In the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to Jacob. He went in to her.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 29:23 in context
Genesis 29:20–26
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Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
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Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”
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Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
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In the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to Jacob. He went in to her.
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Laban gave Zilpah his servant to his daughter Leah for a servant.
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In the morning, behold, it was Leah! He said to Laban, “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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Laban said, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.
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