Genesis 29:29

29 Laban gave his servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her attendant.

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Genesis 29:29 in Other Translations

KJV

29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

ESV

29 (Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)

NLT

29 (Laban gave Rachel a servant, Bilhah, to be her maid.)

MSG

29 (Laban gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maid.)

CSB

29 And Laban gave his slave Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her slave.

Genesis 29:29 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 29:29

And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, Bilhah his handmaid to
be her maid.
] As he had given Leah an handmaid he gave Rachel another; and this in the Targum of Jonathan is said to be a daughter of Laban by a concubine also, as the former.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Genesis 29:29 In-Context

27 Finish this daughter’s bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work.”

28 And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.

29 Laban gave his servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her attendant.

30 Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.

31 When the LORD saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless.

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1. Genesis 30:3; Genesis 35:22; Genesis 49:4; Deuteronomy 22:30; 1 Chronicles 5:1
2. S Genesis 16:1

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