And in the morning, behold, it was Leah; and Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?”
Genesis 29:26 - Revised Standard Version CI Laban said, “It is not so done in our country, to give the younger before the first-born. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Laban said, It is not permitted in our country to give the younger [in marriage] before the elder. American Standard Version (1901) And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born. Common English Bible Laban said, “Where we live, we don’t give the younger woman before the oldest. Catholic Public Domain Version Laban responded, "It is not the practice in this place to give the younger in marriage first. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Laban answered: It is not the custom in this plac, to give the younger in marriage first. |
And in the morning, behold, it was Leah; and Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?”
Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also in return for serving me another seven years.”
And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father; for this one is the first-born; put your right hand upon his head.”
For the love of money is the root of all evils; it is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced their hearts with many pangs.