- Genesis 29:1
וַיִּשָּׂא יַעֲקֹב רַגְלָיו וַיֵּלֶךְ אַרְצָה בְנֵי־קֶדֶם׃
Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the Easterners.
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וּנְטַל יַעֲקֹב רַגְלוֹהִי וַאֲזַל לַאֲרַע בְּנֵי מַדְנְחָא׃
Yaakov [then] lifted his feet and went toward the land of the people of the East.
- Genesis 29:2
וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה בְאֵר בַּשָּׂדֶה וְהִנֵּה־שָׁם שְׁלֹשָׁה עֶדְרֵי־צֹאן רֹבְצִים עָלֶיהָ כִּי מִן־הַבְּאֵר הַהִוא יַשְׁקוּ הָעֲדָרִים וְהָאֶבֶן גְּדֹלָה עַל־פִּי הַבְּאֵר׃
There before his eyes was a well in the open. Three flocks of sheep were lying there beside it, for the flocks were watered from that well. The stone on the mouth of the well was large.
Targum Onkelos
וַחֲזָא וְהָא בֵירָא בְּחַקְלָא וְהָא תַּמָּן תְּלָתָא עֶדְרִין דְּעָאן רְבִיעִין עֲלַהּ אֲרֵי מִן בֵּירָא הַהִיא מַשְׁקַן עֶדְרַיָּא וְאַבְנָא רַבְּתָא עַל פֻּמָּא דְּבֵירָא׃
He looked and [saw] a well in the field; and behold there were three flocks of sheep lying beside it, for from that well the flocks are watered. There was a large stone over the mouth of the well.
- Genesis 29:3
וְנֶאֶסְפוּ־שָׁמָּה כׇל־הָעֲדָרִים וְגָלְלוּ אֶת־הָאֶבֶן מֵעַל פִּי הַבְּאֵר וְהִשְׁקוּ אֶת־הַצֹּאן וְהֵשִׁיבוּ אֶת־הָאֶבֶן עַל־פִּי הַבְּאֵר לִמְקֹמָהּ׃
When all the flocks were gathered there, the stone would be rolled from the mouth of the well and the sheep watered; then the stone would be put back in its place on the mouth of the well.
Targum Onkelos
וּמִתְכַּנְשִׁין תַּמָּן כָּל עֶדְרַיָּא וּמְגַנְדְּרִין יָת אַבְנָא מֵעַל פֻּמָּא דְּבֵירָא וּמַשְׁקַן יָת עָנָא וּמְתִיבִין יָת אַבְנָא עַל פֻּמָּא דְּבֵירָא לְאַתְרַהּ׃
When all the flocks would gather, [the shepherds] would roll the stone from the well’s mouth, and water the sheep. They would [then] return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.
- Genesis 29:4
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם יַעֲקֹב אַחַי מֵאַיִן אַתֶּם וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֵחָרָן אֲנָחְנוּ׃
Jacob said to the shepherds, “My friends, where are you from?” And they said, “We are from Haran.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן יַעֲקֹב אַחַי מְנָן אַתּוּן וַאֲמַרוּ מֵחָרָן אֲנַחְנָא׃
Yaakov said to them, My brothers, from where do you come? They said, We are from Charan.
- Genesis 29:5
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הַיְדַעְתֶּם אֶת־לָבָן בֶּן־נָחוֹר וַיֹּאמְרוּ יָדָעְנוּ׃
He said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” And they said, “Yes, we do.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן הַיְדַעְתּוּן יָת לָבָן בַּר נָחוֹר וַאֲמַרוּ יָדְעִין׃
He said to them, Do you know Lavan, the son of Nachor? They said, We know him.
- Genesis 29:6
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הֲשָׁלוֹם לוֹ וַיֹּאמְרוּ שָׁלוֹם וְהִנֵּה רָחֵל בִּתּוֹ בָּאָה עִם־הַצֹּאן׃
He continued, “Is he well?” They answered, “Yes, he is; and there is his daughter Rachel, coming with the flock.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן הַשְׁלָם לֵיהּ וַאֲמַרוּ שְׁלָם וְהָא רָחֵל בְּרַתֵּיהּ אָתְיָא עִם עָנָא׃
He said to them, Is he doing well? They said, He is doing well. Behold Rochel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep.
