Genesis 29:18

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.29.18", "source": "וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת־רָחֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֽ͏ֶעֱבָדְךָ֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים בְּרָחֵ֥ל בִּתְּךָ֖ הַקְּטַנָּֽה׃", "text": "*wa-yeʾĕhab* *yaʿăqōb* *ʾet*-*rāḥēl*, *wa-yōʾmer*, *ʾeʿĕbādkā* *šebaʿ* *šānîm* in-*rāḥēl* *bittəkā* the-*qəṭannâ*", "grammar": { "*wa-yeʾĕhab*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he loved", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine - Jacob", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*rāḥēl*": "proper noun, feminine - Rachel", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾeʿĕbādkā*": "qal imperfect, 1st common singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will serve you", "*šebaʿ*": "numeral, masculine - seven", "*šānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years", "*rāḥēl*": "proper noun, feminine - Rachel", "*bittəkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your daughter", "*qəṭannâ*": "adjective, feminine singular with definite article - the younger" }, "variants": { "*ʾeʿĕbādkā*": "I will serve you/I will work for you" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת־רָחֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֽ͏ֶעֱבָדְךָ֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים בְּרָחֵ֥ל בִּתְּךָ֖ הַקְּטַנָּֽה׃

Transliteration

wa-yeʾĕhab yaʿăqōb ʾet-rāḥēl, wa-yōʾmer, ʾeʿĕbādkā šebaʿ šānîm in-rāḥēl bittəkā the-qəṭannâ

Grammar Details

• *wa-yeʾĕhab*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he loved
• *yaʿăqōb*: proper noun, masculine - Jacob
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *rāḥēl*: proper noun, feminine - Rachel
• *wa-yōʾmer*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ʾeʿĕbādkā*: qal imperfect, 1st common singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will serve you
• *šebaʿ*: numeral, masculine - seven
• *šānîm*: noun, feminine plural - years
• *bittəkā*: noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your daughter
• *qəṭannâ*: adjective, feminine singular with definite article - the younger

Word Meanings

• *ʾeʿĕbādkā*: I will serve you/I will work for you

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, 'I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younr daughter.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Jacob loved Rachel and said, I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jacob loved Rachel; and he said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Iacob loued her well and sayde: I will serue the.vij. yere for Rahel thy yongest doughter.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and Iacob loued her well, and sayde: I will serue the seuen yeare, for Rachel thy yongest doughter.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Iaakob loued Rahel, and sayde, I will serue thee seuen yeeres for Rahel thy yonger daughter.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Iacob loued Rachel, and sayde: I wyll serue thee seuen yere for Rachel thy younger daughter.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, `I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jacob loved Rachel; and he said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Since Jacob had fallen in love with Rachel, he said,“I’ll serve you seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Referenced Verses

