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12 and tolde her also yt he was hir fathers brother and Rebeccas sonne. The Rahel ranne and tolde hir father. 13 When 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 14 And the Laba sayde: well thou art my bone and my flesh. Abyde with me the space of a moneth. 15 And afterward Laban sayd vnto Iacob: though thou be my brother shuldest thou therfore serue me for nought?tell me what shall thi wages be? 16 And Laban had .ij. doughters the eldest called Lea and the yongest Rahel. 17 Lea was tender eyed: But Rahel was bewtifull ad well fauored. 18 And Iacob loued her well and sayde: I will serue the .vij. yere for Rahel thy yongest doughter. 19 And Laban answered: it is better yt I geue her the than to another man? byde therfore with me. 20 And Iacob serued .vij. yeres for Rahel and they semed vnto him but a fewe dayes for the loue he had to her. Genesis 29:12-20, Tyndale Bible of 1526. Public domain.
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