H3837A–לָבָן–la.van

Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he came out quickly to the man at the water-spring.

לָבָ֑ן la.Van “[was] Laban”לָבָ֧ן la.Van “Laban”

Then Laban and Bethuel said in answer, This is the Lord's doing: it is not for us to say Yes or No to you.

לָבָ֤ן la.Van “Laban”

Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean of Paddan-aram, and the sister of Laban the Aramaean, to be his wife.

לָבָ֥ן la.Van “Laban”

So now, my son, do what I say: go quickly to Haran, to my brother Laban;

לָבָ֥ן la.Van “Laban”

But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.

לָבָ֖ן la.Van “Laban”

So Isaac sent Jacob away: and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

לָבָ֤ן la.Van “Laban”

And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.

לָבָ֣ן la.Van “Laban”

Then when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, coming with Laban's sheep, he came near, and rolling the stone away from the mouth of the hole, he got water for Laban's flock.

לָבָן֙ la.Van “Laban”לָבָ֖ן la.Van “Laban”לָבָ֖ן la.Van “Laban”

And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.

לָבָ֜ן la.Van “Laban”לְלָבָ֔ן (לָבָ֔ן) la.Van “Laban”

And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.

לָבָ֔ן la.Van “Laban”

Then Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother are you to be my servant for nothing? say now, what is your payment to be?

לָבָן֙ la.Van “Laban”

Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

וּלְלָבָ֖ן (לָבָ֖ן) la.Van “Laban”

And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.

לָבָ֗ן la.Van “Laban”

Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.

לָבָן֙ la.Van “Laban”

And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.

לָבָ֛ן la.Van “Laban”

And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.

לָבָן֙ la.Van “Laban”

And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?

לָבָ֗ן la.Van “Laban”

And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.

לָבָ֔ן la.Van “Laban”

And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.

לָבָן֙ la.Van “Laban”

Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.

לָבָ֔ן la.Van “Laban”

And Laban said, If you will let me say so, do not go away; for I have seen by the signs that the Lord has been good to me because of you.

לָבָ֔ן la.Van “Laban”

And Laban said, Let it be as you say.

לָבָ֖ן la.Van “Laban”

And sent them three days' journey away: and Jacob took care of the rest of Laban's flock.

לָבָ֖ן la.Van “Laban”

These lambs Jacob kept separate; and he put his flock in a place by themselves and not with Laban's flock.

לָבָ֑ן la.Van “Laban”לָבָֽן׃ la.Van “Laban”

But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put the sticks before them; so that the feebler flocks were Laban's and the stronger were Jacob's.

לְלָבָ֔ן (לָבָ֔ן) la.Van “Laban”