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.
Read in contextHosea 12:12
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
Read in contextEphesians 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.
Read in contextSong 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.
Read in contextGenesis 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.
Read in contextGenesis 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.
Read in context2 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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