12. He had told Rachel that he was a relative of her father and a son of Rebekah. So she ran and told her father.
13. As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he hurried to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, and there Jacob told him all these things.
14. Then Laban said to him, “You are my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him for a whole month,
15. Laban said to him, “Just because you are a relative of mine, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
16. Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17. Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel had a lovely figure and was beautiful.
18. Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”