Genesis 29:9-30

9While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with the flock that belonged to her father (for she was a shepherdess).

10Now when Jacob saw Rachel (the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother), Jacob stepped forward and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered the flock of Laban, his mother’s brother.

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

12Then Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s relative and that he was Rebekah’s son. So she ran and told her father.

13Now when Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet him, hugged and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Then he told Laban all these things.

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

15Then Laban said to Jacob, “Should you, my relative, serve me for nothing? Tell me, what should your wages be?”

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

17Leah’s eyes were delicate, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.

18Jacob was in love with Rachel, so he said, “Let me serve you for seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.”

19Laban said, “It’s better that I give her to you than I give her to another man! Stay with me.”

20So Jacob worked for Rachel seven years, yet in his eyes it was like a few days, because of his love for her.

21Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are completed, so I may go to her.”

22So Laban gathered all the men of the place and he prepared a feast.

23When it was evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to him, and he went to her.

24Laban also gave her Zilpah his female servant to his daughter Leah as a female servant.

25So when it was morning, behold there she was, Leah! So he said to Laban, “What is this you’ve done to me? Wasn’t it for Rachel that I worked with you? So why have you deceived me?”

26But Laban said, “It’s not done so in our place—to give the younger before the first-born.

27Complete the bridal week for this one. Then we’ll also give you this other—for work that you’ll do with me—another seven years more.”

28So Jacob did; he also completed this one’s bridal week. Then he gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.

29Laban also gave his daughter Rachel his female servant Bilhah, to be a servant for her.

30Jacob also went to Rachel and indeed loved Rachel more than Leah. So he served with him for yet another seven years.