26Laban answered: It is not the custom in this place, to give the younger in marriage first.


In Context

23 And at night he brought in Lia his daughter to him,

24 Giving his daughter a handmaid, named Zalpha. Now when Jacob had gone in to her according to custom when morning was come he saw it was Lia:

25 And he said to his father in law: What is it that thou didst mean to do? did not I serve thee for Rachel? why hast thou deceived me?

26 Laban answered: It is not the custom in this place, to give the younger in marriage first.

27 Make up the week of days of this match: and I will give thee her also, for the service that thou shalt render me other seven years.

28 He yielded to his pleasure: and after the week was past, he married Rachel:

Genesis 29:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:26And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:26Laban replied, "It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:26And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:26And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:26And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:26And Laban said, it must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the first-born.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:26Laban said, |It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

29:26And Laban saith, 'It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the first-born;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:26And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.