Genesis 29:22-35 ▼

22 Laban gathered together all the people of the place, and gave a feast.

23 It happened in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he slept with her.

24 Laban gave Zilpah his female servant to his daughter Leah as a servant.

25 It happened in the morning that, look, it was Leah. He said to Laban, |What is this you have done to me? Did I not work for you to have Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?|

26 Laban said, |It is not our custom here to give the younger before the firstborn.

27 Fulfill the week of this one, and I will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me another seven years.|

28 Then Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.

29 Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his female servant, to be her servant.

30 So he slept with Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked with him another seven years.

31 The LORD saw that Leah was unloved, so he made her fertile, but Rachel was barren.

32 Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, |Because God has looked at my affliction, and given me a son. For now my husband will love me.|

33 She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, |Because God has heard that I am unloved, he has therefore given me this son also.| So she named him Simeon.

34 She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, |Now this time my husband will become attached to me, since I have given him three sons.| Therefore he was named Levi.

35 She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, |This time will I praise God.| Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.