Genesis 29:20

Therefore Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and the days seemed few to him for the greatness of (his) love.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

19Laban answered, It is better that I give her to thee than to another man; dwell thou with me.

21And (at last) he said to Laban, Give thou my wife to me, for the time is fulfilled that I enter [in] to her.

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Cross References

Genesis 29:27fulfill thou the week of days of this wedding, and I shall give to thee also this Rachel, for the work in which thou shalt serve me by other seven years. (so fulfill thou a week of days, or seven days, for this wedding, and then I shall also give thee Rachel, for the work in which thou shalt serve me for another seven years.)

Genesis 30:26Give thou to me my wives, and my free children, for which I have served thee, that I go, (or Give thou to me my wives, and my children, for whom I have served thee, so that I can go); forsooth thou knowest the service by which I have served thee.

Genesis 34:19and the young waxing man delayed not, that not he fulfilled anon that that was asked; for he loved the damsel greatly, and he was (the most) noble in all the house of his father. (and the young man delayed not, but he fulfilled at once what was asked for; for he greatly loved the young woman, and he was the most noble in all of his father’s household.)

Hosea 12:12Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and served, either kept (sheep) for a wife. (Jacob fled into the country of Syria, or Aram, and then Israel served a man in order to get a wife, yea, served him, and kept sheep, for a wife.)

1 Corinthians 13:7it suffereth all things, it believeth all things, it hopeth all things, it sustaineth all things.

Ephesians 5:2and walk ye in love, as Christ loved us (or as the Messiah loved us), and gave himself for us (as) an offering and a sacrifice to God, into the odour of sweetness.

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 →

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