Laban

Father of Rachel and Leah

Patriarkatc. 1850–1750 BC

Laban was Rebekah's brother and the father of Leah and Rachel. He lived in Haran and was known for his cunning and greed. He tricked Jacob into working 14 years to get Rachel, and repeatedly tried to exploit him. Finally, they made a peace treaty at Gilead.

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IsäBethuel (Nahor's son, Rebecca's father)SisarusRebecca LapsiLeah LapsiRachel

Avaintapahtumat

Received Abraham's Servant

Laban received Abraham's servant who came to find a wife for Isaac and accepted the agreement regarding Rebekah.

1. Moos. 24:29 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

29Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he ran out to the man at the spring.

וּלְרִבְקָ֥ה אָ֖ח וּשְׁמ֣וֹ לָבָ֑ן וַיָּ֨רָץ לָבָ֧ן אֶל־הָאִ֛ישׁ הַח֖וּצָה אֶל־הָעָֽיִן׃ ‬

1. Moos. 24:30 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

30When he saw the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister's wrists, and heard Rebekah say, "This is what the man said to me," he went out to the man and found him standing with the camels by the spring.

וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כִּרְאֹ֣ת אֶת־הַנֶּ֗זֶם וְֽאֶת־הַצְּמִדִים֮ עַל־יְדֵ֣י אֲחֹתוֹ֒ וּכְשָׁמְע֗וֹ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֞י רִבְקָ֤ה אֲחֹתוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּֽה־דִבֶּ֥ר אֵלַ֖י הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־הָאִ֔ישׁ וְהִנֵּ֛ה עֹמֵ֥ד עַל־הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים עַל־הָעָֽיִן׃ ‬

1. Moos. 24:31 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

31"Come in, you who are blessed by the LORD," he said. "Why stand out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels."

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בּ֖וֹא בְּר֣וּךְ יְהוָ֑ה לָ֤מָּה תַעֲמֹד֙ בַּח֔וּץ וְאָנֹכִי֙ פִּנִּ֣יתִי הַבַּ֔יִת וּמָק֖וֹם לַגְּמַלִּֽים׃ ‬

1. Moos. 24:50 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

50Laban and Bethuel answered, "This comes from the LORD; we can say nothing to you, one way or the other.

וַיַּ֨עַן לָבָ֤ן וּבְתוּאֵל֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מֵיְהוָ֖ה יָצָ֣א הַדָּבָ֑ר לֹ֥א נוּכַ֛ל דַּבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ רַ֥ע אוֹ־טֽוֹב׃ ‬

1. Moos. 24:51 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

51Here is Rebekah; take her and go. Let her become the wife of your master's son, as the LORD has spoken."

הִנֵּֽה־רִבְקָ֥ה לְפָנֶ֖יךָ קַ֣ח וָלֵ֑ךְ וּתְהִ֤י אִשָּׁה֙ לְבֶן־אֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ ‬

Jacob's Arrival

Laban welcomed his nephew Jacob, who had fled from Esau, and offered him work.

1. Moos. 29:13 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

13As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him, embraced him, kissed him, and brought him to his house. And Jacob told Laban everything that had happened.

וַיְהִי֩ כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ לָבָ֜ן אֶת־שֵׁ֣מַע ׀ יַעֲקֹ֣ב בֶּן־אֲחֹת֗וֹ וַיָּ֤רָץ לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ וַיְחַבֶּק־לוֹ֙ וַיְנַשֶּׁק־ל֔וֹ וַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּ אֶל־בֵּית֑וֹ וַיְסַפֵּ֣ר לְלָבָ֔ן אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ ‬

1. Moos. 29:14 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

14Laban said to him, "You really are my own flesh and blood." So Jacob stayed with him a full month.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ לָבָ֔ן אַ֛ךְ עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י אָ֑תָּה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב עִמּ֖וֹ חֹ֥דֶשׁ יָמִֽים׃ ‬

1. Moos. 29:15 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

15Then Laban said to Jacob, "Just because you are my kinsman, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be."

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָבָן֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב הֲכִי־אָחִ֣י אַ֔תָּה וַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִי חִנָּ֑ם הַגִּ֥ידָה לִּ֖י מַה־מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ׃ ‬

Deception with Leah

Laban deceived Jacob on the wedding night by giving him Leah instead of Rachel, and demanded seven more years of labor.

1. Moos. 29:23 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

23When evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and he slept with her.

