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19 Laban said, "It would be better for her to marry you than someone else, so stay here with me."
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Laban said, “It’s better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me.”
20 So Jacob worked for Laban seven years so he could marry Rachel. But they seemed like just a few days to him because he loved Rachel very much.
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So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
21 After seven years Jacob said to Laban, "Give me Rachel so that I may marry her. The time I promised to work for you is over."
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Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to make love to her.”
22 So Laban gave a feast for all the people there.
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So Laban brought together all the people of the place and gave a feast.
23 That evening he brought his daughter Leah to Jacob, and they had sexual relations.
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But when evening came, he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and Jacob made love to her.
24 (Laban gave his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter to be her servant.)
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And Laban gave his servant Zilpah to his daughter as her attendant.
25 In the morning when Jacob saw that he had had sexual relations with Leah, he said to Laban, "What have you done to me? I worked hard for you so that I could marry Rachel! Why did you trick me?"
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When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? I served you for Rachel, didn’t I? Why have you deceived me?”
26 Laban said, "In our country we do not allow the younger daughter to marry before the older daughter.
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Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one.
27 But complete the full week of the marriage ceremony with Leah, and I will give you Rachel to marry also. But you must serve me another seven years."
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Finish this daughter’s bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work.”
28 So Jacob did this, and when he had completed the week with Leah, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as a wife.
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And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.
29 (Laban gave his slave girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)
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Laban gave his servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her attendant.
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