Genesis 29:25
In the morning Jacob discovered it was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban,“What in the world have you done to me! Didn’t I work for you in exchange for Rachel? Why have you tricked me?”
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- Gen 12:18 : 18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said,“What is this you have done to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she was your wife?
- Gen 27:35-36 : 35 But Isaac replied,“Your brother came in here deceitfully and took away your blessing.” 36 Esau exclaimed,“‘Jacob is the right name for him! He has tripped me up two times! He took away my birthright, and now, look, he has taken away my blessing!” Then he asked,“Have you not kept back a blessing for me?”
- Judg 1:7 : 7 Adoni-Bezek said,“Seventy kings, with thumbs and big toes cut off, used to lick up food scraps under my table. God has repaid me for what I did to them.” They brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
- Prov 11:31 : 31 If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!
- Matt 7:2 : 2 For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.
- Matt 7:12 : 12 In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.
- John 21:17 : 17 Jesus said a third time,“Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that Jesus asked him a third time,“Do you love me?” and said,“Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.” Jesus replied,“Feed my sheep.
- 1 Cor 3:13 : 13 each builder’s work will be plainly seen, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the fire will test what kind of work each has done.
- Rev 3:19 : 19 All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!
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- Gen 29:15-2410 verses80%
15 Then Laban said to Jacob,“Should you work for me for nothing because you are my relative? Tell me what your wages should be.”
16 (Now Laban had two daughters; the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel.
17 Leah’s eyes were tender, but Rachel had a lovely figure and beautiful appearance.)
18 Since Jacob had fallen in love with Rachel, he said,“I’ll serve you seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel.”
19 Laban replied,“I’d rather give her to you than to another man. Stay with me.”
20 So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because his love for her was so great.
21 Finally Jacob said to Laban,“Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. And I want to sleep with her.”
22 So Laban invited all the people of that place and prepared a feast.
23 In the evening he brought his daughter Leah to Jacob, and he slept with her.
24 (Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)
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33 So Laban entered Jacob’s tent, and Leah’s tent, and the tent of the two female servants, but he did not find the idols. Then he left Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s.
- Gen 29:26-316 verses78%
26 “It is not our custom here,” Laban replied,“to give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn.
27 Complete my older daughter’s bridal week. Then we will give you the younger one too, in exchange for seven more years of work.”
28 Jacob did as Laban said. When Jacob completed Leah’s bridal week, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.
29 (Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)
30 Jacob slept with Rachel as well. He also loved Rachel more than Leah. Then he worked for Laban for seven more years.
31 The Family of Jacob When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.
- Gen 31:25-273 verses77%
25 Laban overtook Jacob, and when Jacob pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead, Laban and his relatives set up camp there too.
26 “What have you done?” Laban demanded of Jacob.“You’ve deceived me and carried away my daughters as if they were captives of war!
27 Why did you run away secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me so I could send you off with a celebration complete with singing, tambourines, and harps?
- Gen 30:15-173 verses75%
15 But Leah replied,“Wasn’t it enough that you’ve taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes too?”“All right,” Rachel said,“he may go to bed with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
16 When Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said,“You must sleep with me because I have paid for your services with my son’s mandrakes.” So he went to bed with her that night.
17 God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.
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36 Jacob became angry and argued with Laban.“What did I do wrong?” he demanded of Laban.“What sin of mine prompted you to chase after me in hot pursuit?
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25 The Flocks of Jacob After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban,“Send me on my way so that I can go home to my own country.
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2 When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.
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4 So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were.
- Gen 30:28-292 verses73%
28 He added,“Just name your wages– I’ll pay whatever you want.”
29 “You know how I have worked for you,” Jacob replied,“and how well your livestock have fared under my care.
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14 Then Rachel and Leah replied to him,“Do we still have any portion or inheritance in our father’s house?
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10 When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his uncle Laban, and the sheep of his uncle Laban, he went over and rolled the stone off the mouth of the well and watered the sheep of his uncle Laban.
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12 When Jacob explained to Rachel that he was a relative of her father and the son of Rebekah, she ran and told her father.
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9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
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20 Jacob also deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was leaving.
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31 “I left secretly because I was afraid!” Jacob replied to Laban.“I thought you might take your daughters away from me by force.