Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.
New American Standard Bible
Now Jacob
King James Version
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
Holman Bible
Jacob loved Rachel, so he answered Laban, “I’ll work for you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”
International Standard Version
Jacob loved Rachel, so he made this offer to Laban: "I'll serve you for seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."
A Conservative Version
And Jacob loved Rachel, and he said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
American Standard Version
And Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
Amplified
Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, “I will serve you [as a hired workman] for seven years [in return] for [the privilege of marrying] Rachel your younger daughter.”
Bible in Basic English
And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.
Darby Translation
And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jacob will love Rachel, and will say, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy daughter the small.
King James 2000
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jacob loved Rachel and said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jacob loved her well, and said, "I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy youngest daughter."
NET Bible
Since Jacob had fallen in love with Rachel, he said, "I'll serve you seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel."
New Heart English Bible
Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."
The Emphasized Bible
So Jacob loved Rachel, - and he said, I will serve thee seven years, for Rachel thy younger daughter.
Webster
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
World English Bible
Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, 'I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:'
Themes
Children » Instance of, leah and rachel
Contracts » First contract between laban and jacob for laban's daughter
Covetousness » Instances of » Laban » Deceiving » jacob
Home » Examples of love of » Courtship
Home » Betrothals » Jacob and rachel
jacob » Serves fourteen years for leah and rachel
jacob » Summary of his character » Affectionate
Laban » Jacob becomes his servant
Laban » Receives jacob, and gives him his daughters in marriage
Marriage » A dowry given to the woman's parents before
Marriage » Jacob and his wives
Periods and numbers » Forty days » Seven years
Rachel » Jacob serves laban for an additional seven years to obtain her as his wife
Seven » Witnesses, scriptural » Years
Interlinear
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Shaneh (in pl. only),
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 29:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Deceived
17 And Leah was weak of eyes, but Rachel was beautiful and well-favored. 18 And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter. 19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.
Cross References
Hosea 12:12
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept watch.
Genesis 31:41
And I have been twenty years in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six for your flocks. And you have changed my wages ten times.
Genesis 29:20
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him a few days, for the love he had for her.
Genesis 29:30
And he also went in to Rachel. He also loved Rachel more than Leah, and served with him still seven more years.
Genesis 34:12
Heap upon me ever so much price and dowry, and I will give according as you shall say to me. But give me the girl for a wife.
Exodus 22:16-17
And if a man lures a virgin who is not promised, and lies with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
2 Samuel 3:14
And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul's son, saying, Deliver my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
Hosea 3:2
So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for a homer of barley and a half homer of barley.