Genesis 29
- 1Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.
- 2And he looked, and a well in the field, and there were three flocks of sheep lying by it, for out of that well they watered the flocks. And a great stone was on the well's mouth.
- 3And there were all the flocks gathered. And they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the well's mouth in his place.
- 4And Jacob said to them, My brothers and sisters, where are you from? And they said, Of Haran are we.
- 5And he said to them, Know you Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
- 6And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well. And Rachel his daughter comes with the sheep.
- 7And he said, It is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.
- 8And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep.
- 9And while he yet spoke with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.
- 10When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
- 11And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
- 12And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son. And she ran and told her father.
- 13When Laban heard the news of Jacob his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
- 14And Laban said to him, Surely you are my bone and my flesh. And he stayed with him the space of a month.
- 15And Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?
- 16And Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
- 17Leah was tender eyed. But Rachel was beautiful and good-looking.
- 18And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.
- 19And Laban said, It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.
- 20And Jacob served seven years for Rachel. And they seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
- 21And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may sleep with her.
- 22And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
- 23In the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. And he slept with her.
- 24And Laban gave his servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid.
- 25And in the morning, it was Leah. And he said to Laban, What is this you have done to me? Did not I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?
- 26And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.
- 27Fulfil her week, and we will give you this also for the service which you shall serve with me yet seven other years.
- 28And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. And he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
- 29And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his female servant to be her maid.
- 30And he went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
- 31And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren.
- 32And Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben. For she said, Surely the Lord has looked on my suffering. Now therefore my husband will love me.
- 33And she conceived again, and bore a son, and said, Because the Lord has heard I was hated, he has therefore given me this son also. And she called his name Simeon.
- 34And she conceived again, and bore a son, and said, Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have born him three sons. Therefore was his name called Levi.
- 35And she conceived again, and bore a son. And she said, Now I will praise the Lord. Therefore she called his name Judah, and left bearing.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Genesis 29 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.
GIGAKJVAnd he looked, and a well in the field, and there were three flocks of sheep lying by it, for out of that well they watered the flocks. And a great stone was on the well's mouth.
KJVAnd thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.
GIGAKJVAnd there were all the flocks gathered. And they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the well's mouth in his place.
KJVAnd Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
GIGAKJVAnd Jacob said to them, My brothers and sisters, where are you from? And they said, Of Haran are we.
KJVAnd he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
GIGAKJVAnd he said to them, Know you Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
KJVAnd he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
GIGAKJVAnd he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well. And Rachel his daughter comes with the sheep.
KJVAnd he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.
GIGAKJVAnd he said, It is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.
KJVAnd they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.
GIGAKJVAnd they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep.
KJVAnd while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she kept them.
GIGAKJVAnd while he yet spoke with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.
KJVAnd it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
GIGAKJVWhen Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
KJVAnd Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.
GIGAKJVAnd Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son. And she ran and told her father.
KJVAnd it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
GIGAKJVWhen Laban heard the news of Jacob his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
KJVAnd Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
GIGAKJVAnd Laban said to him, Surely you are my bone and my flesh. And he stayed with him the space of a month.
KJVAnd Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
GIGAKJVAnd Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?
KJVAnd Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
GIGAKJVAnd Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
KJVLeah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
GIGAKJVLeah was tender eyed. But Rachel was beautiful and good-looking.
KJVAnd Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
GIGAKJVAnd Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.
KJVAnd Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
GIGAKJVAnd Laban said, It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.
KJVAnd Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
GIGAKJVAnd Jacob served seven years for Rachel. And they seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
KJVAnd Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
GIGAKJVAnd Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may sleep with her.
KJVAnd it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
GIGAKJVIn the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. And he slept with her.
KJVAnd Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
GIGAKJVAnd Laban gave his servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid.
KJVAnd it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?
GIGAKJVAnd in the morning, it was Leah. And he said to Laban, What is this you have done to me? Did not I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?
KJVFulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
GIGAKJVFulfil her week, and we will give you this also for the service which you shall serve with me yet seven other years.
KJVAnd Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
GIGAKJVAnd Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. And he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
KJVAnd Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
GIGAKJVAnd Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his female servant to be her maid.
KJVAnd he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
GIGAKJVAnd he went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
KJVAnd when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
GIGAKJVAnd when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren.
KJVAnd Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
GIGAKJVAnd Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben. For she said, Surely the Lord has looked on my suffering. Now therefore my husband will love me.
KJVAnd she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.
GIGAKJVAnd she conceived again, and bore a son, and said, Because the Lord has heard I was hated, he has therefore given me this son also. And she called his name Simeon.
KJVAnd she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
GIGAKJVAnd she conceived again, and bore a son, and said, Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have born him three sons. Therefore was his name called Levi.
KJVAnd she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.
GIGAKJVAnd she conceived again, and bore a son. And she said, Now I will praise the Lord. Therefore she called his name Judah, and left bearing.
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