And when he had been there the space of a month, he demanded Jacob if he would gladly serve him because he was his cousin, and what hire and reward he would have.  He had two daughters, the more was named Leah, and the less was called Rachel, but Leah was blear-eyed, and Rachel was fair of visage and well-favored, whom Jacob loved, and said:  I shall serve thee for Rachel thy younger daughter seven years.  Laban answered:  It is better that I give her to thee than to a strange man; dwell and abide with me, and thou shalt have her.  And so Jacob served him for Rachel seven years, and him thought it but a little while, because of the great love that he had to her.  And at the end of seven years, Jacob said to Laban:  Give to me my wife, for the time is come that I should have her.  Then Laban called all his friends and made a feast for the wedding, and at night he brought in Leah, the more daughter, and delivered to her an handmaid named Zilpah.  Then Jacob, when the morning came, saw that it was Leah.  He said to Laban her father:  What hast thou done?  Have I not served thee for Rachel, why hast thou brought Leah to me?  Laban answered:  It is not the usage ne custom of our country to give the younger first to be wedded, but fulfil and make an end of this marriage this week, and then shall I give to thee Rachel my daughter for other seven years that thou shalt serve to me.  Jacob agreed gladly, and when that week was passed, he wedded Rachel to his wife.  To whom Laban her father gave an handmaid named Bilhah.  Nevertheless when the wedding of the younger was finished, because of the great love that he had to her, him thought that the other seven years were but short.

[And Jacob while he served Laban had these sons:  Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulon, Joseph.] When Joseph was born, Jacob said to Laban his wives’ father:  Give me leave to depart that I may go in to my country and my land; give to me my wives and children for whom I have served thee that I may go hence.  Thou knowest what service I have served thee.  Laban said to him:  I have founden grace in thy sight; I know it by experience that God hath blessed me for thee; I have ordained the reward that I shall give to thee.  Then Jacob answered:  Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how much thy possession was in my hands.  Thou hadst but little when I came to thee, and now thou art rich, God hath blessed thee at mine entry; it is now right that I provide somewhat toward mine house.  Laban said:  What shall I give to thee?  Jacob answered:  I will nothing but that thou do that I demand.  I shall yet feed and keep thy beasts, and depart asunder all the sheep of divers colors.  And all that ever shall be of divers colors and spotty, as well in sheep as in goats, let me have them for my reward and meed, and Laban granted thereto.  Then at time of departing, Laban took them of two colors, and Jacob them that were of one color.  Thus was Jacob made much rich out of measure, and had many flocks, and servants both men and women, camels and asses.