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Genesis Chapter 29 verse 23 Holy Bible

ASV 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.
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BBE Genesis 29:23

And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.
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DARBY 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 to her.
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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.
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WBT 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 to her.
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WEB Genesis 29:23

It happened in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. He went in to her.
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YLT Genesis 29:23

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;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 23. - And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. The deception practiced on Jacob was rendered possible by the fact that the bride was usually conducted into the marriage chamber veiled; the veil being so long and close as to conceal not only the face, but much of the person (vide Genesis 14:65). And he went in unto her. The conduct of Laban is perfectly intelligible as the outcome of his sordid avarice; but it is difficult to understand how Leah could acquiesce in a proposal so base as to wrong her sister by marrying one who neither sought nor loved her. She must herself have been attached to Jacob; and it is probable that Laban had explained to her his plan for bringing about a double wedding.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(23)He took Leah his daughter.--As the bride is taken to the bridegroom's house closely veiled (see Note on Genesis 24:65), and as probably there was some similarity in voice and form between the two sisters, this deception was quite easy. But Leah must have been a party to the fraud, and therefore Jacob's dislike of her was not altogether without reason.