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Genesis
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English: Basic English Bible |
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Genesis 29 [Context] [Commentary] [Map] 
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| 15. |
Then Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother are you to be my servant for nothing? say now, what is your payment to be? |
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Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. |
| 17. |
And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form. |
| 18. |
And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter. |
| 19. |
And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me. |
| 20. |
And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time. |
| 21. |
Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended. |
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And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast. |
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And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her. |
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And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman. |
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And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me? |
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And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older. |
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Let the week of the bride-feast come to its end and then we will give you the other in addition, if you will be my servant for another seven years. |
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And Jacob did so; and when the week was ended, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel for his wife. |
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And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman. |
| 30. |
Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he went on working for Laban for another seven years. |
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Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children. |
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And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me. |
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Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord's ears that I am not loved, he has given me this son in addition: and she gave him the name Simeon. |
| 34. |
And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi. |
| 35. |
And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to the Lord: so he was named Judah; after this she had no more children for a time. |
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