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And Jacob lifted his feet and went to the land of the sons of the east.

And he looked, and, behold, a well in the field. And, behold, three flocks of sheep were lying by it; for from that well they watered the flocks, and the stone on the mouth of the well was great.

And all the flocks were usually gathered there, and they rolled the stone off the mouth of the well and watered the sheep, and replaced the stone on the mouth of the well, to its place.

And Jacob said to them, My brothers, from where are you? And they said, We are from Haran.

And he said to them, Do you know Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him .

And he said to them, Well-being to him? And they said, Well-being. And, behold, his daughter Rachel is coming with the sheep.

And he said, Behold, the day is still high; it is not time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and go feed them .

And they said, We are not able until all the flocks are gathered and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep.

He still was speaking with them, and Rachel came with the sheep which were her father's; for she was feeding them .

And it happened when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, brother to his mother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, Jacob came near and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother'sbrother.

And Jacob kissed Rachel and lifted up his voice and wept.

And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was the son of Rebekah. And she ran and told her father.

And it happened when Laban heard the report of Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him and embraced him and kissed him. And he took him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

And Laban said to him, Truly you are my bone and my flesh. And he lived with him a month of days.