Genesis 29 · Verse 23

Genesis 29:23

And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
Genesis 29:23, King James Version

Genesis 29:23 in other translations

BSBBut when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.
WEBIn the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to Jacob. He went in to her.
ASVAnd it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass in the evening, that he taketh Leah, his daughter, and bringeth her in unto him, and he goeth in unto her;
DARBYAnd it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in to her.
BBEAnd in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.
WebsterAnd it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in to her.

What does Genesis 29:23 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 In the evening - he took Leah his daughter - As the bride was always veiled, and the bride chamber generally dark, or nearly so, and as Leah was brought to Jacob in the evening, the imposition here practiced might easily pass undetected by Jacob, till the ensuing day discovered the fraud.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 29:15-30

During the month that Jacob spent as a guest, he was not idle. Wherever we are, it is good to employ ourselves in some useful business. Laban was desirous that Jacob should continue with him. Inferior relations must not be imposed upon; it is our duty to reward them. Jacob made known to Laban the affection he had for his daughter Rachel. And having no wordly goods with which to endow her, he promises seven years'…

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Genesis 29:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
בָעֶ֔רֶבva.'E.revin the eveningH6153
וַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
לֵאָ֣הle.'AhLeahH3812
בִתּ֔וֹvi.Todaughter hisH1323
וַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'and he broughtH935
אֹתָ֖הּ'o.Tah<obj.> herH853
אֵלָ֑יו'e.Lavto himH413
וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
אֵלֶֽיהָ\׃'e.Lei.hainto herH413

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 29:23

  • Micah 7:5

    Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

  • Genesis 24:65

    For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

  • Genesis 38:14-15

    And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.

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brought her.
24:65; 38:14,15; Mic 7:5

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Context

  • Genesis 29:22

    And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

  • Genesis 29:23

    And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

  • Genesis 29:24

    And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.

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Genesis 29:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sucedió que á la noche tomó á Lea su hija, y se la trajo: y él entró á ella.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arriva, le soir, qu’il prit Léa, sa fille, et la lui amena; et il vint vers elle.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah am Abend, da nahm er seine Tochter Lea und brachte sie zu ihm; und er ging zu ihr ein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et vespere Liam filiam suam introduxit ad eum,