Parallel Verses New International Version And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. King James Bible And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. Darby Bible Translation And Jacob did so, and fulfilled the week [with] this one, and he gave him Rachel his daughter to be his wife. World English Bible Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife. Young's Literal Translation And Jacob doth so, and fulfilleth the week of this one, and he giveth to him Rachel his daughter, to him for a wife; Genesis 29:28 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleAnd Jacob did so - and he gave him Rachel - It is perfectly plain that Jacob did not serve seven years more before he got Rachel to wife; but having spent a week with Leah, and in keeping the marriage feast, he then got Rachel, and served afterwards seven years for her. Connections of this kind are now called incestuous; but it appears they were allowable in those ancient times. In taking both sisters, it does not appear that any blame attached to Jacob, though in consequence of it he was vexed by their jealousies. It was probably because of this that the law was made, Thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to vex her, besides the other in her life-time. After this, all such marriages were strictly forbidden. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge fulfilled her week. The public marriage feast made on this occasion, seems to have formed the regular method of recognising the marriage, and lasted seven days: it would therefore have been improper to have broken off the solemnities to which all the men of the place had been invited (ver. Genesis 29:22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. ) and probably Laban wished to keep the fraud from the public eye. It is perfectly plain that Jacob did not serve seven years more before he got Rachel to wife. Library The Blessing of Jacob Upon Judah. (Gen. Xlix. 8-10. )Ver. 8. "Judah, thou, thy brethren shall praise thee; thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; before thee shall bow down the sons of thy father. Ver. 9. A lion's whelp is Judah; from the prey, my son, thou goest up; he stoopeth down, he coucheth as a lion, and as a full-grown lion, who shall rouse him up? Ver. 10. The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come, and unto Him the people shall adhere." Thus does dying Jacob, in announcing … Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament Epistle v. To Theoctista, Sister of the Emperor. Cross References Genesis 29:27 Finish this daughter's bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work." Genesis 29:29 Laban gave his servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her attendant. Jump to Previous Completed Daughter Ended Finished Fulfilled Fulfilleth Jacob Laban Rachel Week WifeJump to Next Completed Daughter Ended Finished Fulfilled Fulfilleth Jacob Laban Rachel Week WifeLinks Genesis 29:28 NIVGenesis 29:28 NLT Genesis 29:28 ESV Genesis 29:28 NASB Genesis 29:28 KJV Genesis 29:28 Bible Apps Genesis 29:28 Biblia Paralela Genesis 29:28 Chinese Bible Genesis 29:28 French Bible Genesis 29:28 German Bible Genesis 29:28 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |