Genesis 29:23-25
Names of God Bible
23 In the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob. Jacob slept with her. When morning came, he realized it was Leah.[a] 24 (Laban had given his slave Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her slave.)
25 “What have you done to me?” Jacob asked Laban. “Didn’t I work for you in return for Rachel? Why did you cheat me?”
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- Genesis 29:23 The first part of verse 25 (in Hebrew) has been placed in verse 23 to express the complex Hebrew paragraph structure more clearly in English.
Genesis 29:23-25
New International Version
23 But when evening came, he took his daughter Leah(A) and brought her to Jacob, and Jacob made love to her. 24 And Laban gave his servant Zilpah(B) to his daughter as her attendant.(C)
25 When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me?(D) I served you for Rachel, didn’t I? Why have you deceived me?(E)”
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