Bible Strands
Genesis 29:25
When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to Laban. “Wasn’t it for Rachel that I served you? Why have you deceived me?”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jacob addresses Laban at dawn immediately after the wedding consummation, demanding an explanation for receiving Leah instead of Rachel.
The words — The Hebrew וַ/יְהִי בַ/בֹּ֔קֶר (va/y.Hi va./Bo.ker) literally translates to "and it was in the morning," functioning as a narrative hinge that abruptly exposes the switched identity.
The thread — The text's structure of measured retribution aligns with the pattern in Genesis 12:18 and Matthew 7:2, where the mechanism of a character's deception becomes the instrument of their own reckoning.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to observe how Jacob's prior manipulation now operates as the direct cause of his present loss, without offering immediate moral commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?
Cross-references
- Matthew 7:2 For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
- Proverbs 11:31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
- Genesis 12:18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?
- Genesis 27:35 But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
- Judges 1:7 Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
- 1 Corinthians 3:13 his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
- Revelation 3:19 Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
- Matthew 7:12 In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
- John 21:17 Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.