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22 Than Laban bade all the men of that place and made a feast. 23 And when eue was come he toke Lea his doughter and broughte her to him and he went in vnto her. 24 And Laban gaue vnto his doughter Lea Zilpha his mayde to be hir seruaunte. 25 And when the mornynge was come beholde it was Lea. Than sayde he to Laban: wherfore hast thou played thus with me? dyd not I serue the for Rahel wherfore than hast thou begyled me? 26 Laban answered: it is not the maner of this place to marke the yongest before the eldest. 27 Passe out this weke and tha shall this also be geuen the for ye seruyce which thou shalt serue me yet .vij. yeres more. 28 And Iacob dyd eue so and passed out that weke and than he gaue hi Rahel his doughter to wyfe also. 29 And Laban gaue to Rahel his doughter Bilha his handmayde to be hir servaute. 30 So laye he by Rahel also and loued Rahel more than Lea and serued him yet .vij. yeres more. 31 When the LORde sawe that Lea was despised he made her frutefull: but Rahel was baren. 32 And Lea conceaued and bare a sonne ad called his name Rube for she sayde::the LORde hath loked apon my tribulation. And now my husbonde will loue me. 33 And she conceaued agayne and bare a sonne and sayde: the LORde hath herde that I am despised ad hath therfore geuen me this sonne also and she called him Simeon. 34 And she conceaued yet and bare a sonne ad sayde: now this once will my husbonde kepe me company because I haue borne him .iij. sonnes: and therfore she called his name Levi. 35 And she conceaued yet agayne and bare a sonne saynge? Now will I prayse the LORde: therfore she called his name Iuda and left bearynge. Genesis 29:22-35, Tyndale Bible of 1526. Public domain.
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