Catholic Public Domain Version
"Laban responded, “It is not the practice in this place to give the younger in marriage first. "
— Genesis 29:26, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.”
“And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born. ”
“Laban said, "It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.”
““It is not our custom here,” Laban replied,“to give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn.”
“Laban answered: It is not the custom in this place, to give the younger in marriage first.”
“And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.”
“And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.”
And at night, he brought in his daughter Leah to him,
giving his daughter a handmaid named Zilpah. After Jacob had gone in to her, according to custom, when morning had arrived, he saw Leah.
And he said to his father-in-law, “What is it that you intended to do? Did I not serve you for Rachel? Why have you deceived me?”
Laban responded, “It is not the practice in this place to give the younger in marriage first.
Complete a week of days with this mating. And then I will give this one to you also, for the service that you will provide to me for another seven years.”
He agreed to his pleading. And after the week had passed, he took Rachel as a wife.
To her, the father had given Bilhah as her servant.