Genesis 29:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.

New Living Translation
So Jacob worked seven years to pay for Rachel. But his love for her was so strong that it seemed to him but a few days.

English Standard Version
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.

Berean Study Bible
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.

New American Standard Bible
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him like only a few days because of his love for her.

NASB 1995
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel and they seemed to him but a few days because of his love for her.

NASB 1977
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel and they seemed to him but a few days because of his love for her.

Amplified Bible
So Jacob served [Laban] for seven years for [the right to marry] Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.

Christian Standard Bible
So Jacob worked seven years for Rachel, and they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Jacob worked seven years for Rachel, and they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.

Contemporary English Version
Jacob worked seven years for Laban, but the time seemed like only a few days, because he loved Rachel so much.

Good News Translation
Jacob worked seven years so that he could have Rachel, and the time seemed like only a few days to him, because he loved her.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jacob worked seven years in return for Rachel, but the years seemed like only a few days to him because he loved her.

International Standard Version
Jacob served seven years for Rachel, but it seemed like only a few days because of his love for her.

NET Bible
So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because his love for her was so great.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

New King James Version
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed only a few days to him because of the love he had for her.

King James 2000 Bible
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had for her.

New Heart English Bible
Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and it seemed only a few days to him because of his love for her.

World English Bible
Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.

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

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

A Faithful Version
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him a few days, for the love he had for her.

Darby Bible Translation
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they were in his eyes as single days, because he loved her.

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

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

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And Iaakob serued seuen yeres for Rahel, and they seemed vnto him but a few dayes, because he loued her.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Iacob serued seuen yere for Rachel: and they seemed vnto hym but a fewe dayes, for the loue he hadde to her.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
So Iacob serued seuen yeare for Rachel, and they semed vnto him but few dayes, he loued her so well.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And Iacob serued .vij. yeres for Rahel and they semed vnto him but a fewe dayes for the loue he had to her.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Jacob serves for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.

Young's Literal Translation
and Jacob serveth for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jacob will serve for Rachel seven years, and they will be in his eyes as a few days in his loving her.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel: and they seemed but a few days, because of the greatness of his love.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, Jacob served for seven years for Rachel. And these seemed like only a few days, because of the greatness of love.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Yaquuv worked for Rakhyl seven years, and they were in his eyes as a few days, because he loved her.

Lamsa Bible
Thus Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed to him but a few days because he was in love with her.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were before him as a few days, by reason of his loving her.
















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