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Genesis 30:26

New International Version

Give me my wives and children, for whom I have served you, and I will be on my way. You know how much work I’ve done for you.”

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Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.

Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You’ve deceived me, and you’ve carried off my daughters like captives in war.

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

You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength,

Jacob fled to the country of Aram; Israel served to get a wife, and to pay for her he tended sheep.