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Genesis 29:21
Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
Genesis 29:21 · Bible in Basic English
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Genesis 29:21 in other translations
And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”
Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”
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In context
18 And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.
19 And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.
20 And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
22 And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.
23 And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.
24 And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.
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