Genesis 29:21-24

29:21 Finally Jacob said ¹  to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. ²  I want to have marital relations with her.” ³  29:22 So Laban invited all the people ⁴  of that place and prepared a feast. 29:23 In the evening he brought his daughter Leah ⁵  to Jacob, ⁶  and Jacob ⁷  had marital relations with her. ⁸  29:24 (Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.) ⁹ 

[29:21]  ¹ tn Heb “and Jacob said.”

[29:21]  ² tn Heb “my days are fulfilled.”

[29:21]  ³ tn Heb “and I will go in to her.” The verb is a cohortative; it may be subordinated to the preceding request, “that I may go in,” or it may be an independent clause expressing his desire. The verb “go in” in this context refers to sexual intercourse (i.e., the consummation of the marriage).

[29:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “men.”

[29:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “and it happened in the evening that he took Leah his daughter and brought her.”

[29:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “to him”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “went in to her.” The expression “went in to” in this context refers to sexual intercourse, i.e., the consummation of the marriage.

[29:24]  ⁹ tn Heb “and Laban gave to her Zilpah his female servant, to Leah his daughter [for] a servant.” This clause gives information parenthetical to the narrative.