Genesis 29:16–28

¹⁶Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

¹⁷And Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was ^abeautiful of form and ¹face.

¹⁸Now Jacob ^aloved Rachel, so he said, “^bI will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”

¹⁹Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than to give her to another man; stay with me.”

²⁰So Jacob served seven years for Rachel and they seemed to him but a few days ^abecause of his love for her.

Laban’s Treachery

²¹Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my ¹time is completed, that I may ^ago in to her.”

²²Laban gathered all the men of the place and made a feast.

²³Now in the evening he took his daughter Leah, and brought her to him; and Jacob went in to her.

²⁴Laban also gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid.

²⁵So it came about in the morning that, behold, it was Leah! And he said to Laban, “^aWhat is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served with you? Why then have you ^bdeceived me?”

²⁶But Laban said, “It is not ¹the practice in our place to ²marry off the younger before the firstborn.

²⁷“Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which ^ayou shall serve with me for another seven years.”

²⁸Jacob did so and completed her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.