Genesis 29:15-30

¹⁵ Laban said, "Just because you're my nephew, you shouldn't work for me for nothing. Tell me what you want to be paid. What's a fair wage?" ¹⁶ Now Laban had two daughters; Leah was the older and Rachel the younger. ¹⁷ Leah had nice eyes, but Rachel was stunningly beautiful. ¹⁸ And it was Rachel that Jacob loved. So Jacob answered, "I will work for you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel." ¹⁹ "It is far better," said Laban, "that I give her to you than marry her to some outsider. Yes. Stay here with me." ²⁰ So Jacob worked seven years for Rachel. But it only seemed like a few days, he loved her so much. ²¹ Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife; I've completed what we agreed I'd do. I'm ready to consummate my marriage." ²² Laban invited everyone around and threw a big feast. ²³ At evening, though, he got his daughter Leah and brought her to the marriage bed, and Jacob slept with her. ²⁴ (Laban gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maid.) ²⁵ Morning came: There was Leah in the marriage bed! Jacob confronted Laban, "What have you done to me? Didn't I work all this time for the hand of Rachel? Why did you cheat me?" ²⁶ "We don't do it that way in our country," said Laban. "We don't marry off the younger daughter before the older. ²⁷ Enjoy your week of honeymoon, and then we'll give you the other one also. But it will cost you another seven years of work." ²⁸ Jacob agreed. When he'd completed the honeymoon week, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. ²⁹ (Laban gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maid.) ³⁰ Jacob then slept with her. And he loved Rachel more than Leah. He worked for Laban another seven years.