Strong's Lexicon So Jacob יַעֲקֹ֛ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob = 'heel holder' or 'supplanter' 1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel served וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ד (way·ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5647: 1) to work, serve 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to labour, work, do work 1a2) to work for another, serve another by labour 1a3) to serve as subjects 1a4) to serve (God) 1a5) to serve (with Levitical service) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be worked, be tilled (of land) 1b2) to make oneself a servant 1c) (Pual) to be worked 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to compel to labour or work, cause to labour, cause to serve 1d2) to cause to serve as subjects 1e) (Hophal) to be led or enticed to serve seven שֶׁ֣בַע (še·ḇa‘) Number - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7651: 1) seven (cardinal number) 1a) as ordinal number 1b) in combination-17, 700 etc years שָׁנִ֑ים (šā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 8141: 1) year 1a) as division of time 1b) as measure of time 1c) as indication of age 1d) a lifetime (of years of life) for Rachel, בְּרָחֵ֖ל (bə·rā·ḥêl) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7354: Rachel = 'ewe' 1) daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin yet it seemed בְעֵינָיו֙ (ḇə·‘ê·nāw) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5869: 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) 2) spring, fountain [but] a few אֲחָדִ֔ים (’ă·ḥā·ḏîm) Number - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 259: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal) days כְּיָמִ֣ים (kə·yā·mîm) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow because of his love בְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹ (bə·’a·hă·ḇā·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like for her. אֹתָֽהּ׃ (’ō·ṯāh) Direct object marker | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for 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. 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. New American Standard Bible So Jacob served seven years for Rachel and they seemed to him but a few days because of his love for her. 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. Parallel Verses 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. New American Standard Bible So Jacob served seven years for Rachel and they seemed to him but a few days because of his love for her. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Cross References Genesis 29:19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me. Genesis 30:26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee. Genesis 31:15 Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money. 1 Samuel 18:23 And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed? Hosea 12:12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 29:18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. Genesis 29:17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. Genesis 29:21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. Genesis 29:22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. Genesis 29:23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her. 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