Genesis 29:20
And Ya'akov served sheva shanim for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few yamim, because of the ahavah he had for her.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
21And Ya'akov said unto Lavan, Give me my isha, for my yamim are completed, that I may go in unto her.
Cross References
Genesis 29:27Finish her shvu'a (week), and we will give thee this also for the avodah (service, work) which thou shalt do for me yet sheva shanim acherot.
Genesis 30:26Give me my nashim and my yeladim, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my avodah which I have done thee.
Genesis 34:19And the na'ar deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Bat Ya'akov; and he was more respected than kol Bais Aviv.
Hosea 12:12Is there aven (iniquity) in Gil'ad? 1 Surely they are vanity; 1 they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; 1 yea, their mizbechot are as piles of stones 1 in the furrows of the fields. 1
1 Corinthians 13:7Ahavah covers all things, + 13:7 Prov 10:12 believes all things, has tikvah (hope), even savlanut, for all things.
Ephesians 5:2And fier zich (comport oneself) in your derech in ahavah, as also Moshiach had ahavah for us and gave Himself up on behalf of us as a korban and zevach to Hashem for a RE'ACH HANNICHOACH + 5:2 Gn 8:21 (a pleasant aroma).
Matthew Henry on Genesis 29:16-31
Jacob's Marriage. ( b. c. 1753.) 15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? 16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. 18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. 19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I… Read the whole commentary →