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Read Full Chapter (Genesis 29) Genesis 29:18-21 KJV
"And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me. And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her."
Genesis Chapter 29, Verse 18-21
Genesis 29:18-21 in Context (Verses 15–24 KJV)
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¶ And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
16
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
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Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
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And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
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And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
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And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
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¶ And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
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And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
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And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
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And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.