Genesis 29:21
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל ־ לָבָן הָבָה אֶת ־ אִשְׁתִּי כִּי מָלְאוּ יָמָי וְאָבוֹאָה אֵלֶֽיהָ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
In Context
22וַיֶּאֱסֹף לָבָן אֶת ־ כָּל ־ אַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם וַיַּעַשׂ מִשְׁתֶּֽה ׃
Cross References
Genesis 29:18וַיֶּאֱהַב יַעֲקֹב אֶת ־ רָחֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֶֽעֱבָדְךָ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים בְּרָחֵל בִּתְּךָ הַקְּטַנָּֽה ׃
Genesis 31:41זֶה ־ לִּי עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה בְּבֵיתֶךָ עֲבַדְתִּיךָ אַרְבַּֽע ־ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה בִּשְׁתֵּי בְנֹתֶיךָ וְשֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים בְּצֹאנֶךָ וַתַּחֲלֵף אֶת ־ מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּי עֲשֶׂרֶת מֹנִֽים ׃
Judges 15:1וַיְהִי מִיָּמִים בִּימֵי קְצִיר ־ חִטִּים וַיִּפְקֹד שִׁמְשׁוֹן אֶת ־ אִשְׁתּוֹ בִּגְדִי עִזִּים וַיֹּאמֶר אָבֹאָה אֶל ־ אִשְׁתִּי הֶחָדְרָה וְלֹֽא ־ נְתָנוֹ אָבִיהָ לָבֽוֹא ׃
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 →