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Bible in Basic English

Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.

New American Standard Bible

Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time is completed, that I may go in to her.”

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 her.”

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].”

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.

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."

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;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יעקב 
Ya`aqob 
Usage: 349

לבן 
Laban 
Usage: 55

יהב 
Yahab 
give, go to, Bring, ascribe, come on, give out, Set, take
Usage: 34

me my wife
נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

for my days
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

that I may go in

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

References

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Context Readings

Jacob Deceived

20 And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time. 21 Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended. 22 And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.

Cross References

Judges 15:1

Now a short time after, at the time of the grain-cutting, Samson, taking with him a young goat, went to see his wife; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the bride's room. But her father would not let him go in.

Genesis 4:1

And the man had connection with Eve his wife, and she became with child and gave birth to Cain, and said, I have got a man from the Lord.

Genesis 29:18

And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.

Genesis 29:20

And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.

Genesis 31:41

These twenty years I have been in your house; I was your servant for fourteen years because of your daughters, and for six years I kept your flock, and ten times was my payment changed.

Genesis 38:16

And turning to her by the roadside, he said to her, Let me come in to you; for he had no idea that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me as my price?

Matthew 1:18

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.

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