Genesis 29:14-30

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁴ Laban said to him, “Surely you are ^(A)my bone and my flesh.” And he stayed with him a 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 of form and ^[b]face. ¹⁸ Now Jacob ^(D)loved Rachel, so he said, “^(E)I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” ¹⁹ 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 seemed to him but a few days ^(F)because of his love for her.

Laban’s Treachery

²¹ Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my ^[c]time is completed, that I may ^(G)go in to her.” ²² Laban gathered all the men of the place and made a feast. ²³ Now in the evening he took his daughter Leah, and brought her to him; and Jacob went in to her. ²⁴ Laban also gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid. ²⁵ So it came about 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 ^[d]the practice in our place to ^[e]marry off the younger before the firstborn. ²⁷ Complete 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 Jacob did so and completed her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. ²⁹ Laban also gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maid. ³⁰ So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and indeed ^(K)he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with ^[f]Laban for ^(L)another seven years.