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Genesis 29:26 KJV
Genesis · chapter 29 · verse 26
And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.Genesis 29:26 · King James Version
Genesis 29:26 in context
24And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
25And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?
26And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.
27Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- countrymâqôwmproperly, a standingH4725 →
- youngertsâʻîyrlittleH6810 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- LabanLâbânLaban, a MesopotamianH3837 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- doneʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
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Here is, I. The fair contract made between Laban and Jacob, during the month that Jacob spent there as a guest, Gen 29:14. It seems he was not idle, nor did he spend his time in sport and pastime;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-30