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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_gave Lāⱱān to/for_her/it DOM Zilpah maid_his to_Lēʼāh daughter_his a_maidservant.
וַיִּתֵּ֤ן לָבָן֙
and=he/it_gave Lāⱱān
It is not clear in the Hebrew text when Laban gave Zilpah to Leah, so it is probably best to keep it that way in your translation. Some translations say that Laban “had already given” Zilpah to Leah before the wedding night. However according to Jewish history (outside the Bible), it was on the wedding night that Laban did this as part of his plan to deceive Jacob: Zilpah was younger than Bilhah, so everyone would expect her to be given to Rachel as the younger sister; seeing Zilpah (instead of Bilhah) would help Jacob think that his veiled bride was Rachel. Since we do not know for sure which interpretation is right, it is probably best to be like the Hebrew text and not specify when Laban gave Zilpah to Leah. Some translations put this verse in parentheses because it seems to interrupt the telling of the main events. Alternate translation: “In addition, Laban gave”
לָ֔הּ אֶת זִלְפָּ֖ה שִׁפְחָת֑וֹ לְלֵאָ֥ה בִתּ֖וֹ
to/for=her/it DOM Zilpah maid,his to,Leah daughter,his
Alternate translation: “to Leah a female servant named Zilpah”
שִׁפְחָֽה
maid
Alternate translation: “to be her personal attendant.” or “to serve her.” or “to attend to her.”
29:14-30 Jacob’s joyful prospect of marriage to the lovely Rachel became an occasion for Laban’s shrewdness and Jacob’s discipline. Jacob and his mother had deceived his father and brother to gain the blessing; now his mother’s brother deceived him. Jacob received a dose of his own duplicity through twenty years of labor, affliction, and deception in Laban’s service (31:38). In God’s justice, people harvest what they plant (Gal 6:7). Laban’s deception was perfectly designed to make Jacob aware of his own craftiness. God often brings people into the lives of believers to discipline them. But Jacob was tenacious, and God blessed him abundantly with a large family and many possessions (30:25-43) during this time of service.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_gave Lāⱱān to/for_her/it DOM Zilpah maid_his to_Lēʼāh daughter_his a_maidservant.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.