Genesis 29:21-30

Legacy Standard Bible

Laban Deceives Jacob

²¹ Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may ^(A)go in to her.” ²² And Laban gathered all the men of the place and made a feast. ²³ Now it happened in the evening that he took his daughter Leah and brought her to him; and Jacob went in to her. ²⁴ Laban also gave his servant-woman Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a servant-woman. ²⁵ Now it happened in the morning that, behold, it was Leah! And he said to Laban, “^(B)What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served with you? Why then have you ^(C)deceived me?” ²⁶ But Laban said, “It is not ^[a]the practice in our place to give the younger before the firstborn. ²⁷ Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which ^(D)you shall serve with me for another seven years.” ²⁸ And Jacob did so and fulfilled her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. ²⁹ Laban also gave his servant-woman Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her servant-woman. ³⁰ So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and indeed ^(E)he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with ^[b]Laban for ^(F)another seven years.