Genesis 29:24

and gave an handmaid (or and Laban gave his slave-girl), Zilpah by name, to his daughter.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.

In Context

23and in the eventide Laban brought in to him Leah his daughter, (but in the evening, Laban brought in his daughter Leah to Jacob, but Jacob was too drunk to know,)

25And when Jacob had entered [in] to her (as) by custom, when the morrowtide was made, he saw Leah, and he said to his wife’s father, What is it that thou wouldest do? whether I served not thee for Rachel? why hast thou deceived me? (And after Jacob had slept with his wife, as by custom, when the morning was made, he saw that it was Leah, and he said to his wife’s father, What hast thou done to me? did I not serve thee for Rachel? why hast thou deceived me?)

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Cross References

Genesis 16:1Therefore Sarai, the wife of Abram, had not engendered [to him] free children; but she had a servantess of Egypt, Hagar by name, (And so Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not borne him any children; but she had an Egyptian slave-girl, named Hagar,)

Genesis 30:9(Then) Leah feeled that she ceased to bear child, and she gave Zilpah, her handmaid (or her slave-girl), to her husband.

Genesis 46:18These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah, his daughter, (or whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah), and (through whom) Jacob begat these sixteen persons.

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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