¹⁴ And Laban said to him, “Surely you are ^(A)my bone and my flesh.” And he stayed with him one month.

¹⁵ Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my ^[a]relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall ^(B)your wages be?” ¹⁶ 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 weak, but Rachel was ^(C)beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance. ¹⁸ Now Jacob ^(D)loved Rachel, so he said, “^(E)I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” ¹⁹ And Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than to give her to another man; stay with me.” ²⁰ So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they were in his sight but a few days ^(F)because of his love for her.

Laban Deceives Jacob

²¹ Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may ^(G)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, “^(H)What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served with you? Why then have you ^(I)deceived me?” ²⁶ But Laban said, “It is not ^[b]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 ^(J)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 ^(K)he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with ^[c]Laban for ^(L)another seven years.