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He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Jacob agreed to work seven more years. A week after Jacob had married Leah, Laban gave him Rachel, too.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jacob did so, and completed her week. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Jacob did so and fulfilled her week. So he gave him his daughter Rachel as wife also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob did so and completed her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jacob did so and completed her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Jacob did so and completed her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Jacob did so and fulfilled her week, and he gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob complied and fulfilled Leah’s week [of celebration]; then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his [second] wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob did just that. He finished the week of celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob did just that. He finished the week of celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That's what Jacob did. He finished the week with Leah. Then Laban gave his daughter Rachel to him as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jacob agreed, and when the week of marriage celebrations was over, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife. ( <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Jacob completed another seven years' work, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob did just that. He finished the week?s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jacob did as Laban said. When Jacob completed Leah's bridal week, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel, his daughter, for a wife also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob does so, and fulfills the period of seven [for] this one, and he gives his daughter Rachel to him for a wife for him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jacob doth so, and fulfilleth the week of this one, and he giveth to him Rachel his daughter, to him for a wife;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob will do so, and he will complete her seven, and he will give to him Rachel his daughter to him for a wife.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He yielded to his pleasure: and after the week was past, he married Rachel: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He agreed to his pleading. And after the week had passed, he took Rachel as a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jacob did so. He finished the bridal week for the one, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jacob did so, and completed her week; then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as a wife.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob did so, and finished her wedding feast; and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yaquuv did so and completed her wedding and he gave Rakhyl his daughter to him as a wife.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week; and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her sevens; and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/29-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=7121" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/29.htm">Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.” <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">And Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">did</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">just that.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: way·mal·lê (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">He finished</a> <a href="/hebrew/7620.htm" title="7620: šə·ḇu·a‘ (N-msc) -- Or shabuan; also shbu.ah; properly, passive participle of shaba' as a denominative of sheba'; literal, sevened, i.e. A week.">the week’s celebration,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·ten- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and Laban gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bit·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">his daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7354.htm" title="7354: rā·ḥêl (N-proper-fs) -- A wife of Jacob. The same as rachel; Rachel, a wife of Jacob.">Rachel</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: lə·’iš·šāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">as his wife.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a></span><br />For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67</a></span><br />And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-4.htm">Genesis 30:4</a></span><br />So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-9.htm">Genesis 30:9</a></span><br />When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-41.htm">Genesis 31:41</a></span><br />Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-51.htm">Genesis 24:51</a></span><br />Rebekah is here before you. Take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, just as the LORD has decreed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-20.htm">Genesis 25:20</a></span><br />and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-2.htm">Genesis 28:2</a></span><br />“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-5.htm">Genesis 28:5</a></span><br />So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Genesis 28:6</a></span><br />Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-7.htm">Genesis 28:7</a></span><br />and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-8.htm">Genesis 28:8</a></span><br />And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-9.htm">Genesis 28:9</a></span><br />Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-10.htm">Genesis 28:10</a></span><br />Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-11.htm">Genesis 28:11</a></span><br />On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.</p><p class="hdg">fulfilled her week.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/29-22.htm">Genesis 29:22</a></b></br> And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/29-21.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/genesis/29-26.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/29-21.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/genesis/27-30.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/genesis/29-21.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/romans/2-27.htm">Fulfilleth</a> <a href="/genesis/29-25.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/29-26.htm">Laban</a> <a href="/genesis/29-25.htm">Rachel</a> <a href="/genesis/29-27.htm">Week</a> <a href="/genesis/29-21.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/41-53.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/genesis/29-29.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/38-12.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/genesis/30-9.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/genesis/50-3.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/psalms/145-19.htm">Fulfilleth</a> <a href="/genesis/29-30.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/29-29.htm">Laban</a> <a href="/genesis/29-29.htm">Rachel</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">Week</a> <a href="/genesis/29-30.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-1.htm">Jacob comes to the well of Haran.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-9.htm">He becomes acquainted with Rachel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-13.htm">Laban entertains him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-18.htm">Jacob covenants for Rachel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-23.htm">He is deceived by Laban with Leah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-28.htm">He marries also Rachel, and serves for her seven years more.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-32.htm">Leah bears Reuben;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-33.htm">Simeon;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-34.htm">Levi;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-35.htm">and Judah.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/29.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/29.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And Jacob did just that.</b><br>Jacob's actions here are a continuation of his agreement with Laban. This reflects his commitment and determination, despite the deception he faced. Jacob's perseverance is reminiscent of his earlier determination to obtain Esau's birthright and blessing, highlighting a recurring theme of striving and persistence in his life.