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As for Iacob, he departed from Bersaba, and wente vnto Haran

and came to a place, where he taried all night: for the Sonne was downe. And he toke a stone of ye place, & put it vnder his heade, and layed him downe in ye same place to slepe.

And beholde, I am with ye, and wyll kepe the where so euer thou goest, & wyl brynge the hither agayne in to this lande: for I wil not leaue the, tyll I haue made good, all that I haue promysed the.

& loked aboute him, and beholde, there was a well in the felde, and ye flockes of shepe therby, for the flockes dranke of the well. And there laye a greate stone at the welles mouth,

Whyle he yet talked with them, Rachel came with hir fathers shepe, for she kepte ye shepe.

But after that saide he vnto Iacob: Because thou art my brother, shalt thou therfore serue me for nought? Tell me, what shall thy wages be.

and Iacob loued her well, and sayde: I will serue the seuen yeare, for Rachel thy yongest doughter.

So Iacob serued seuen yeare for Rachel, and they semed vnto him but few dayes, he loued her so well.

And Iacob saide vnto Laban: geue me my wyfe, for the tyme is come that I shulde lye with her.

But on the morow, beholde, it was Lea. And he sayde vnto Laban: Why hast thou done this vnto me? Haue not I serued ye for Rachel? Why hast thou then begyled me?

Holde out this weke, & I will geue the this also, for the seruyce yt thou shalt do me yet seuen yeares more.

She coceaued yet agayne, and bare a sonne, and sayde: Now wyll my hußbande kepe me company agayne, for I haue borne him thre sonnes, therfore called she his name Leui.

Then sayde Lea: Well is me, for the doughters will call me blessed, and she called him Asser.

She answered: Hast thou not ynough that thou hast taken awaye my hußbande, but wilt take awaye my sonnes Mandragoras also? Rachel saide: Wel, let him lye with the this night for thy sonnes Mandragoras.

Now whan Iacob came home at euen from the felde, Lea wente forth to mete him, and sayde: Thou shalt lye wt me, for I haue bought the for my sonnes Mandragoras. And he slepte with her that night.

and sayde: God hath endewed me with a good dowry. Now wyll my hußbande dwell with me agayne, for I haue borne him sixe sonnes, & she called him Zabulon.

geue me my wyues and my children, (for the which I haue serued the) yt I maye go: for thou knowest, what seruyce I haue done the.

Laban sayde vnto him: Can I not fynde fauoure in thy sight? I perceaue, that God hath blessed me for thy sake.

Thou haddest but litle afore I came hither, but now is it growne into a multitude, and the LORDE hath blessed ye for my sake. And now whan shall I loke to myne owne house also?

He saide: What shal I then geue the? Iacob sayde: Thou shalt geue me nothinge at all, but yf thou wilt do this for me yt I saye, then wyll I fede and kepe thy shepe agayne.