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By your sword you shall live,And your brother you shall serve;But it shall be when you become restless,That you will break his yoke from your neck."

But they said, "We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; then we give water to the sheep to drink."

And Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance.

So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they were in his sight but a few days because of his love for her.

But Laban said, "It is not the practice in our place to give the younger before the firstborn.

And Yahweh saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

But she said to her, "Is it a small matter for you to take my husband? And would you take my son's mandrakes also?" So Rachel said, "Therefore he will lie with you tonight in return for your son's mandrakes."

But Laban said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, stay with me; I have interpreted an omen that Yahweh has blessed me on your account."

But he said to him, "You yourself know how I have served you and how your livestock have fared with me.

For you had little before I came, but it has spread out to a multitude, and Yahweh has blessed you at every step of mine. But now, when shall I provide for my own household also?"

but when the flock was feeble, he did not put them in; so the feebler were Laban's and the stronger Jacob's.

and he said to them, "I see your father's face, that it is not friendly toward me as formerly, but the God of my father has been with me.

It is in my hand to do evil against you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Beware of speaking either good or evil to Jacob.'

So now you have indeed gone away because you longed greatly for your father's house; but why did you steal my gods?"

The one with whom you find your gods shall not live; in the presence of our relatives recognize what is yours among my belongings and take it for yourself." But Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.

So Laban went into Jacob's tent and into Leah's tent and into the tent of the two maidservants, but he did not find them. Then he went out of Leah's tent and entered Rachel's tent.

Now Rachel had taken the household idols and put them in the camel's saddle, and she sat on them. And Laban felt through all the tent but did not find them.

And she said to her father, "Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise before you, for the manner of women is upon me." So he searched but did not find the household idols.

Then Laban answered and said to Jacob, "The daughters are my daughters, and the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day to these daughters of mine or to their children whom they have borne?

And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.