Genesis 29:29
And Lavan gave to his bat Rachel Bilhah his shifchah to be her shifchah.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
In Context
28And Ya'akov did so, and fulfilled her shvu'a; and he gave him Rachel his bat to be his isha also.
Cross References
Genesis 29:24And Lavan gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah shifchato (his maid) for a shifchah.
Genesis 30:4And she gave him Bilhah her shifchah (slave woman, maidservant) as isha; and Ya'akov went in unto her.
Genesis 35:25And the Bnei Bilhah shifchat Rachel: Dan, and Naphtali;
Genesis 46:25These are the Bnei Bilhah, which Lavan gave unto Rachel his bat, and she bore these unto Ya'akov; kol nefesh were shivah.
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 →