Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jacob said unto Laban, "Give me my wife, that I may lie with her. For the time appointed me is come."
New American Standard Bible
Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my
King James Version
And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
Holman Bible
Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time is completed. I want to sleep with
International Standard Version
Eventually, Jacob told Laban, "Bring me my wife, now that my time of service has been completed, so I can go be with her."
A Conservative Version
And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
American Standard Version
And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
Amplified
Finally, Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time [of service] is completed, so that I may take her to me [as my wife].”
Bible in Basic English
Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
Darby Translation
And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jacob will say to Laban, Give my wife, for the days were completed, and I will go in to her.
King James 2000
And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jacob said to Laban, "Give [me] my wife, that I may go in to her, for {my time} is completed."
Modern King James verseion
And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, so that I may go in to her.
NET Bible
Finally Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. I want to have marital relations with her."
New Heart English Bible
Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Jacob unto Laban: Come give me my wife, for fulfilled are my days, - that I may go in unto her.
Webster
And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife (for my days are fulfilled) that I may go in to her.
World English Bible
Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jacob saith unto Laban, 'Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in unto her;'
Themes
Children » Instance of, leah and rachel
Covetousness » Instances of » Laban » Deceiving » jacob
Dishonesty » Instances of » Laban's treatment of jacob
Father-in-law » Unjust, laban to jacob
jacob » Serves fourteen years for leah and rachel
Laban » Receives jacob, and gives him his daughters in marriage
Marriage » Jacob and his wives
Rachel » Jacob serves laban for an additional seven years to obtain her as his wife
Topics
Interlinear
Yowm
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 29:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Deceived
20 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, that I may lie with her. For the time appointed me is come." 22 Then Laban bade all the men of that place, and made a feast.
Cross References
Judges 15:1
But it chanced, within a while after, even in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a Kid. And when he supposed to have gone in unto his wife into the chamber, her father would not suffer him to go in,
Genesis 4:1
And Adam lay with Eve his wife, which conceived and bare Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man of the LORD."
Genesis 29:18
And Jacob loved her well, and said, "I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy youngest daughter."
Genesis 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.
Genesis 31:41
Thus have I been twenty years in thy house, and served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy sheep, and thou hast changed my reward ten times.
Genesis 38:16
And turned to her unto the way and said, "Come, I pray thee, let me lie with thee." For he knew not that it was his daughter-in-law. And she said, "What wilt thou give me, for to lie with me?"
Matthew 1:18
The birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came to dwell together, she was found with child by the holy ghost.