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12 And Iacob tolde Rachel that he was her fathers brother, and that he was Rebeccaes sonne: Therefore ranne she and tolde her father. 13 And when Laban hearde certaynely tell of Iacob his sisters sonne, he ranne to meete hym, and imbraced hym, and kyssed hym, and brought hym to his house: And he tolde Laban all these thynges. 14 To whom Laban sayde: Well, thou art my bone & my fleshe. And he abode with hym the space of a moneth. 15 And Laban said vnto Iacob: Though thou be my brother, shouldest thou therfore serue me for naught? Tell me what shall thy wages be? 16 Laban had two daughters, the elder called Lea, and the younger Rachel. 17 Lea was tender eyed: but Rachel was beautifull and well fauoured. 18 And Iacob loued Rachel, and sayde: I wyll serue thee seuen yere for Rachel thy younger daughter. 19 Laban aunswered: It is better that I geue her vnto thee, then that I shoulde geue her to another man: abide with me. 20 And Iacob serued seuen yere for Rachel: and they seemed vnto hym but a fewe dayes, for the loue he hadde to her. Genesis 29:12-20, Bishops' Bible of 1568. Public domain.
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