וַיְהִ֣י בָעֶ֔רֶב וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־לֵאָ֣ה בִתּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹתָ֖הּ אֵלָ֑יו וַיָּבֹ֖א אֵלֶֽיהָ׃ ‬

1. Moos. 29:25 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

25When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, "What have you done to me? Wasn't it for Rachel that I served you? Why have you deceived me?"

וַיְהִ֣י בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּה־הִ֖וא לֵאָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־לָבָ֗ן מַה־זֹּאת֙ עָשִׂ֣יתָ לִּ֔י הֲלֹ֤א בְרָחֵל֙ עָבַ֣דְתִּי עִמָּ֔ךְ וְלָ֖מָּה רִמִּיתָֽנִי׃ ‬

1. Moos. 29:26 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

26Laban answered, "It is not our custom here to give the younger before the firstborn.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָבָ֔ן לֹא־יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה כֵ֖ן בִּמְקוֹמֵ֑נוּ לָתֵ֥ת הַצְּעִירָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י הַבְּכִירָֽה׃ ‬

1. Moos. 29:27 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

27Finish this bridal week, and we will give you the other one as well, in return for another seven years of work."

מַלֵּ֖א שְׁבֻ֣עַ זֹ֑את וְנִתְּנָ֨ה לְךָ֜ גַּם־אֶת־זֹ֗את בַּעֲבֹדָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּעֲבֹ֣ד עִמָּדִ֔י ע֖וֹד שֶֽׁבַע־שָׁנִ֥ים אֲחֵרֽוֹת׃ ‬

Changed the Wages

Laban changed Jacob's wages ten times and tried to exploit him, but God blessed Jacob anyway.

1. Moos. 31:7 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

7yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times over. But God did not let him harm me.

וַאֲבִיכֶן֙ הֵ֣תֶל בִּ֔י וְהֶחֱלִ֥ף אֶת־מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖י עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת מֹנִ֑ים וְלֹֽא־נְתָנ֣וֹ אֱלֹהִ֔ים לְהָרַ֖ע עִמָּדִֽי׃ ‬

1. Moos. 31:41 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

41For twenty years I have been in your household. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, and you changed my wages ten times over.

זֶה־לִּ֞י עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שָׁנָה֮ בְּבֵיתֶךָ֒ עֲבַדְתִּ֜יךָ אַרְבַּֽע־עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ בִּשְׁתֵּ֣י בְנֹתֶ֔יךָ וְשֵׁ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים בְּצֹאנֶ֑ךָ וַתַּחֲלֵ֥ף אֶת־מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖י עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת מֹנִֽים׃ ‬

1. Moos. 31:42 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

42If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God saw my hardship and the labor of my hands, and last night he rendered judgment."

לוּלֵ֡י אֱלֹהֵ֣י אָבִי֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י אַבְרָהָ֜ם וּפַ֤חַד יִצְחָק֙ הָ֣יָה לִ֔י כִּ֥י עַתָּ֖ה רֵיקָ֣ם שִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִי אֶת־עָנְיִ֞י וְאֶת־יְגִ֧יעַ כַּפַּ֛י רָאָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַיּ֥וֹכַח אָֽמֶשׁ׃ ‬

The Covenant at Gilead

When Jacob fled, Laban pursued him. They made a peace treaty at Gilead and parted in peace.

1. Moos. 31:44 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

44Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it stand as a witness between us."

וְעַתָּ֗ה לְכָ֛ה נִכְרְתָ֥ה בְרִ֖ית אֲנִ֣י וָאָ֑תָּה וְהָיָ֥ה לְעֵ֖ד בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינֶֽךָ׃ ‬

1. Moos. 31:48 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

48Laban said, "This heap is a witness between you and me today." That is why it was named Galeed.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָבָ֔ן הַגַּ֨ל הַזֶּ֥ה עֵ֛ד בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינְךָ֖ הַיּ֑וֹם עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־שְׁמ֖וֹ גַּלְעֵֽד׃ ‬

1. Moos. 31:49 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

49It was also called Mizpah, because he said, "May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are out of each other's sight.

וְהַמִּצְפָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֔ר יִ֥צֶף יְהוָ֖ה בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ כִּ֥י נִסָּתֵ֖ר אִ֥ישׁ מֵרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ ‬

1. Moos. 31:53 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

53May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

אֱלֹהֵ֨י אַבְרָהָ֜ם וֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י נָחוֹר֙ יִשְׁפְּט֣וּ בֵינֵ֔ינוּ אֱלֹהֵ֖י אֲבִיהֶ֑ם וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּפַ֖חַד אָבִ֥יו יִצְחָֽק׃ ‬

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