Genesis 29:20

18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

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

22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.
KJV
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
WEB
Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
ASV
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel. And they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
DARBY
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they were in his eyes as single days, because he loved her.
BLB
And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were to him a few days, because of his love for her.
ÅB
Så tjente Jakob i syv år for Rakel; og disse år syntes han var noen få dager, fordi han hadde henne kjær.
OTB
Jakob tjente syv år for Rakel, men de virket som bare noen få dager for ham på grunn av hans kjærlighet til henne.
B1930
Så tjente Jakob i syv år for Rakel; og disse år syntes han var nogen få dager, fordi han hadde henne kjær.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 13:7

    Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

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  • Hosea 12:12

    And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

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  • Ephesians 5:2

    And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

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  • Song of Solomon 8:6–7

    Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.

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  • Genesis 24:67

    And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

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  • Genesis 30:26

    Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:14

    For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

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