Genesis 29:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.”
Genesis 29:18 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 29:1811 words
וַיֶּאֱהַבwayeʾĕhavAnd have affection
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
אֶתʾet—
רָחֵלrāḥēlRachel
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֶעֱבָדְךָʾeʿĕvādəḵāWork
שֶׁבַעševaʿSeven
שָׁנִיםšānîmYear
בְּרָחֵלbərāḥēlIn Rachel
בִּתְּךָbitəḵāDaughter
הַקְּטַנָּהhaqəṭanāhThe abbreviated
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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