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Jacob's vow.

¶ And Jacob vowed a vow, aying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

So that I come again to my father's houe in peace; then hall the be my God:

And this tone, which I have et for a pillar, hall be God's houe: and of all that thou halt give me I will urely give the tenth unto thee.

1 Jacob cometh to the well of Haran, 9 meeteth Rachel, maketh himelf known to her, and is entertained by Laban, 15 whom be covenanteth to erve for Rachel. 21 He is deceived with Leah; 28 marrieth Rachel alo, and erveth for her even years more. 31 Leah is fruitful, and beareth Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah.

Jacob † went on his journey, and came into the land of the † people of the eat.

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

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

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

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

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

And he aid, Lo, ‖† [sic] it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle hould be gathered together: water ye the heep, and go and feed them.

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

¶ And while he yet pake with them, Rachel came with her father's heep: for he kept them.

And it came to pas, when Jacob aw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the heep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the tone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

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

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

And it came to pas, when Laban heard the † tidings of Jacob his iter's on, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kied him, and brought him to his houe. And he told Laban all thee things.

And Laban aid to him, Surely thou art my bone and my fleh. And he abode with him † the pace of a month.

¶ And Laban aid unto Jacob, Becaue thou art my brother, houldet thou therefore erve me for nought? tell me, what hall thy wages be?

And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

And Jacob loved Rachel; and aid, I will erve thee even years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

And Laban aid, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I hould give her to another man: abide with me.

And Jacob erved even years for Rachel; and they eemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

¶ And Jacob aid unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feat.

And it came to pas in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.

And it came to pas, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he aid to Laban, What is this thou hat done unto me? did not I erve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hat thou beguiled me?

And Laban aid, It mut not be o done in our country, † to give the younger before the firtborn.

Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this alo for the ervice which thou halt erve with me yet even other years.

¶ And Jacob did o, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife alo.

And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

And he went in alo unto Rachel, and he loved alo Rachel more than