Genesis 29:25

וַיְהִי בַבֹּקֶר וְהִנֵּה ־ הִוא לֵאָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל ־ לָבָן מַה ־ זֹּאת עָשִׂיתָ לִּי הֲלֹא בְרָחֵל עָבַדְתִּי עִמָּךְ וְלָמָּה רִמִּיתָֽנִי ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?

In Context

24וַיִּתֵּן לָבָן לָהּ אֶת ־ זִלְפָּה שִׁפְחָתוֹ לְלֵאָה בִתּוֹ שִׁפְחָֽה ׃

26וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן לֹא ־ יֵעָשֶׂה כֵן בִּמְקוֹמֵנוּ לָתֵת הַצְּעִירָה לִפְנֵי הַבְּכִירָֽה ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 27:35וַיֹּאמֶר בָּא אָחִיךָ בְּמִרְמָה וַיִּקַּח בִּרְכָתֶֽךָ ׃

Genesis 31:26וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן לְיַעֲקֹב מֶה עָשִׂיתָ וַתִּגְנֹב אֶת ־ לְבָבִי וַתְּנַהֵג אֶת ־ בְּנֹתַי כִּשְׁבֻיוֹת חָֽרֶב ׃

Proverbs 11:31הֵן צַדִּיק בָּאָרֶץ יְשֻׁלָּם אַף כִּֽי ־ רָשָׁע וְחוֹטֵֽא ׃

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 →

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