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28 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, “Do not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.
2 “Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and there take a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.
3 “And God All Sufficient bless you and make you increase and multiply you, so that you may be a multitude of people,
4 “and give you the blessing of Abraham—to you and to your seed with you—so that you may inherit the land wherein you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.”
5 Thus, Isaac sent forth Jacob; and he went to Padan Aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramite, brother to Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.
6 Now, Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him to Padan Aram to fetch a wife from there, and given him a charge when he blessed him, saying, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,”
7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan Aram.
8 Also, Esau, seeing that the daughters of Canaan displeased Isaac, his father,
9 then went to Ishmael and added to the wives which he had Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
10 Now Jacob departed from Beersheba and went to Haran,
11 And he came to a place and stayed there all night because the Sun was down. And he took from the stones of the place and laid them under his head and slept in the same place.
12 Then he dreamed; and behold, there stood a ladder upon the Earth. And the top of it reached up to Heaven. And lo, the angels of God went up and down by it.
13 And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, “I am the LORD God of Abraham, your father, and the God of Isaac. The land upon the which you sleep I will give you and your seed.
14 “And your seed shall be as the dust of the Earth; and you shall spread out to the west and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. And in you and in your seed shall all the families of the Earth be blessed.
15 “And lo, I am with you and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you back into this land. For I will not forsake you until I have performed that which I have promised you.”
16 Then Jacob awoke out of his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place; and I was not aware.”
17 And he was afraid, and said, “How fearful is this place! This is none other but the House of God; and this is the Gate of Heaven.”
18 Then Jacob rose up early in the morning and took the stone that he had laid under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil upon the top of it.
19 And he called the name of that place “Bethel”. But the name of that city was at the first called “Luz”.
20 Then Jacob vowed a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey which I go and will give me bread to eat and clothes to put on,
21 “so that I come back to my father’s house in safety, then shall the LORD be my God.”
22 “And this stone which I have set up as a pillar shall be God’s House. And of all that You shall give me, I will give a tenth to You.”
29 Then Jacob lifted up his feet and came into the east country.
2 And as he looked around, behold, there was a well in the field; and lo, three flocks of sheep lay nearby (for the flocks were watered at that well). And there was a great stone upon the well’s mouth.
3 And all the flocks were gathered there. And they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth and watered the sheep and put the stone back in its place upon the well’s mouth.
4 And Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where are you from?” And they answered, “We are from Haran.”
5 Then he said to them, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?” Who said, “We know him.”
6 Again, he said to them, “Is he in good health?” And they answered, “He is in good health. And behold, his daughter, Rachel, comes with the sheep.”
7 Then he said, “Lo, it is still midday; nor is it time that the cattle should be gathered together. Water the sheep and go feed them.
8 But they said, “We cannot until all the flocks are brought together and the stone is rolled from the well’s mouth. Then we may water the sheep.”
9 While he talked with them, Rachel also came with her father’s sheep (for she kept them).
10 And as soon as Jacob saw Rachel (the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother) and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, then Jacob came near and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth and watered the flock of Laban, his mother’s brother.
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel and lifted up his voice and wept.
12 For Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son. Then she ran and told her father.
13 And when Laban heard tell 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.
14 To whom Laban said, “Well, you are my bone and my flesh.” And he stayed with him for a month.
15 For Laban said to Jacob, “Though you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall be your wages?”
16 Now Laban had two daughters, the elder called Leah and the younger called Rachel.
17 And Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and fair.
18 And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.”
19 Then Laban answered, “It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”
20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel. And they seemed to him but a few days, because he loved her.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, so that I may go in to her. For my term is ended.”
22 Therefore, Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a feast.
23 And when the evening had come, he took Leah, his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in to her.
24 And Laban gave his maid, Zilpah, to his daughter, Leah, to be her servant.
25 But when the morning had come, behold, it was Leah. Then he said to Laban, “Why have you done this to me? Did I not serve you for Rachel? Why then have you tricked me?”
26 And Laban answered, “It is not the custom of this place to give the younger before the elder.
27 “Fulfill seven years for her, and we will also give you this for the service which you shall serve me yet seven years more.”
28 Then Jacob did so and fulfilled her seven years. So, he gave him Rachel, his daughter, to be his wife.
29 Laban also gave to Rachel, his daughter, Bilhah, his maid, to be her servant.
30 So, he entered into Rachel also, and also loved Rachel more than Leah, and served yet seven years more.
31 When the LORD saw that Leah was despised, He made her fruitful. But Rachel was barren.
32 And Leah conceived and bore a son; and she called his name Reuben. For she said, “Because the LORD has looked upon my tribulation; now, therefore, my husband will love me.
33 And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the LORD heard that I was hated, he has therefore given me this son also.” And she called his name Simeon.
34 And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now, at this time my husband will keep me company, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore, his name was called Levi.
35 Moreover, she conceived again and bore a son, saying, “Now I will praise the LORD!” Therefore, she called his name Judah, and stopped bearing.
18 While He spoke to them, behold, a certain ruler came and worshipped Him, saying, “My daughter is now deceased. But come and lay Your hand on her, and she shall live.”
19 And Jesus arose and followed him, with His disciples.
20 And behold, a woman who had been diseased with an issue of blood for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the hem of His garment.
21 For she said to herself, “If I may touch but His garment only, I shall be whole.”
22 Then Jesus turned around. And seeing her, He said, “Daughter, be encouraged. Your faith has made you whole.” And the woman was made whole at that same moment.
23 Now when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flutists and the multitude making noise,
24 He said to them, “Leave. For the maid is not dead, but sleeps.” And they laughed Him to scorn.
25 And when the multitude had been cast out, He went in and took her by the hand. And the maid arose.
26 And report of this went throughout all that land.
27 And as Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying, and saying, “O son of David! Have mercy upon us!”
28 And when He had come into the house, the blind came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” And they said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
29 Then, He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith may it be done to you.”
30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly instructed them, saying, “See that no one knows it.”
31 But once they had left, they spread the news about Him throughout all that land.
32 And as they went out, behold, they brought to Him a mute man, possessed with a demon.
33 And after the demon had been cast out, the mute spoke. Then the multitude marveled, saying, “Such was never seen in Israel!”
34 But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons through the prince of demons.”
35 And Jesus went throughout all the cities and towns, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
36 But when He saw the multitude, He had compassion on them, because they were troubled and tossed aside, as sheep having no shepherd.
37 Then He said to His disciples, “Surely, the harvest is great. But the laborers are few.
38 “Therefore, pray that the Lord of the Harvest would send out laborers into His harvest!”
11 In the LORD I put my trust. How, then, can you say to my soul, “Flee to your mountain as a bird”?
2 For lo, the wicked bend their bow and make ready their arrows upon the string, so that they may secretly shoot at those who are upright in heart.
3 For if the foundations are cast down, what can the righteous do?
4 The LORD is in His Holy palace. The LORD’s throne is in the sky. His eyes behold. His eyelids try the children of men.
5 The LORD will try the righteous. But the wicked, and he who loves iniquity, His soul hates.
6 Upon the wicked He shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and stormy tempest. This is the portion of their cup.
7 For the righteous LORD loves righteousness. His face beholds the just. To him who excels upon the eight tune: A Psalm of David.
11 My son, do not refuse the chastening of the LORD, nor be grieved with His correction.
12 For the LORD corrects him whom He loves, even as the father does the child in whom he delights.
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