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Genesis 29:19–30

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19Then Laban said, “Better that I give her to you than I give her to another man. Stay with me.” 20And Jacob worked for Rachel seven years, but they were as a few days in his eyes because he loved her. 21And Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, that I may go in to her, for my timee is completed.” 22So Laban gathered all the men of the place and prepared a feast. 23And it happened that in the evening he took Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he went in to her. 24And Laban gave Zilpah his female slave to her, to Leah his daughter as a female servant. 25And it happened that in the morning, behold, it was Leah! And he said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Now why did you deceive me?” 26Then Laban said, “It is not the customf in our country to give the younger before the firstborn. 27Complete the week of this one,g then I will also give you the other, on the condition that you will work for meh another seven years.” 28And Jacob did so. So he completed the week of this one,i then he gave Rachel his daughter to him as a wife. 29And Laban gave Bilhah his female slave to Rachel his daughter as a female servant. 30Then he also went in to Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with him yet another seven years.

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Genesis 29:20: So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.

Footnotes

  1. eLiterally “my days”
  2. fLiterally “it is not thus done”
  3. gLeah; the wedding feast would last one week
  4. hLiterally “with respect to the work that you will work with me yet”
  5. iThat is, Leah