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Genesis 29:24

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22 So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.

23 But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.

And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant.

25 When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to Laban. “Wasn’t it for Rachel that I served you? Why have you deceived me?”

26 Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.

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BSB
And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant.
KJV
And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
WEB
Laban gave Zilpah his servant to his daughter Leah for a servant.
ASV
And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid.
DARBY
And Laban gave to her Zilpah, his maidservant, to be maidservant to Leah his daughter.
BLB
And Laban gave to her Zilpah his maidservant, to Leah his daughter, [as] a maidservant.
ÅB
Og Laban gav sin slavekvinne Silpa til sin datter Lea som slavekvinne.
OTB
Laban ga sin tjenestepike Silpa til sin datter Lea som hennes tjenestepike.
B1930
Og Laban gav sin trælkvinne Silpa til sin datter Lea som trælkvinne.

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