Genesis 29:20
And Iacob serued.vij. yeres for Rahel and they semed vnto him but a fewe dayes for the loue he had to her.
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
In The King James Version
In Context
19And Laban answered: it is better yt I geue her the than to another man? byde therfore with me.
Cross References
Genesis 29:27Passe out this weke and tha shall this also be geuen the for ye seruyce which thou shalt serue me yet.vij. yeres more.
Genesis 30:26geue me my wives and my childern for whome I haue serued the and let me goo; for thou knowest what seruyce I haue done the.
Genesis 34:19And the yonge man deferde not for to do the thinge because he had a lust to Iacobs doughter: he was also most sett by of all that were in his fathers house.
1 Corinthians 13:7suffreth all thynge beleveth all thynges hopeth all thynges endureth in all thynges.
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 →