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Genesis 29:23

Leah
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21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

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.

24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.

25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?

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BSB
But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.
KJV
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.
WEB
In the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to Jacob. He went in to her.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in to her.
BLB
And it came to pass in the evening that he took Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he went in to her.
ÅB
Og om kvelden tok han sin datter Lea og førte henne inn til ham, og han gikk inn til henne.
OTB
Men da kvelden kom, tok han sin datter Lea og brakte henne til Jakob, og Jakob var med henne.
B1930
Og om aftenen tok han sin datter Lea og førte henne inn til ham, og han gikk inn til henne.

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Cross references

  • Micah 7:5

    Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

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  • Genesis 24:65

    For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

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  • Genesis 38:14–15

    And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

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