Genesis 29:21
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.
20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
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.
23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”
- KJV
- And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
- WEB
- Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”
- ASV
- And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
- DARBY
- And Jacob said to Laban, Give [me] my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
- BLB
- And Jacob said to Laban, “Give [me] my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”
- ÅB
- Deretter sa Jakob til Laban: La meg nå få min hustru, for min tid er ute, og jeg vil gå inn til henne.
- OTB
- Da sa Jakob til Laban: «Gi meg min kone, for min tid er oppfylt, så jeg kan være med henne.»
- B1930
- Derefter sa Jakob til Laban: La mig nu få min hustru, for min tid er ute, og jeg vil gå inn til henne.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 15:1
But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.
Read in contextGenesis 4:1
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
Read in contextGenesis 38:16
And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?
Read in contextMatthew 1:18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
Read in contextGenesis 31:41
Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
Read in contextGenesis 29:20
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
Read in contextGenesis 29:18
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
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