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 29:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 29:2011 words

וַיַּעֲבֹדwayaʿăvōdAnd work

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

בְּרָחֵלbərāḥēlIn Rachel

שֶׁבַעševaʿSeven

שָׁנִיםšānîmYear

וַיִּהְיוּwayihəyûAnd exist

בְעֵינָיוvəʿênāywIn eye

כְּיָמִיםkəyāmîmLike day

אֲחָדִיםʾăḥādîmUnited

בְּאַהֲבָתוֹbəʾahăvātwōIn have affection

אֹתָהּʾōtāh—

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיַּעֲבֹדwayaʿăvōdAnd work

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

בְּרָחֵלbərāḥēlIn Rachel

שֶׁבַעševaʿSeven

שָׁנִיםšānîmYear

וַיִּהְיוּwayihəyûAnd exist

בְעֵינָיוvəʿênāywIn eye

כְּיָמִיםkəyāmîmLike day

אֲחָדִיםʾăḥādîmUnited

בְּאַהֲבָתוֹbəʾahăvātwōIn have affection

אֹתָהּʾōtāhdirect object marker (no translation)

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