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Then Jacob set out on his journey, and went to the land of the people of the east.

Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.

He looked, and saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying there beside it, because they watered the flocks from that well. Now the stone on the mouth of the well was large.

And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

When all the flocks were gathered there, they would roll the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would put the stone back in its place on the mouth of the well.

And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.

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

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

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

And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

And he said to them, "Is it well with him?" And they said, "It is well, and here is his daughter Rachel coming with the sheep."

And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

Then he said, "Look, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered. Water the sheep, and go, pasture them."

And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.

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

And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.

While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she kept them.

When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of his mother's brother Laban, and the sheep of his mother's brother Laban, Jacob went up and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the flock of his mother's brother Laban.

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

Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and raised his voice and wept.

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

Jacob told Rachel that he was a relative of her father and that he was Rebekah's son, and she ran and told her father.

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

So when Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Then he told Laban all these things.

And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

And Laban said to him, "You certainly are my bone and my flesh." And he stayed with him a month.

And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.