And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.
- BSB And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.
- NKJV Then Jacob did so and fulfilled her week. So he gave him his daughter Rachel as wife also.
- NASB Jacob did so and completed her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.
- NLT So Jacob agreed to work seven more years. A week after Jacob had married Leah, Laban gave him Rachel, too.
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Jacob completes Leah's week and then receives Rachel as his wife as well.
Overview
Jacob submits to Laban's terms, finishing the bridal week with Leah before marrying Rachel. He now has both sisters as wives, an arrangement Scripture later forbids in the Law (Leviticus 18:18). The narrative presents the situation honestly, neither commending it nor hiding the family tensions it will produce.
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