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Genesis 29:23

“But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.”

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²¹Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”

²²So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.

²³But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.

²⁴And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant.

²⁵When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to Laban. “Wasn’t it for Rachel that I served you? Why have you deceived me?”

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