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Genesis 30:26

God's Word

Give me my wives and my children for whom I’ve worked, and let me go. You know how much work I’ve done for you.”

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Jacob loved Rachel. So he offered, “I’ll work seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Jacob slept with Rachel too. He loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.

Then Laban asked Jacob, “What have you done by tricking me? You’ve carried off my daughters like prisoners of war.

Jacob answered Laban, “I left because I was afraid. I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.

You know that I have worked as hard as I could for your father.

Jacob fled to the country of Syria. Israel worked to get a wife; he took care of sheep to pay for her.