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Genesis 29:20 KJV
Genesis · chapter 29 · verse 20
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 · King James Version
Genesis 29:20 in context
18And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
19And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
20And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
21And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
22And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
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Key words (Strong's)
- servedʻâbadto workH5647 →
- RachelRâchêlRachel, a wife of JacobH7354 →
- seemedʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- JacobYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290 →
- sevenshebaʻsevenH7651 →
- yearsshâneha yearH8141 →
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Here is, I. The fair contract made between Laban and Jacob, during the month that Jacob spent there as a guest, Gen 29:14. It seems he was not idle, nor did he spend his time in sport and pastime;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-30