Genesis 29:28-30

New International Version

²⁸And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.^(A) ²⁹Laban gave his servant Bilhah^(B) to his daughter Rachel as her attendant.^(C) ³⁰Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah.^(D) And he worked for Laban another seven years.^(E)

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Genesis 29:28-30

English Standard Version

²⁸Jacob did so, and completed her week. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. ²⁹(Laban gave ^(A)his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.) ³⁰So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban ^(B)for another seven years.

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Genesis 29:28-30

New American Standard Bible

²⁸Jacob did so and completed her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. ²⁹Laban also gave his female slave Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her slave. ³⁰So Jacob had relations with Rachel also, and indeed ^(A)he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with ^[a]Laban for ^(B)another seven years.

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Genesis 29:28-30

New King James Version

²⁸Then Jacob did so and fulfilled her week. So he gave him his daughter Rachel as wife also. ²⁹And Laban gave his maid ^(A)Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as a maid. ³⁰Then Jacob also went in to Rachel, and he also ^(B)loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with Laban ^(C)still another seven years.

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Genesis 29:28-30

The Message

^28-30Jacob agreed. When he’d completed the honeymoon week, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. (Laban gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maid.) Jacob then slept with her. And he loved Rachel more than Leah. He worked for Laban another seven years.

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