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Genesis 29:21 - Compare All Versions

Genesis 29:21 NIV (New International Version)

Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to make love to her.”

Genesis 29:21 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife that I may go in to her, for my time is completed.”

Genesis 29:21 NLT (New Living Translation)

Finally, the time came for him to marry her. “I have fulfilled my agreement,” Jacob said to Laban. “Now give me my wife so I can sleep with her.”

Genesis 29:21 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

Then Jacob said to Laban, “Since my time is complete, give me my wife, so I can sleep with  her.”

Genesis 29:21 KJV (King James Version)

And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

Genesis 29:21 NKJV (New King James Version)

Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”

Genesis 29:21-24 MSG (The Message)

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.” Laban invited everyone around and threw a big feast. At evening, though, he got his daughter Leah and brought her to the marriage bed, and Jacob slept with her. (Laban gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maid.)

Genesis 29:21 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time is completed, that I may have relations with her.”

Genesis 29:21 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Finally, Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time [of service] is completed, so that I may take her to me [as my wife].”

Genesis 29:21 NET (New English Translation)

Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. I want to have marital relations with her.”