Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, 'I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy 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 King James verseion
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."
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
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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 the eyes of Leah are tender, and Rachel hath been fair of form and fair of appearance. 18 And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, 'I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:' 19 and Laban saith, 'It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man; dwell with me;'
Cross References
Hosea 12:12
And Jacob doth flee to the country of Aram, And Israel doth serve for a wife, Yea, for a wife he hath kept watch.
Genesis 31:41
This is to me twenty years in thy house: I have served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock; and thou changest my hire ten times;
Genesis 29:20
and Jacob serveth for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.
Genesis 29:30
And he goeth in also unto Rachel, and he also loveth Rachel more than Leah; and he serveth with him yet seven other years.
Genesis 34:12
multiply on me exceedingly dowry and gift, and I give as ye say unto me, and give to me the young person for a wife.'
Exodus 22:16-17
And when a man doth entice a virgin who is not betrothed, and hath lain with her, he doth certainly endow her to himself for a wife;
2 Samuel 3:14
And David sendeth messengers unto Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, saying, 'Give up my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself with a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.'
Hosea 3:2
And I buy her to me for fifteen silverlings, and a homer and a letech of barley;