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Genesis 29:21
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Genesis 29:21
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Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to make love to her.”
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Genesis 29:21 in Other Translations
KJV
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And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
ESV
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Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife that I may go in to her, for my time is completed."
NLT
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Finally, the time came for him to marry her. “I have fulfilled my agreement,” Jacob said to Laban. “Now give me my wife so I can sleep with her.”
MSG
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Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife; I've completed what we agreed I'd do. I'm ready to consummate my marriage."
CSB
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Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my time is completed. I want to sleep with her."
Genesis 29:21 In-Context
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Laban said, “It’s better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me.”
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So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
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Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to make love to her.”
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So Laban brought together all the people of the place and gave a feast.
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But when evening came, he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and Jacob made love to her.
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Judges 15:1
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