Genesis 29:24
וַיִּתֵּן לָבָן לָהּ אֶת ־ זִלְפָּה שִׁפְחָתוֹ לְלֵאָה בִתּוֹ שִׁפְחָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
In Context
23וַיְהִי בָעֶרֶב וַיִּקַּח אֶת ־ לֵאָה בִתּוֹ וַיָּבֵא אֹתָהּ אֵלָיו וַיָּבֹא אֵלֶֽיהָ ׃
Cross References
Genesis 16:1וְשָׂרַי אֵשֶׁת אַבְרָם לֹא יָלְדָה לוֹ וְלָ/הּ שִׁפְחָה מִצְרִית וּשְׁמָהּ הָגָֽר ׃
Genesis 30:9וַתֵּרֶא לֵאָה כִּי עָמְדָה מִלֶּדֶת וַתִּקַּח אֶת ־ זִלְפָּה שִׁפְחָתָהּ וַתִּתֵּן אֹתָהּ לְיַעֲקֹב לְאִשָּֽׁה ׃
Genesis 46:18אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי זִלְפָּה אֲשֶׁר ־ נָתַן לָבָן לְלֵאָה בִתּוֹ וַתֵּלֶד אֶת ־ אֵלֶּה לְיַעֲקֹב שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה נָֽפֶשׁ ׃
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 →