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Genèse 29:26

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26 Laban dit: Ce n'est point la coutume dans ce lieu de donner la cadette avant l'aînée.

Genèse 29:26 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 29:26

And Laban said, it must not be so done in, our country
Or "in our place" F19; in this our city it is not usual and customary to do so; he does not deny what he had done in beguiling him, nor the agreement he had made with him, but pleads the custom of the place as contrary to it:

to give the younger,
that is, in marriage,

before the firstborn;
but it does not appear there was any such custom, and it was a mere evasion; or otherwise, why did not he inform him of this when he asked for Rachel? and why did he enter into a contract with him, contrary to such a known custom? and besides; how could he have the nerve to call the men of the city, and make a feast for the marriage of his younger daughter, if this was the case?


FOOTNOTES:

F19 (wnmwqmb) "in loco nostro", Pagninus, Montanus, &c
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Genèse 29:26 In-Context

24 Et Laban donna pour servante à Léa, sa fille, Zilpa, sa servante.
25 Le lendemain matin, voilà que c'était Léa. Alors Jacob dit à Laban: Qu'est-ce que tu m'as fait? N'est-ce pas pour Rachel que j'ai servi chez toi? Pourquoi m'as-tu trompé?
26 Laban dit: Ce n'est point la coutume dans ce lieu de donner la cadette avant l'aînée.
27 Achève la semaine avec celle-ci, et nous te donnerons aussi l'autre pour le service que tu feras encore chez moi pendant sept nouvelles années.
28 Jacob fit ainsi, et il acheva la semaine avec Léa; puis Laban lui donna pour femme Rachel, sa fille.
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