New American Standard Bible 2020
Genesis 29:18-30
18Now Jacob 1loved Rachel, so he said, “2I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” 19Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than to give her to another man; stay with me.” 20So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him like only a few days 3because of his love for her.
21Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my 4time is completed, that I may 5have relations with her.” 22So Laban gathered all the people of the place and held a feast. 23Now in the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to him; and Jacob had relations with her. 24Laban also gave his female slave Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a slave. 25So it came about in the morning that, behold, it was Leah! And he said to Laban, “6What is this that you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served with you? Why then have you 7deceived me?” 26But Laban said, “It is not 8the practice in our place to 9marry off the younger before the firstborn. 27Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which 10you shall serve with me, for another seven years.” 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 11he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with 12Laban for 13another seven years.
Notes
- 1. Genesis 29:18 Gen 24:67 ↩
- 2. Genesis 29:18 Hos 12:12 ↩
- 3. Genesis 29:20 Song 8:7 ↩
- 4. Genesis 29:21 Lit days are ↩
- 5. Genesis 29:21 Judg 15:1 ↩
- 6. Genesis 29:25 Gen 12:18; 20:9; 26:10 ↩
- 7. Genesis 29:25 1 Sam 28:12 ↩
- 8. Genesis 29:26 Lit done thus in ↩
- 9. Genesis 29:26 Lit give ↩
- 10. Genesis 29:27 Gen 31:41 ↩
- 11. Genesis 29:30 Gen 29:17, 18 ↩
- 12. Genesis 29:30 Lit him ↩
- 13. Genesis 29:30 Gen 31:41 ↩
Commentaries on Genesis 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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