14. Then Laban said, “This is wonderful! You are from my own family.” So Jacob stayed with Laban for a month.
15. One day Laban said to Jacob, “You are a relative of mine. It is not right for you to continue working for me without pay. What should I pay you?”
16. Now Laban had two daughters. The older was Leah and the younger was Rachel.
17. Leah’s eyes were gentle, but Rachel was beautiful.
18. Jacob loved Rachel, so he said to Laban, “I will work seven years for you if you will allow me to marry your daughter Rachel.”
19. Laban said, “It would be better for her to marry you than someone else. So stay with me.”
20. So Jacob stayed and worked for Laban for seven years. But it seemed like a very short time because he loved Rachel very much.
21. After seven years Jacob said to Laban, “Give me Rachel so that I can marry her. My time of work for you is finished.”
22. So Laban gave a party for all the people in that place.
23. That night Laban brought his daughter Leah to Jacob. Jacob and Leah had sexual relations together.