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17 Leah had attractive eyes, but Rachel had a beautiful figure and beautiful features.
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Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel had a lovely figure and was beautiful.
18 Jacob loved Rachel. So he offered, "I'll work seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel."
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Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”
19 Laban responded, "It's better that I give her to you than to any other man. Stay 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 Jacob worked seven years in return for Rachel, but the years seemed like only a few days to him because he loved her.
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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 [At the end of the seven years] Jacob said to Laban, "The time is up; give me my wife! I want to sleep with her."
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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 invited all the people of that place and gave a wedding feast.
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So Laban brought together all the people of the place and gave a feast.
23 In the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob. Jacob slept with her. When morning came, he realized it was Leah.
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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 had given his slave Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her slave.)
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And Laban gave his servant Zilpah to his daughter as her attendant.
25 "What have you done to me?" Jacob asked Laban. "Didn't I work for you in return for Rachel? Why did you cheat 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 answered, "It's not our custom to give the younger daughter [in marriage] before the older one.
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Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one.
27 Finish the week of wedding festivities with this daughter. Then we will give you the other one too. But you'll have to work for 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.”
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