Genesis 29:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 29:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ד
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
יַעֲקֹ֛ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
בְּרָחֵ֖ל
Râchêl
H7354
Rachel
שֶׁ֣בַע
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
שָׁנִ֑ים
shâneh
H8141
year
וַיִּהְי֤וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְעֵינָיו֙
ʻayin
H5869
eye
כְּיָמִ֣ים
yôwm
H3117
day
אֲחָדִ֔ים
ʼechâd
H259
one
בְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹ
ʼâhab
H157
to love
אֹתָֽהּ
ʼêth
H853
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, but in his eyes they were like a few days because of his love for her.
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