Genesis 29:22
And he, having invited a great number of his friends to the feast, made the marriage.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Qui vocatis multis amicorum turbis ad convivium, fecit nuptias.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- συνήγαγεν δὲ Λαβὰν πάντας τοὺς ἄνδρας τοῦ τόπου καὶ ἐποίησεν γάμον.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף לָבָ֛ן אֶת כָּל אַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמָּק֖וֹם וַיַּ֥עַשׂ מִשְׁתֶּֽה
Haydock's commentary
Friends. Hebrew, Septuagint and Chaldean say, "all the men of that place." He was rich, and, though very greedy, could not well avoid conforming to the custom of making a splendid entertainment on such a joyful occasion. (Haydock)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.