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And Laban said to him, "You certainly are my bone and my flesh." And he stayed with him a month.

And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

Then Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?"

And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

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

And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

And Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in figure and appearance.

Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

Now Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, "I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel."

And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

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

And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him like only a few days because of his love for her.

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my time is completed, that I may have relations with her."

And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

So Laban gathered all the people of the place and held a feast.

And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

Now in the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to him; and Jacob had relations with her.

And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

Laban also gave his female slave Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a slave.

And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.

So it came about in the morning that, behold, it was Leah! And he said to Laban, "What is this that you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served with you? Why then have you deceived me?"

And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?

But Laban said, "It is not the practice in our place to marry off the younger before the firstborn.

And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

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

Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

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

And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

Laban also gave his female slave Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her slave.

And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

So Jacob had relations with Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.

And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.