Genesis 29:23 - Plain English Version

²³ But then, that night, Laban tricked Jacob. Laban took his daughter Leah to Jacob’s room, instead of his daughter Rachel. Then Jacob slept with Leah, like a man sleeps with his wife. But Jacob didn’t know that he slept with Leah. He thought that he slept with Rachel.

Más versiones

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ But when night came, he took Leah his daughter and brought her to [Jacob], who had intercourse with her.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

Common English Bible

²³ However, in the evening, he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and he slept with her.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ And at night, he brought in his daughter Leah to him,

Genesis 29:23 Referencias Cruzadas

Genesis 24:65

Then she said to Abraham’s worker, “I can see a man walking towards us. Who is he?” The worker said, “He is my boss Isaac.” Rebekah didn’t want Isaac to see her face, so she got a scarf and put it over her head. You see, in that culture, that is what a woman did when she met the man that she was going to marry.

Genesis 29:22

Then Laban made a wedding party. He got all the people that lived in that place to come to that wedding party, and he gave them lots of good food.

Genesis 29:24

The next morning, Jacob saw that Leah was in his room, instead of Rachel. So Jacob was angry, and he went and talked to Laban. Jacob said, “You told me that I have to work for you for 7 years, and then I can marry Rachel. So I worked those 7 years, just like you said, but then you tricked me. You gave me Leah to be my wife, instead of Rachel. Why did you do that bad thing to me?” Laban said, “Leah is my older daughter, and Rachel is my younger daughter. In our culture, the older daughter always gets married first. That’s the reason why I gave you Leah to be your wife, instead of Rachel.” Then Laban said, “Listen, your wedding party will finish in one week. So spend this week with Leah, and after that, I will give you Rachel to marry as well. But after you marry Rachel, you have to work for me for 7 more years.” Jacob agreed to do what Laban said. After one week, Jacob and Leah’s wedding party finished. Then Laban gave his daughter Rachel to Jacob, and Jacob married Rachel as well. And Jacob slept with Rachel, like a man sleeps with his wife. So then Jacob had 2 wives, but he loved Rachel more than Leah. Laban had some women that worked for him. And Laban gave one of those women to his daughter Leah, to work for her, and he gave another of those women to his daughter Rachel, to work for her. The woman that worked for Leah was called Zilpah, and the woman that worked for Rachel was called Bilhah. Then Jacob worked for Laban for 7 more years.

Genesis 31:15

He treats us like we are not part of his family. First, he got you to work for him so that you could marry us. It’s like he sold us to you. Then you worked really hard for our father, so that he got very rich. But our father still didn’t give us anything, even though we are his daughters. He cheated us, and he kept everything for himself.