- Genesis 29:7
וַיֹּאמֶר הֵן עוֹד הַיּוֹם גָּדוֹל לֹא־עֵת הֵאָסֵף הַמִּקְנֶה הַשְׁקוּ הַצֹּאן וּלְכוּ רְעוּ׃
He said, “It is still broad daylight, too early to round up the animals; water the flock and take them to pasture.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר הָא עוֹד יוֹמָא סַגִּי לָא עִדָּן לְמִכְנַשׁ בְּעִיר אַשְׁקוֹ עָנָא וְאִיזִילוּ רְעוֹ׃
He said to them, The day is yet long, it is not yet time for the sheep to be gathered, water the sheep and go pasture them.
- Genesis 29:8
וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא נוּכַל עַד אֲשֶׁר יֵאָסְפוּ כׇּל־הָעֲדָרִים וְגָלְלוּ אֶת־הָאֶבֶן מֵעַל פִּי הַבְּאֵר וְהִשְׁקִינוּ הַצֹּאן׃
But they said, “We cannot, until all the flocks are rounded up; then the stone is rolled off the mouth of the well and we water the sheep.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַרוּ לָא נִכּוֹל עַד דְּיִתְכַּנְשׁוּן כָּל עֶדְרַיָּא וִיגַנְדְּרוּן יָת אַבְנָא מֵעַל פֻּמָּא דְּבֵירָא וְנַשְׁקֵי עָנָא׃
They said, We cannot [do so] until all the flocks have gathered and [the shepherds] roll the stone from the mouth of the well. Then we can water the sheep.
- Genesis 29:9
עוֹדֶנּוּ מְדַבֵּר עִמָּם וְרָחֵל ׀ בָּאָה עִם־הַצֹּאן אֲשֶׁר לְאָבִיהָ כִּי רֹעָה הִוא׃
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s flock—for she was its shepherd.
Targum Onkelos
עַד דְּהוּא מְמַלֵּיל עִמְּהוֹן וְרָחֵל אֲתָת עִם עָנָא דִּלְאֲבוּהָא אֲרֵי רָעִיתָא הִיא׃
While he was still speaking with them, Rochel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
- Genesis 29:10
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר רָאָה יַעֲקֹב אֶת־רָחֵל בַּת־לָבָן אֲחִי אִמּוֹ וְאֶת־צֹאן לָבָן אֲחִי אִמּוֹ וַיִּגַּשׁ יַעֲקֹב וַיָּגֶל אֶת־הָאֶבֶן מֵעַל פִּי הַבְּאֵר וַיַּשְׁקְ אֶת־צֹאן לָבָן אֲחִי אִמּוֹ׃
And when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his uncle Laban, and the flock of his uncle Laban, Jacob went up and rolled the stone off the mouth of the well, and watered the flock of his uncle Laban.
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָה כַּד חֲזָא יַעֲקֹב יָת רָחֵל בַּת לָבָן אֲחוּהָא דְּאִמֵּיהּ וְיָת עָנָא דְּלָבָן אֲחוּהָא דְּאִמֵּיהּ וּקְרֵיב יַעֲקֹב וְגַנְדַּר יָת אַבְנָא מֵעַל פֻּמָּא דְּבֵירָא וְאַשְׁקִי יָת עָנָא דְּלָבָן אֲחוּהָא דְּאִמֵּיהּ׃
When Yaakov saw Rochel, the daughter of Lavan, his mother’s brother, with the sheep of Lavan, his mother’s brother, he stepped near and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well. He then watered the sheep of Lavan, his mother’s brother.
- Genesis 29:11
וַיִּשַּׁק יַעֲקֹב לְרָחֵל וַיִּשָּׂא אֶת־קֹלוֹ וַיֵּבְךְּ׃
Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and broke into tears.
Targum Onkelos
וְנַשֵּׁיק יַעֲקֹב לְרָחֵל וַאֲרֵים יָת קָלֵיהּ וּבְכָא׃
Yaakov kissed Rochel and cried in a loud voice.
