Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Jacob will say to Laban, Give my wife, for the days were completed, and I will go in to her.
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.
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;'
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 29:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Deceived
20 And Jacob will serve for Rachel seven years, and they will be in his eyes as a few days in his loving her. 21 And Jacob will say to Laban, Give my wife, for the days were completed, and I will go in to her. 22 And Laban will gather together all the men of the place, and will make a drinking.
Cross References
Judges 15:1
And it will be after days in days of the wheat harvest, and Samson will look after his wife with a kid of the goats; and he will say, I will go to my wife to the chamber. And her father gave him not to go in.
Genesis 4:1
AND Adam knew Life, his wife, and she will conceive and bear Cain, and said, I obtained a man of Jehovah.
Genesis 29:18
And Jacob will love Rachel, and will say, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy daughter the small.
Genesis 29:20
And Jacob will serve for Rachel seven years, and they will be in his eyes as a few days in his loving her.
Genesis 31:41
Here to me twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy sheep; and thou wilt change my hire ten portions.
Genesis 38:16
And he will turn to her by the way, and will say, Now I will come in to thee; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law: and she will say, What wilt thou give to me that thou wilt come in to me?
Matthew 1:18
And the generation of Jesus Christ was thus: for Mary his mother having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child by the Holy Ghost.