| Genesis 29:24 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | Laban also gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | (Laban had given his slave Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her slave.)(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid. |
| ASV: | And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid. |
| BBE: | And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman. |
| DBY: | And Laban gave to her Zilpah, his maidservant, to be maidservant to Leah his daughter. |
| ERV: | And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for an handmaid. |
| JPS: | And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid. |
| WBS: | And Laban gave to his daughter Leah, Zilpah his maid for a handmaid. |
| WEB: | Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid to his daughter Leah for a handmaid. |
| YLT: | and Laban giveth to her Zilpah, his maid-servant, to Leah his daughter, a maid-servant. |
| Genesis 29:24 Cross References |
| XREF: | Genesis 29:23 Now in the evening he took his daughter Leah, and brought her to him; and Jacob went in to her.
Genesis 29:25 So it came about in the morning that, behold, it was Leah! And he said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served with you? Why then have you deceived me?" (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| MHC: | 29:15-30 During the month that Jacob spent as a guest, he was not idle. Wherever we are, it is good to employ ourselves in some useful business. Laban was desirous that Jacob should continue with him. Inferior relations must not be imposed upon; it is our duty to reward them. Jacob made known to Laban the affection he had for his daughter Rachel. And having no wordly goods with which to endow her, he promises seven years' service Love makes long and hard services short and easy; hence we read of the labour of love, Heb 6:10. If we know how to value the happiness of heaven, the sufferings of this present time will be as nothing to us. An age of work will be but as a few days to those that love God, and long for Christ's appearing. Jacob, who had imposed upon his father, is imposed upon by Laban, his father-in-law, by a like deception. Herein, how unrighteous soever Laban was, the Lord was righteous: see Jud 1:7. Even the righteous, if they take a false step, are sometimes thus recompensed in the earth. And many who are not, like Jacob, in their marriage, disappointed in person, soon find themselves, as much to their grief, disappointed in the character. The choice of that relation ought to be made with good advice and thought on both sides. There is reason to believe that Laban's excuse was not true. His way of settling the matter made bad worse. Jacob was drawn into the disquiet of multiplying wives. He could not refuse Rachel, for he had espoused her; still less could he refuse Leah. As yet there was no express command against marrying more than one wife. It was in the patriarchs a sin of ignorance; but it will not justify the like practice now, when God's will is plainly made known by the Divine law, Le 18:18, and more fully since, by our Saviour, that one man and woman only must be joined together, 1Co 7:2. |
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