- Genesis 29:12
וַיַּגֵּד יַעֲקֹב לְרָחֵל כִּי אֲחִי אָבִיהָ הוּא וְכִי בֶן־רִבְקָה הוּא וַתָּרׇץ וַתַּגֵּד לְאָבִיהָ׃
Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s kinsman, that he was Rebekah’s son; and she ran and told her father.
Targum Onkelos
וְחַוִּי יַעֲקֹב לְרָחֵל אֲרֵי בַּר אֲחָת אֲבוּהָא הוּא וַאֲרֵי בַּר רִבְקָה הוּא וּרְהַטַת וְחַוִּיאַת לַאֲבוּהָא׃
Yaakov told Rochel that he was a relative of her father [the son of her father’s sister], that he was the son of Rivkah. She ran and told her father.
- Genesis 29:13
וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ לָבָן אֶת־שֵׁמַע ׀ יַעֲקֹב בֶּן־אֲחֹתוֹ וַיָּרׇץ לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיְחַבֶּק־לוֹ וַיְנַשֶּׁק־לוֹ וַיְבִיאֵהוּ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וַיְסַפֵּר לְלָבָן אֵת כׇּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה׃
On hearing the news of his sister’s son Jacob, Laban ran to greet him; he embraced him and kissed him, and took him into his house. He told Laban all that had happened,
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָה כַּד שְׁמַע לָבָן יָת שֵׁימַע יַעֲקֹב בַּר אֲחָתֵיהּ וּרְהַט לְקַדָּמוּתֵיהּ וְגָפֵיף לֵיהּ וְנַשֵּׁיק לֵיהּ וְאַעֲלֵיהּ לְבֵיתֵיהּ וְאִשְׁתַּעִי לְלָבָן יָת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין׃
When Lavan heard the news of Yaakov, his sister’s son, he ran to greet him. He embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. [Yaakov] told Lavan all that had happened.
- Genesis 29:14
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ לָבָן אַךְ עַצְמִי וּבְשָׂרִי אָתָּה וַיֵּשֶׁב עִמּוֹ חֹדֶשׁ יָמִים׃
and Laban said to him, “You are truly my bone and flesh.” When he had stayed with him a month’s time,
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ לָבָן בְּרַם קָרִיבִי וּבִסְרִי אַתְּ וִיתֵיב עִמֵּיהּ יְרַח יוֹמִין׃
Lavan said to him, Nevertheless, you are my bone [relative] and flesh. [Yaakov] lived with him for a month.
- Genesis 29:15
וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן לְיַעֲקֹב הֲכִי־אָחִי אַתָּה וַעֲבַדְתַּנִי חִנָּם הַגִּידָה לִּי מַה־מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּךָ׃
Laban said to Jacob, “Just because you are a kinsman, should you serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לָבָן לְיַעֲקֹב הֲמִדַּאֲחִי אַתְּ וְתִפְלְחִנַּנִי מַגָּן חַו לִי מָא אַגְרָךְ׃
Lavan said to Yaakov, Just because you are my relative, must you work for me without pay? Tell me, [what should] your wages [be]?
- Genesis 29:16
וּלְלָבָן שְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת שֵׁם הַגְּדֹלָה לֵאָה וְשֵׁם הַקְּטַנָּה רָחֵל׃
Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older one was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Targum Onkelos
וּלְלָבָן תַּרְתֵּין בְּנָן שׁוֹם רַבְּתָא לֵאָה וְשׁוֹם זְעֵירְתָא רָחֵל׃
Lavan had two daughters. The name of the older one was Leah, and the name of the younger one was Rochel.
- Genesis 29:17
וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה רַכּוֹת וְרָחֵל הָיְתָה יְפַת־תֹּאַר וִיפַת מַרְאֶה׃
Leah had weak eyes; Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
Targum Onkelos
וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה יָאֲיָין וְרָחֵל הֲוָת שַׁפִּירָא בְּרֵיוָא וְיָאֲיָא בְּחֶזְוָא׃
The eyes of Leah were tender [beautiful]. Rochel was of beautiful form and of beautiful appearance.