Hebrew Names Version HNV
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19 Lavan said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another 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 Ya`akov served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for 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 Ya`akov said to Lavan, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to 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 Lavan gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
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So Laban brought together all the people of the place and gave a feast.
23 It happened in the evening, that he took Le'ah his daughter, and brought her to him. He went in to her.
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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 Lavan gave Zilpah his handmaid to his daughter Le'ah for a handmaid.
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And Laban gave his servant Zilpah to his daughter as her attendant.
25 It happened in the morning that, behold, it was Le'ah. He said to Lavan, "What is this you have done to me? Didn't I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived 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 Lavan said, "It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the first born.
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Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one.
27 Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me yet seven other 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 Ya`akov did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as 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 Lavan gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his handmaid, to be her handmaid.
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Laban gave his servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her attendant.
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