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Genesis 29:27

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?

26 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”
KJV
Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
WEB
Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me for seven more years.”
ASV
Fulfil the week of this one, and we will give thee the other also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
DARBY
Fulfil the week [with] this one: then we will give thee the other one also, for the service that thou shalt serve me yet seven other years.
BLB
Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give to you also this one for the service that you will serve with me—yet another seven years.”
ÅB
La nå Leas bryllups-uke gå til ende, så vil vi også gi deg den andre, hvis du vil tjene hos meg i syv år til.
OTB
Fullfør denne brudeuken, så skal vi gi deg den andre også, i bytte mot ytterligere syv års arbeid.»
B1930
La nu Leas bryllups-uke gå til ende, så vil vi også gi dig den andre, hvis du vil tjene hos mig i syv år til.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 18:18

    Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

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  • Judges 14:12

    And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

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  • Judges 14:10

    So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

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  • Genesis 2:2–3

    And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

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  • Genesis 8:10–12

    And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

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  • Malachi 2:15

    And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:10

    For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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