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21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may ago in to her.”  
22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place and amade a feast.  
23 Now it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter and brought her to Jacob; and he went in to her.
24 And Laban gave his maid aZilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid.  
25 So it came to pass 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 you? Why then have you adeceived me?”  
26 And Laban said, “It must not be done so in our1 country, to give the younger before the firstborn.  
27 aFulfill her week, and we will give you this one also for the service which you will serve with me still another seven years.”  
28 Then Jacob did so and fulfilled her week. So he gave him his daughter Rachel as wife also.
29 And Laban gave his maid aBilhah to his daughter Rachel as a maid.  
30 Then Jacob also went in to Rachel, and he also aloved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with Laban bstill another seven years.  

The Children of Jacob

31 When the Lord asaw that Leah was unloved, He bopened her womb; but Rachel was barren.  
32 So Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name1 Reuben; for she said, “The Lord has surely alooked on my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me.”  
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Genesis 29:23

In the evening - he took Leah his daughter - As the bride was always veiled, and the bride chamber generally dark, or nearly so, and as Leah was brought to Jacob in the evening, the imposition here practiced might easily pass undetected by Jacob, till the ensuing day discovered the fraud.


 
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