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And now, my son, listen to my voice, and rise, flee for yourself to my brother Laban, to Haran.

Go up, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father. And take a wife for yourself from there, from the daughters of Laban the brother of your mother.

And may He give to you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed with you, for you to possess the land of your travels, which God gave to Abraham.

And Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and had sent him away to Padan-aram to take a wife for himself from there. In his blessing he had commanded him, saying, You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan;

then Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, Nebajoth's sister. To his wives he added her for his wife.

And he came on a place and stayed the night there, for the sun had gone. And he took stones of the place and placed them at his head; and he lay down in that place.

And, behold, I will be with you and will guard you in every place in which you may go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not forsake you until I have surely done that which I have spoken to you.

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.

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

And Laban said to Jacob, are you not my brother? And should you serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall be your wages?

And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.

And Laban said, It is better for me to give her to you than to give her to another man; live with me.

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they were in his eyes like a few days, in his love for her.

And Jacob said to Laban, Give my wife, for my days are completed. And let me go in to her.

And it happened in the morning; behold! She was Leah. And he said to Laban, What have you done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? And why have you tricked me?

Fulfill the week of this one and we will also give you this other one, for the service which you will serve with me, yet another seven years.

And Jacob did so, and he fulfilled the week of this one, and he gave to him his daughter Rachel, to him for a wife.

And Laban gave his slave-girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel, to her for a slave-girl.

And Leah conceived and bore a son. And she called his name Reuben; for she said, Surely Jehovah has looked on my affliction, for now my husband will love me.

And she gave her slave-girl Bilhah to him for a wife. And Jacob went in to her.