Jacob Meets Rachel

1Then Iacob lyfte vp his fete and wet toward the east countre. 2And as he loked aboute behold there was a well in the feld and .iij. flockes of shepe laye therby (for at that well were the flockes watered) and there laye a great stone at the well mouth 3And the maner was to brynge the flockes thyther and to roull the stone fro the welles mouth and to water the shepe and to put the stone agayne vppon the wells mouth vnto his place.

4And Iacob sayde vnto the: brethern whece be ye? and they sayde: of Haran ar we. 5And he sayde vnto the: knowe ye Laban the sonne of Nahor. And they sayde: we knowe him. 6And he sayde vnto the: is he in good health? And they sayde: he is in good health: and boholde his doughter Rahel cometh with ye shepe. 7And he sayde: lo it is yet a great whyle to nyghte nether is it tyme yt the catell shulde be gathered together: water the shepe and goo and fede the. 8And they sayde: we maye not vntill all ye flockes be brought together and the stone be roulled fro the wells mouth and so we water oure shepe.

9Whyle he yet talked with the Rahel came with hir fathers shepe for she kepte them. 10As soone As Iacob sawe Rahel the doughter of Laban his mothers brother and the shepe of Laban his mothers brother he went and rowled the stone fro the wells mouth and watered the shepe of Laba his mothers brother 11And Iacob kyssed Rahel and lyfte vp his voyce and wepte: 12and tolde her also yt he was hir fathers brother and Rebeccas sonne. The Rahel ranne and tolde hir father.

13When Laban herd tell of Iacob his sisters sonne he ranne agaynst him and embraced hi and kyssed him ad broughte him in to his house. And the Iacob told Laba all ye matter

Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel

14And the Laba sayde: well thou art my bone and my flesh. Abyde with me the space of a moneth.

15And afterward Laban sayd vnto Iacob: though thou be my brother shuldest thou therfore serue me for nought?tell me what shall thi wages be? 16And Laban had .ij. doughters the eldest called Lea and the yongest Rahel. 17Lea was tender eyed: But Rahel was bewtifull ad well fauored. 18And Iacob loued her well and sayde: I will serue the .vij. yere for Rahel thy yongest doughter. 19And Laban answered: it is better yt I geue her the than to another man? byde therfore with me. 20And Iacob serued .vij. yeres for Rahel and they semed vnto him but a fewe dayes for the loue he had to her.

21And Iacob sayde vnto Laban geue me my wife that I maye lye with hir for the tyme appoynted me is come. 22Than Laban bade all the men of that place and made a feast. 23And when eue was come he toke Lea his doughter and broughte her to him and he went in vnto her. 24And Laban gaue vnto his doughter Lea Zilpha his mayde to be hir seruaunte. 25And when the mornynge was come beholde it was Lea. Than sayde he to Laban: wherfore hast thou played thus with me? dyd not I serue the for Rahel wherfore than hast thou begyled me? 26Laban answered: it is not the maner of this place to marke the yongest before the eldest. 27Passe out this weke and tha shall this also be geuen the for ye seruyce which thou shalt serue me yet .vij. yeres more. 28And Iacob dyd eue so and passed out that weke and than he gaue hi Rahel his doughter to wyfe also. 29And Laban gaue to Rahel his doughter Bilha his handmayde to be hir servaute. 30So laye he by Rahel also and loued Rahel more than Lea and serued him yet .vij. yeres more.

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah

31When the LORde sawe that Lea was despised he made her frutefull: but Rahel was baren. 32And Lea conceaued and bare a sonne ad called his name Rube for she sayde::the LORde hath loked apon my tribulation. And now my husbonde will loue me. 33And she conceaued agayne and bare a sonne and sayde: the LORde hath herde that I am despised ad hath therfore geuen me this sonne also and she called him Simeon. 34And she conceaued yet and bare a sonne ad sayde: now this once will my husbonde kepe me company because I haue borne him .iij. sonnes: and therfore she called his name Levi. 35And she conceaued yet agayne and bare a sonne saynge? Now will I prayse the LORde: therfore she called his name Iuda and left bearynge.