Genesis 29:16–28

¹⁶Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah,^p and the name of the younger was Rachel.^{q 17}Leah had weak^a eyes, but Rachel^r had a lovely figure and was beautiful.^{s 18}Jacob was in love with Rachel^t and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”^u

¹⁹Laban said, “It’s better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me.” ²⁰So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel,^v but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.^w

²¹Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to make love to her.^x”

²²So Laban brought together all the people of the place and gave a feast.^{y 23}But when evening came, he took his daughter Leah^z and brought her to Jacob, and Jacob made love to her. ²⁴And Laban gave his servant Zilpah^a to his daughter as her attendant.^b

²⁵When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me?^c I served you for Rachel, didn’t I? Why have you deceived me?^d”

²⁶Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one.^{e 27}Finish this daughter’s bridal week;^f then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work.^g”

²⁸And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.^h