Lexham English Bible

Genesis 29:11-18 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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

12. And Jacob told Rachel that he was the relative of her father, and that he was the son of Rebekah. And she ran and told her father.

13. And it happened that when Laban heard the message about Jacob, the son of his sister, he ran to meet him. And he embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

14. And Laban said to him, “Surely you are my flesh and my bone!” And he stayed with him a month.

15. Then Laban said to Jacob, “Just because you are my brother should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wage should be.”

16. Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

17. Now the eyes of Leah were dull, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.

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