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Genesis 29:20 — King James Version← Study notes

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.


Genesis 29:20Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 29:2011 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יַּעֲבֹ֧דwayaʿăbōd
and he servedconjH5647
be · be bondmen · bond-service · compel ···
יַעֲקֹ֛בyaʿăqōb
JacobnounH3290
בְּ/רָחֵ֖לbərāḥēl
for RachelpronH7354
שֶׁ֣בַעšebaʿ
sevenadjH7651
-s · (-teen · -teenth) · -th ···
שָׁנִ֑יםšāniym
yearsnounH8141
whole age · long · old
וַ/יִּהְי֤וּwayihəyw
and they wereconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
בְ/עֵינָי/ו֙bəʿēynāyw
in view hispronH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
כְּ/יָמִ֣יםkəyāmiym
like dayspronH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
אֲחָדִ֔יםʾăḥādiym
oneadjH259
alike · alone · altogether · and ···
בְּ/אַהֲבָת֖/וֹbəʾahăbātwō
love(-dpronH157
-ly · -r) · like · friend
אֹתָֽ/הּʾōtāh
herparticleH853
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Michael van BergNote1mo ago
Jacob Served Seven Years for Rachel
Jacob works for Rachel for seven years, and the text says: 'They seemed to him but a few days, because of the love he had for her.' Love makes time feel different. My partner and I were long-distance...
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