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GENESIS 29:18
KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.”
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Popularity relative to other verses in Genesis chapter 29 using average monthly Google searches.
Genesis 29:18 Translation & Meaning
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
“And Jacob” | יַֽעֲקֹ֖ב | Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch | Jacob |
“loved” | וַיֶּֽאֱהַ֥ב | To have affection for (sexually or otherwise) | loved |
“Rachel;” | רָחֵ֑ל | Rachel, a wife of Jacob | Rachel |
“and said,” | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
“I will serve” | אֶֽעֱבָדְךָ֙ | To work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc | serve |
“thee seven” | שֶׁ֣בַע | Seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number | seven |
“years” | שָׁנִ֔ים | A year (as a revolution of time) | years |
“for Rachel” | בְּרָחֵ֥ל | Rachel, a wife of Jacob | Rachel |
“thy younger” | הַקְּטַנָּֽה׃ | Abbreviated, i.e., diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance) | younger |
“daughter.” | בִּתְּךָ֖ | A daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) | daughter |
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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 should give her to another man: abide with me.
20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
Sources:
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