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Genesis 29:27-30
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 29:27-30
Contemporary English Version
27 After you spend this week[a] with Leah, you may also marry Rachel. But you will have to work for me another seven years.”
28-30 At the end of the week of celebration, Laban let Jacob marry Rachel, and he gave her his servant woman Bilhah. Jacob loved Rachel more than he did Leah, but he had to work another seven years for Laban.
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- 29.27 this week: The wedding feast lasted for seven days (see Judges 14.12,17).
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