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The Book of Genesis, Chapter 29, Verse 16

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And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou [art] my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what [shall] thy wages [be]?
King James Version
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder [was] Leah, and the name of the younger [was] Rachel.
American Standard Version
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
New English Translation
(Now Laban had two daughters; the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel.
World English Bible
Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
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Leah [was] tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
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And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
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And Laban said, [It is] better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
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And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him [but] a few days, for the love he had to her.
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And Jacob said unto Laban, Give [me] my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
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And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
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And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
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And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid [for] an handmaid.
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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?
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And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.