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Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel

Genesis 29:22

In 11 translations

BSB
So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.
KJV
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
WEB
Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
ASV
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
LSV
and Laban gathers all the men of the place, and makes a banquet.
YLT
and Laban gathereth all the men of the place, and maketh a banquet.
DBY
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
DRC
And he, having invited a great number of his friends to the feast, made the marriage.
GNV
Wherefore Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
JPS
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
LXXE
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a marriage-feast.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף לָבָ֛ן אֶת־כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמָּק֖וֹם וַיַּ֥עַשׂ מִשְׁתֶּֽה׃
LXX-Br
Συνήγαγε δὲ Λάβαν πάντας τοὺς ἄνδρας τοῦ τόπου, καὶ ἐποίησε γάμον.

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  • Revelation 19:9Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
  • Ruth 4:10–13Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of…
  • Matthew 22:2–10“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. Again, he sent other servants and said,…
  • Matthew 25:1–10“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take…
  • Judges 14:10–18Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom. And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him. “Let me tell you a riddle,”…
  • John 2:1–10On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more…

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