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Passage Lookup: Genesis 29:14-30
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17 verses
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Genesis 29:14
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Then Laban said to him, "You are my own flesh and blood."
Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel
After Jacob had stayed with him for a whole month,
Genesis 29:15
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Laban said to him, "Just because you are a relative of mine, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be."
Genesis 29:16
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Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Genesis 29:17
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Leah had weak (F140) eyes, but Rachel was lovely in form, and beautiful.
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Genesis 29:18
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Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, "I'll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel."
Genesis 29:19
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Laban said, "It's better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me."
Genesis 29:20
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So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
Genesis 29:21
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Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to lie with her."
Genesis 29:22
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So Laban brought together all the people of the place and gave a feast.
Genesis 29:23
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But when evening came, he took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and Jacob lay with her.
Genesis 29:24
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And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter as her maidservant.
Genesis 29:25
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When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? I served you for Rachel, didn't I? Why have you deceived me?"
Genesis 29:26
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Laban replied, "It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one.
Genesis 29:27
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Finish this daughter's bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work."
Genesis 29:28
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And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.
Genesis 29:29
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Laban gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.
Genesis 29:30
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Jacob lay with Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.
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