KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 29:23
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.
WEB World English Bible
It happened in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. He went in to her.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass in the evening, that he taketh Leah, his daughter, and bringeth her in unto him, and he goeth in unto her;
Surrounding context — Genesis 29
20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him [but] a few days, for the love he had to her.
21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give [me] my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
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.
24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid [for] an handmaid.
25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it [was] Leah: and he said to Laban, What [is] this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?
26 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְהִ֣יH1961 · ha.yahto beבָעֶ֔רֶבH6153 · e.reveveningוַיִּקַּח֙H3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]לֵאָ֣הH3812 · le.ahLeahבִתּ֔וֹH1323 · batdaughterוַיָּבֵ֥אH935 · boto come (in): comeאֹתָ֖הּH853 · et[Obj.]אֵלָ֑יוH413 · elto(wards)וַיָּבֹ֖אH935 · boto come (in): comeאֵלֶֽיהָ׃H413 · elto(wards)
Cross-references
Micah 7:5Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.Genesis 38:14-15And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which [is] by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.Genesis 24:65For she [had] said unto the servant, What man [is] this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant [had] said, It [is] my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
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