Genesis 29:26

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 29:26

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.

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KJV

King James Version

And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

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WEB

World English Bible

Laban said, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 29

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

²⁵ When 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?”

²⁶ Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.

²⁷ Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”

²⁸ And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.

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