KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Genesis 29:23–24
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Genesis 29:23
23And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
23And it came to passe in the euening, that he tooke Leah his daughter, and brought her to him, and he went in vnto her.
Genesis 29:24
24And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
24And Laban gaue vnto his daughter Leah, Zilpah his mayde, for a handmayd.
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DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 29:23
To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 29:24
Bestowed, delivered, granted, or caused, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
A young unmarried woman; a female servant or attendant.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 23
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Open the full verse study5¶ 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.
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Open the full verse study65For 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.
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Open the full verse study14And 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.
15When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.
From verse 24
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Open the full verse study1NOW Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
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Open the full verse study9When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
10And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.
11And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
12And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.
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Open the full verse study18These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
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Open the full verse study59And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
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