Genesis 29:28

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Jacob doth so, and fulfilleth the week of this one, and he giveth to him Rachel his daughter, to him for a wife;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 29:28 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 44:27And your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.
  2. Leviticus 18:18You must not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive.
  3. Proverbs 18:22He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

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