22. So Laban gave a feast for all the people there.
23. That evening Laban brought his daughter Leah to Jacob. Jacob and Leah had intimate relations together.
24. (Laban gave his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter to be her servant.)
25. In the morning Jacob saw that he had had intimate relations with Leah! He said to Laban, “What have you done to me? I worked hard for you so that I could marry Rachel! Why did you trick me?”
26. Laban said, “In our country we do not allow the younger daughter to marry before the older daughter.
27. But complete the full week of the marriage ceremony with Leah. I will give you Rachel to marry also. But you must serve me another seven years.”
28. So Jacob did this and completed the week with Leah. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as a wife.
29. (Laban gave his slave girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)
30. So Jacob had intimate relations with Rachel also. And Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah. Jacob worked for Laban for another seven years.
31. The Lord saw that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah. So the Lord made it possible for Leah to have children. But Rachel did not have any children.
32. Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, because she said, “The Lord has seen my troubles. Surely now my husband will love me.”
33. Leah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She named him Simeon. She said, “The Lord has heard that I am not loved. So he gave me this son.”
34. Leah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She named him Levi. Leah said, “Now, surely my husband will be close to me. I have given him three sons.”