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and now, my son, hearken to my voice, and rise, flee for thyself unto Laban my brother, to Haran,

rise, go to Padan-Aram, to the house of Bethuel, thy mother's father, and take for thyself from thence a wife, of the daughters of Laban, thy mother's brother;

and Esau goeth unto Ishmael, and taketh Mahalath, daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, sister of Nebajoth, unto his wives, to himself, for a wife.

and he toucheth at a [certain] place, and lodgeth there, for the sun hath gone in, and he taketh of the stones of the place, and maketh [them] his pillows, and lieth down in that place.

`And lo, I [am] with thee, and have kept thee whithersoever thou goest, and have caused thee to turn back unto this ground; for I leave thee not till that I have surely done that which I have spoken to thee.'

and he looketh, and lo, a well in the field, and lo, there three droves of a flock crouching by it, for from that well they water the droves, and the great stone [is] on the mouth of the well.

And he saith, `Lo, the day [is] still great, [it is] not time for the cattle to be gathered; water ye the flock, and go, delight yourselves.'

He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she [is] shepherdess;

And Laban saith to Jacob, `Is it because thou [art] my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what [is] thy hire.'

And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, `I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:'

and Laban saith, `It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man; dwell with me;'

and Jacob serveth for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.

And Jacob saith unto Laban, `Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in unto her;'

And it cometh to pass in the morning, that lo, it [is] Leah; and he saith unto Laban, `What [is] this thou hast done to me? for Rachel have I not served with thee? and why hast thou deceived me?'

fulfil the week of this one, and we give to thee also this one, for the service which thou dost serve with me yet seven other years.'

And Jacob doth so, and fulfilleth the week of this one, and he giveth to him Rachel his daughter, to him for a wife;

and Laban giveth to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his maid-servant, for a maid-servant to her.

and Leah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Reuben, for she said, `Because Jehovah hath looked on mine affliction; because now doth my husband love me.'

and she giveth to him Bilhah her maid-servant for a wife, and Jacob goeth in unto her;

and Rachel saith, `God hath decided for me, and also hath hearkened to my voice, and giveth to me a son;' therefore hath she called his name Dan.