KJV ORIGINAL
Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Finish out this wedding week with her, and we will give you this one too in exchange for working another seven years for me.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Laban is telling Jacob to complete his wedding week with Leah, and then he can also marry Rachel if he works another seven years.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after Laban tricked Jacob into marrying Leah instead of Rachel, whom Jacob loved. In ancient Near Eastern culture, wedding celebrations typically lasted a week, and it was considered important to honor this custom completely. Laban is essentially offering Jacob both sisters as wives in exchange for fourteen total years of labor.
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