Genesis 29:25
And it came to pass, that in the boker, hinei, it was Leah! And he said to Lavan, What is this thou hast done unto me? Did not I serve with thee for Rachel? So why then hast thou deceived me?
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
24And Lavan gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah shifchato (his maid) for a shifchah.
26And Lavan said, It must not be so done in our land, to give the younger before the bechirah.
Cross References
Genesis 27:35And he said, Achicha came with mirmah (deceit), and hath taken away thy brocha.
Genesis 31:26And Lavan said to Ya'akov, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my banot, like shevuyot (captives) taken with the cherev?
Proverbs 11:31If the tzaddik are recompensed on ha'aretz (the earth), 1 much more the rashah and the choteh (sinner).
Matthew 7:12Therefore, everything that you wish Bnei Adam do for you, thus also you do for them. For this is the Torah and the Neviim.
1 Corinthians 3:13The ma'aseh (work) of each bannai will become evident, for, haYom + 3:13 Yom haDin will make it have its hisgalus, because by Eish (Fire) it is revealed; and the Eish (Fire) itself will test the quality of each oneʼs ma'aseh. + 3:13 Num 31:22,23; Jer 23:28,29; Mal 3:3
Matthew Henry on Genesis 29:16-31
Jacob's Marriage. ( b. c. 1753.) 15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? 16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. 18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. 19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I… Read the whole commentary →