<p><b>He finished the week’s celebration,</b><br>The "week's celebration" refers to the customary wedding feast, which typically lasted seven days in ancient Near Eastern cultures. This period was a time of joy and festivity, but for Jacob, it was also a time of tension and anticipation, knowing he was working towards marrying Rachel, whom he loved. This cultural practice is seen in other biblical accounts, such as Samson's wedding feast in <a href="/judges/14.htm">Judges 14</a>.<p><b>and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.</b><br>Laban's giving of Rachel to Jacob fulfills the promise made after Jacob completed the additional seven years of service. This act is significant as it marks the culmination of Jacob's long pursuit of Rachel, whom he loved deeply. The giving of Rachel also sets the stage for the complex family dynamics that follow, including the rivalry between Leah and Rachel, which plays a crucial role in the narrative of the twelve tribes of Israel. Rachel's eventual role as the mother of Joseph and Benjamin ties into the broader narrative of God's covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the unfolding of His plan for the nation of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The son of Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob is a central figure in this account. He is known for his journey to find a wife and his subsequent service to Laban.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/leah.htm">Leah</a></b><br>The elder daughter of Laban, Leah becomes Jacob's first wife through Laban's deception. Her role in the account highlights themes of love, duty, and divine providence.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rachel.htm">Rachel</a></b><br>The younger daughter of Laban, Rachel is the woman Jacob originally intended to marry. Her relationship with Jacob is marked by love and longing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/laban.htm">Laban</a></b><br>The father of Leah and Rachel, Laban is a shrewd and manipulative character who deceives Jacob into marrying Leah before Rachel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/haran.htm">Haran</a></b><br>The place where Laban and his family reside, and where Jacob flees to escape his brother Esau's wrath and to find a wife.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_and_perseverance.htm">Commitment and Perseverance</a></b><br>Jacob's willingness to work for Laban for an additional seven years demonstrates a commitment to his word and perseverance in the face of adversity. Believers are encouraged to remain steadfast in their commitments, trusting in God's timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_deception.htm">The Consequences of Deception</a></b><br>Laban's deceitful actions serve as a reminder of the consequences of dishonesty. Christians are called to live with integrity, reflecting God's truth in their interactions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_human_affairs.htm">God's Sovereignty in Human Affairs</a></b><br>Despite human manipulation, God's purposes prevail. This account encourages believers to trust in God's sovereignty, knowing that He can work through any situation for His glory and our good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_human_relationships.htm">The Complexity of Human Relationships</a></b><br>The dynamics between Jacob, Leah, and Rachel highlight the complexities of human relationships. Believers are encouraged to seek God's wisdom and love in navigating their own relationships.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_rachel_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Rachel in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/summarize_leah_and_rachel's_story..htm">What is the summary of Leah and Rachel's story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_jacob_be_tricked_into_marrying_leah.htm">Genesis 29:23-25: Is it believable that Jacob could be deceived into marrying Leah instead of Rachel without noticing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_laban_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Laban in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">He gave him Rachel . . . to wife also.</span>--After the monogamy of Abraham, and the stricter monogamy of Isaac, how came Jacob to marry two wives? Abravanel says that as Esau ought to have married Leah, and Jacob Rachel, he acted only as his brother's substitute in taking the elder, and was still free to marry the younger sister, who was his by custom, He thinks also that Jacob, recalling the promise of a. seed numerous as the dust (<a href="/genesis/28-14.htm" title="And your seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in you and in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.">Genesis 28:14</a>), and seeing how near the family had been to total extinction in the days of his father and grandfather, desired to place it on a more secure basis. More probably, even after Leah had been forced upon him, Jacob regarded Rachel as his own, and as polygamy was not actually forbidden, considered that he was only acting justly by her and himself in marrying her. He had seen Esau blamed, not for marrying two wives, but for taking Hittites; and his love for Rachel would make him need but little argument. The only other alternative, namely, to have divorced Leah, would have been worse, and happily divorce was not a practice as yet introduced.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Jacob aid so, and fulfilled her week</span>. Literally, <span class="accented">the week of this one</span>, either of Leah or of Rachel, as above. Rosenmüller, assigning the first week (ver. 27) to Leah, refers this to Rachel; but the expression can scarcely have two different meanings within the compass of two verses. <span class="cmt_word">And he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also</span>. The polygamy of Jacob, though contrary to the law of nature (<a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">Genesis 2:21-25</a>), admits of some palliation, since Rachel was the choice of his affections The marriage of sisters was afterwards declared incestuous (<a href="/leviticus/18-18.htm">Leviticus 18:18</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/29-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹב֙</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֤עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">just that.</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵּ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(kên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He finished</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְמַלֵּ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(way·mal·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the week’s celebration,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁבֻ֣עַ</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḇu·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7620.htm">Strong's 7620: </a> </span><span class="str2">A period of seven (days, years), heptad, week</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Laban gave</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yit·ten-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּתּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bit·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Rachel</span><br /><span class="heb">רָחֵ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḥêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7354.htm">Strong's 7354: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rachel -- a wife of Jacob</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as his wife.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאִשָּֽׁה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/29-28.htm">Genesis 29:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/29-28.htm">Genesis 29:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/29-28.htm">Genesis 29:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/29-28.htm">Genesis 29:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/29-28.htm">Genesis 29:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/29-28.htm">Genesis 29:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/29-28.htm">Genesis 29:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/29-28.htm">Genesis 29:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/29-28.htm">Genesis 29:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/29-28.htm">Genesis 29:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/29-28.htm">OT Law: Genesis 29:28 Jacob did so and fulfilled her week (Gen. 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