Verse 26
Genesis 29:26
Geneva Bible
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And Laban answered, It is not the maner of this place, to giue the yonger before the elder.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר לָבָ֔ן לֹא יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה כֵ֖ן בִּ/מְקוֹמֵ֑/נוּ לָ/תֵ֥ת הַ/צְּעִירָ֖ה לִ/פְנֵ֥י הַ/בְּכִירָֽה
English Translation
And Laban said, "It shall not be done so in our place to give the younger before the firstborn."
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Chapter 29 Context
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Then Iaakob lift vp his feete and came into the East countrey.
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And as he looked about, behold there was a well in the field, and lo, three flocks of sheepe lay the...
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And thither were all the flockes gathered, and they rolled the stone from the welles mouth, and wate...
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And Iaakob sayde vnto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they answered, We are of Haran.
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Then he sayd vnto them, Know ye Laban the sonne of Nahor? Who said, We know him.
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Againe he sayd vnto them, Is he in good health? And they answered, He is in good health, and beholde...
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Then he sayd, Lo, it is yet hie day, neither is it time that the cattell shoulde be gathered togethe...
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But they sayde, We may not vntill all the flocks be brought together, and till men rolle the stone f...
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While he talked with them, Rahel also came with her fathers sheepe, for she kept them.
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And assoone as Iaakob saw Rahel ye daughter of Laban his mothers brother, and the sheepe of Laban hi...
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And Iaakob kissed Rahel, and lift vp his voyce and wept.
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(For Iaakob tolde Rahel, that he was her fathers brother, and that he was Rebekahs sonne) then she r...
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And when Laban heard tell of Iaakob his sisters sonne, he ranne to meete him, and embraced him and k...
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To whome Laban sayd, Well, thou art my bone and my flesh. and he abode with him the space of a monet...
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For Laban sayde vnto Iaakob, Though thou be my brother, shouldest thou therfore serue me for nought?...
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Now Laban had two daughters, the elder called Leah, and the yonger called Rahel.
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And Leah was tender eyed, but Rahel was beautifull and faire.
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And Iaakob loued Rahel, and sayde, I will serue thee seuen yeeres for Rahel thy yonger daughter.
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Then Laban answered, It is better that I giue her thee, then that I should giue her to another man:...
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And Iaakob serued seuen yeres for Rahel, and they seemed vnto him but a few dayes, because he loued...
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Then Iaakob sayde to Laban, Giue me my wife, that I may goe in to her: for my terme is ended.
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Wherefore Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
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But whe the euening was come, he tooke Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he went in vnto...
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And Laban gaue his mayde Zilpah to his daughter Leah, to be her seruant.
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But when the morning was come, behold, it was Leah. Then sayde he to Laban, Wherefore hast thou done...
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And Laban answered, It is not the maner of this place, to giue the yonger before the elder.
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Fulfill seuen yeeres for her, and we wil also giue thee this for the seruice, which thou shalt serue...
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Then Iaakob did so, and fulfilled her seuen yeeres, so he gaue him Rahel his daughter to be his wife...
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Laban also gaue to Rahel his daughter Bilhah his mayde to be her seruant.
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So entred he in to Rahel also, and loued also Rahel more then Leah, and serued him yet seuen yeeres...
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When the Lord saw that Leah was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rahel was barren.
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And Leah conceiued and bare a sonne, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Because the Lord...
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And she conceiued againe and bare a sonne, and sayde, Because the Lord heard that I was hated, he ha...
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And she conceiued againe and bare a sonne, and said, Now at this time wil my husband keepe mee compa...
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Moreouer shee conceiued againe and bare a sonne, saying, Nowe will I prayse the Lord: therefore shee...
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