you intended to do? Did I not serve you for Rachel? Why have you deceived me?”
and to be in/on/with morning and behold he/she/it Leah and to say to(wards) Laban what? this to make: do to/for me not in/on/with Rachel to serve with you and to/for what? to deceive me
26 Laban responded, “It is not the practice in this place to give the younger in marriage first.
and to say Laban not to make: do so in/on/with place our to/for to give: give(marriage) [the] little to/for face: before [the] firstborn
27 Complete a week of days with this mating. And then I will give this one to you also, for the service that you will provide to me for another seven years.”
to fill week this and to give: give(marriage) to/for you also [obj] this in/on/with service which to serve with me me still seven year another
28 He agreed to his pleading. And after the week had passed, he took Rachel as a wife.
and to make: do Jacob so and to fill week this and to give: give(marriage) to/for him [obj] Rachel daughter his to/for him to/for woman: wife
29 To her, the father had given Bilhah as her servant.
and to give: give Laban to/for Rachel daughter his [obj] Bilhah maidservant his to/for her to/for maidservant
30 And, having at last obtained the marriage he desired, he preferred the love of the latter before the former, and he served with him another seven years.
and to come (in): come also to(wards) Rachel and to love: lover also [obj] Rachel from Leah and to serve with him still seven year another
31 But the Lord, seeing that he despised Leah, opened her womb, but her sister remained barren.
and to see: see LORD for to hate Leah and to open [obj] womb her and Rachel barren
32 Having conceived, she gave birth to a son, and she called his name Reuben, saying: “The Lord saw my humiliation; now my husband will love me.”
and to conceive Leah and to beget son: child and to call: call by name his Reuben for to say for to see: see LORD in/on/with affliction my for now to love: lover me man: husband my
33 And again she conceived and bore a son, and she said, “Because the Lord heard that I was treated with contempt, he has also given this one to me.” And she called his name Simeon.
and to conceive still and to beget son: child and to say for to hear: hear LORD for to hate I and to give: give to/for me also [obj] this and to call: call by name his Simeon
34 And she conceived a third time, and she gave birth to another son, and she said: “Now likewise my husband will unite with me, because I have borne him three sons.” And because of this, she called his name Levi.
and to conceive still and to beget son: child and to say now [the] beat to join man: husband my to(wards) me for to beget to/for him three son: child upon so to call: call by name his Levi
35 A fourth time she conceived and bore a son, and she said, “Only now will I confess to the Lord.” And for this reason, she called him Judah. And she ceased from child-bearing.
and to conceive still and to beget son: child and to say [the] beat to give thanks [obj] LORD upon so to call: call by name his Judah and to stand: stand from to beget

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