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Sforno on Genesis 29:26/ספורנו על בראשית כ״ט:כ״ו

אלֹא יֵעָשֶׂה כֵן בִּמְקוֹמֵנוּ. לֹא הִנִּיחוּנִי אַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם לְקַיֵּם דְּבָרַי:
1It is not done in our place. Lavan claimed that the people would not allow him to keep his word, since it was in violation of local custom.