Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. New Living Translation So Jacob agreed to work seven more years. A week after Jacob had married Leah, Laban gave him Rachel, too. English Standard Version Jacob did so, and completed her week. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. Berean Standard Bible And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. King James Bible And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. New King James Version Then Jacob did so and fulfilled her week. So he gave him his daughter Rachel as wife also. New American Standard Bible Jacob did so and completed her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. NASB 1995 Jacob did so and completed her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. NASB 1977 And Jacob did so and completed her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. Legacy Standard Bible And Jacob did so and fulfilled her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. Amplified Bible So Jacob complied and fulfilled Leah’s week [of celebration]; then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his [second] wife. Christian Standard Bible And Jacob did just that. He finished the week of celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. Holman Christian Standard Bible And Jacob did just that. He finished the week of celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. American Standard Version And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife. English Revised Version And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife. GOD'S WORD® Translation That's what Jacob did. He finished the week with Leah. Then Laban gave his daughter Rachel to him as his wife. Good News Translation Jacob agreed, and when the week of marriage celebrations was over, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. ( International Standard Version So Jacob completed another seven years' work, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. Majority Standard Bible And Jacob did just that. He finished the week?s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. NET Bible Jacob did as Laban said. When Jacob completed Leah's bridal week, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. New Heart English Bible Then Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife. Webster's Bible Translation And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel, his daughter, for a wife also. World English Bible Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Jacob does so, and fulfills the period of seven [for] this one, and he gives his daughter Rachel to him for a wife for him; Young's Literal Translation And Jacob doth so, and fulfilleth the week of this one, and he giveth to him Rachel his daughter, to him for a wife; Smith's Literal Translation And Jacob will do so, and he will complete her seven, and he will give to him Rachel his daughter to him for a wife. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe yielded to his pleasure: and after the week was past, he married Rachel: Catholic Public Domain Version He agreed to his pleading. And after the week had passed, he took Rachel as a wife. New American Bible Jacob did so. He finished the bridal week for the one, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as a wife. New Revised Standard Version Jacob did so, and completed her week; then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as a wife. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Jacob did so, and finished her wedding feast; and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Yaquuv did so and completed her wedding and he gave Rakhyl his daughter to him as a wife. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week; and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her sevens; and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel…27Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.” 28And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. 29Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.… Cross References Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. Genesis 24:67 And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death. Genesis 30:4 So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her, Genesis 30:9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. Genesis 31:41 Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times! Genesis 24:51 Rebekah is here before you. Take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, just as the LORD has decreed.” Genesis 25:20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean. Genesis 28:2 “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. Genesis 28:5 So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau. Genesis 28:6 Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,” Genesis 28:7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram. Genesis 28:8 And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women, Genesis 28:9 Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had. Genesis 28:10 Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. Genesis 28:11 On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. Treasury of Scripture And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. fulfilled her week. Genesis 29:22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. Jump to Previous Completed Daughter Ended Finished Fulfilled Fulfilleth Jacob Laban Rachel Week WifeJump to Next Completed Daughter Ended Finished Fulfilled Fulfilleth Jacob Laban Rachel Week WifeGenesis 29 1. Jacob comes to the well of Haran.9. He becomes acquainted with Rachel. 13. Laban entertains him. 18. Jacob covenants for Rachel. 23. He is deceived by Laban with Leah. 28. He marries also Rachel, and serves for her seven years more. 32. Leah bears Reuben; 33. Simeon; 34. Levi; 35. and Judah. And Jacob did just that. Jacob's actions here are a continuation of his agreement with Laban. This reflects his commitment and determination, despite the deception he faced. Jacob's perseverance is reminiscent of his earlier determination to obtain Esau's birthright and blessing, highlighting a recurring theme of striving and persistence in his life. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. Persons / Places / Events 1. JacobThe son of Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob is a central figure in this account. He is known for his journey to find a wife and his subsequent service to Laban. 2. Leah The elder daughter of Laban, Leah becomes Jacob's first wife through Laban's deception. Her role in the account highlights themes of love, duty, and divine providence. 3. Rachel The younger daughter of Laban, Rachel is the woman Jacob originally intended to marry. Her relationship with Jacob is marked by love and longing. 4. Laban The father of Leah and Rachel, Laban is a shrewd and manipulative character who deceives Jacob into marrying Leah before Rachel. 5. Haran The place where Laban and his family reside, and where Jacob flees to escape his brother Esau's wrath and to find a wife. Teaching Points Commitment and PerseveranceJacob's willingness to work for Laban for an additional seven years demonstrates a commitment to his word and perseverance in the face of adversity. Believers are encouraged to remain steadfast in their commitments, trusting in God's timing. The Consequences of Deception Laban's deceitful actions serve as a reminder of the consequences of dishonesty. Christians are called to live with integrity, reflecting God's truth in their interactions. God's Sovereignty in Human Affairs Despite human manipulation, God's purposes prevail. This account encourages believers to trust in God's sovereignty, knowing that He can work through any situation for His glory and our good. The Complexity of Human Relationships The dynamics between Jacob, Leah, and Rachel highlight the complexities of human relationships. Believers are encouraged to seek God's wisdom and love in navigating their own relationships.(28) He gave him Rachel . . . to wife also.--After the monogamy of Abraham, and the stricter monogamy of Isaac, how came Jacob to marry two wives? Abravanel says that as Esau ought to have married Leah, and Jacob Rachel, he acted only as his brother's substitute in taking the elder, and was still free to marry the younger sister, who was his by custom, He thinks also that Jacob, recalling the promise of a. seed numerous as the dust (Genesis 28:14), and seeing how near the family had been to total extinction in the days of his father and grandfather, desired to place it on a more secure basis. More probably, even after Leah had been forced upon him, Jacob regarded Rachel as his own, and as polygamy was not actually forbidden, considered that he was only acting justly by her and himself in marrying her. He had seen Esau blamed, not for marrying two wives, but for taking Hittites; and his love for Rachel would make him need but little argument. The only other alternative, namely, to have divorced Leah, would have been worse, and happily divorce was not a practice as yet introduced. Verse 28. - And Jacob aid so, and fulfilled her week. Literally, the week of this one, either of Leah or of Rachel, as above. Rosenmüller, assigning the first week (ver. 27) to Leah, refers this to Rachel; but the expression can scarcely have two different meanings within the compass of two verses. And he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. The polygamy of Jacob, though contrary to the law of nature (Genesis 2:21-25), admits of some palliation, since Rachel was the choice of his affections The marriage of sisters was afterwards declared incestuous (Leviticus 18:18). |
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