Genesis 29:27
Passe out this weke and tha shall this also be geuen the for ye seruyce which thou shalt serue me yet.vij. yeres more.
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
In The King James Version
In Context
26Laban answered: it is not the maner of this place to marke the yongest before the eldest.
28And Iacob dyd eue so and passed out that weke and than he gaue hi Rahel his doughter to wyfe also.
Cross References
Genesis 2:2ad i ye seueth daye god ended hys worke which he had made and rested in ye seventh daye fro all his workes which he had made.
Genesis 29:20And Iacob serued.vij. yeres for Rahel and they semed vnto him but a fewe dayes for the loue he had to her.
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 →