26 Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older. 27 Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.” 28 And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.
Genesis 29:26–28
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