16. And Lavan had two banot: the shem of the elder was Leah, and the shem of the younger was Rachel.
17. Leah had weak eyes; but Rachel was yafeh and lovely in form.
18. And Ya'akov loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee sheva shanim for Rachel thy bat haketannah (younger daughter).
19. And Lavan said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another ish; abide with me.
20. And Ya'akov served sheva shanim for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few yamim, because of the ahavah he had for her.
21. And Ya'akov said unto Lavan, Give me my isha, for my yamim are completed, that I may go in unto her.
22. And Lavan gathered together all the anshei hamakom, and made a mishteh (feast).
23. And it came to pass in the erev, that he took Leah his bat, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
24. And Lavan gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah shifchato (his maid) for a shifchah.
25. And it came to pass, that in the boker, hinei, it was Leah! And he said to Lavan, What is this thou hast done unto me? Did not I serve with thee for Rachel? So why then hast thou deceived me?
26. And Lavan said, It must not be so done in our land, to give the younger before the bechirah.
27. Finish her shvu'a (week), and we will give thee this also for the avodah (service, work) which thou shalt do for me yet sheva shanim acherot.
28. And Ya'akov did so, and fulfilled her shvu'a; and he gave him Rachel his bat to be his isha also.
29. And Lavan gave to his bat Rachel Bilhah his shifchah to be her shifchah.
30. And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served him yet sheva shanim acherot.
31. And when Hashem saw that Leah was hated, He opened her womb but Rachel was barren.