• Hos 12:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Hosea.12.12", "source": "אִם־גִּלְעָ֥ד אָ֙וֶן֙ אַךְ־שָׁ֣וְא הָי֔וּ בַּגִּלְגָּ֖ל שְׁוָרִ֣ים זִבֵּ֑חוּ גַּ֤ם מִזְבְּחוֹתָם֙ כְּגַלִּ֔ים עַ֖ל תַּלְמֵ֥י שָׂדָֽי׃", "text": "If-*gilʿād* *ʾāwen* *ʾak*-*šāwʾ* *hāyû* in-*ha-gilgāl* *šĕwārîm* *zibbēḥû* also *mizbĕḥôtām* like-*gallîm* upon *talmê* *śādāy*", "grammar": { "*gilʿād*": "proper noun - Gilead", "*ʾāwen*": "noun, masculine singular - wickedness/iniquity", "*ʾak*": "adverb - only/surely", "*šāwʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - emptiness/vanity", "*hāyû*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd plural - they were/have become", "*ha-gilgāl*": "definite article + proper noun - the Gilgal", "*šĕwārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - bulls/oxen", "*zibbēḥû*": "verb, piel perfect 3rd plural - they sacrificed", "*mizbĕḥôtām*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their altars", "*gallîm*": "noun, masculine plural - heaps/mounds", "*talmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - furrows of", "*śādāy*": "noun, masculine singular - field" }, "variants": { "*ʾāwen*": "wickedness/iniquity/trouble", "*šāwʾ*": "emptiness/vanity/worthlessness", "*šĕwārîm*": "bulls/oxen", "*gallîm*": "heaps/mounds/stone piles", "*talmê*": "furrows/plowed rows" } }
• Exod 22:16-17 : 16 { "verseID": "Exodus.22.16", "source": "אִם־מָאֵ֧ן יְמָאֵ֛ן אָבִ֖יהָ לְתִתָּ֣הּ ל֑וֹ כֶּ֣סֶף יִשְׁקֹ֔ל כְּמֹ֖הַר הַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃", "text": "If *māʾēn yĕmāʾēn ʾābîhā lĕtittāh* to him, *kesef yiškōl kĕmōhar habbĕtûlōt*.", "grammar": { "*māʾēn yĕmāʾēn*": "piel infinitive absolute + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, 'utterly refuses'", "*ʾābîhā*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix, 'her father'", "*lĕtittāh*": "qal infinitive construct with preposition and 3rd feminine singular suffix, 'to give her'", "*kesef*": "masculine singular noun, 'silver/money'", "*yiškōl*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, 'he shall weigh out/pay'", "*kĕmōhar*": "preposition + masculine singular construct, 'according to the bride-price of'", "*habbĕtûlōt*": "definite feminine plural noun, 'the virgins'" }, "variants": { "*māʾēn yĕmāʾēn*": "absolutely refuses/utterly refuses", "*yiškōl*": "shall weigh out/pay/give", "*kĕmōhar habbĕtûlōt*": "according to the bride-price of virgins/standard virgin dowry" } } 17 { "verseID": "Exodus.22.17", "source": "מְכַשֵּׁפָ֖ה לֹ֥א תְחַיֶּֽה׃", "text": "*Mĕkaššēpâ* not *tĕḥayyeh*.", "grammar": { "*Mĕkaššēpâ*": "piel participle, feminine singular, 'sorceress/witch'", "*tĕḥayyeh*": "piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular, 'you shall let live'" }, "variants": { "*Mĕkaššēpâ*": "sorceress/witch/female practitioner of magic", "*tĕḥayyeh*": "let live/allow to live/permit to live" } }
• Gen 31:41 : 41 { "verseID": "Genesis.31.41", "source": "זֶה־לִּי עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה בְּבֵיתֶךָ עֲבַדְתִּיךָ אַרְבַּע־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה בִּשְׁתֵּי בְנֹתֶיךָ וְשֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים בְּצֹאנֶךָ וַתַּחֲלֵף אֶת־מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּי עֲשֶׂרֶת מֹנִים", "text": "This-to me *ʿeśrîm* *šānāh* in *bêtekā* *ʿabadtîkā* *ʾarbaʿ*-*ʿeśrēh* *šānāh* for *šetê* *benōteykā* and *šēš* *šānîm* for *ṣōʾnekā* and *wa-taḥalēp* *ʾet*-*maśkurtî* *ʿaśeret* *mōnîm*", "grammar": { "*ʿeśrîm*": "numeral - twenty", "*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*bêtekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your house", "*ʿabadtîkā*": "qal perfect 1st person singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I served you", "*ʾarbaʿ*-*ʿeśrēh*": "numeral - fourteen", "*šetê*": "numeral feminine construct - two of", "*benōteykā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your daughters", "*šēš*": "numeral - six", "*šānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years", "*ṣōʾnekā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your flock", "*wa-taḥalēp*": "waw consecutive with hiphil imperfect 2nd masculine singular - and you changed", "*maśkurtî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my wages", "*ʿaśeret*": "numeral - ten", "*mōnîm*": "noun, masculine plural - times" }, "variants": { "*ʿabadtîkā*": "served you/worked for you/labored for you", "*wa-taḥalēp*": "changed/altered/substituted", "*maśkurtî*": "my wages/my payment/my compensation", "*mōnîm*": "times/instances/occurrences" } }
• Gen 34:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Genesis.34.12", "source": "הַרְבּ֨וּ עָלַ֤י מְאֹד֙ מֹ֣הַר וּמַתָּ֔ן וְאֶ֨תְּנָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר תֹּאמְר֖וּ אֵלָ֑י וּתְנוּ־לִ֥י אֶת־הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃", "text": "*harbû* *ʿālay* *mǝʾōd* *mōhar* *ûmattān* *wǝʾettǝnāh* *kaʾăšer* *tōʾmǝrû* *ʾēlāy* *ûtǝnû*-*lî* *ʾet*-*hannaʿărā* *lǝʾiššāh*", "grammar": { "*harbû*": "hiphil imperative, masculine plural - multiply/increase", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - upon me", "*mǝʾōd*": "adverb - very/greatly", "*mōhar*": "noun, masculine singular - bride price", "*ûmattān*": "waw-conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and gift", "*wǝʾettǝnāh*": "waw-conjunction + qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - and I will give", "*kaʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - according to what", "*tōʾmǝrû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you say", "*ʾēlāy*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*ûtǝnû*": "waw-conjunction + qal imperative, masculine plural - and give", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hannaʿărā*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the young woman", "*lǝʾiššāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for a wife" }, "variants": { "*harbû*": "multiply/increase/demand much", "*mōhar*": "bride price/dowry/marriage present", "*ûmattān*": "and gift/present/offering", "*wǝʾettǝnāh*": "and I will give/and let me give" } }
• Gen 29:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Genesis.29.20", "source": "וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ד יַעֲקֹ֛ב בְּרָחֵ֖ל שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים וַיִּהְי֤וּ בְעֵינָיו֙ כְּיָמִ֣ים אֲחָדִ֔ים בְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹ אֹתָֽהּ׃", "text": "*wa-yaʿăbōd* *yaʿăqōb* for-*rāḥēl* *šebaʿ* *šānîm* *wa-yihyû* in-his-eyes as-*yāmîm* *ʾăḥādîm* in-*ʾahăbātô* *ʾōtāh*", "grammar": { "*wa-yaʿăbōd*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he served", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine - Jacob", "*rāḥēl*": "proper noun, feminine - Rachel", "*šebaʿ*": "numeral, masculine - seven", "*šānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years", "*wa-yihyû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they were", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*ʾăḥādîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - few", "*ʾahăbātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his love", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her" }, "variants": { "*wa-yaʿăbōd*": "served/worked for", "*yāmîm* *ʾăḥādîm*": "few days/short time" } }
• Gen 29:30 : 30 { "verseID": "Genesis.29.30", "source": "וַיָּבֹא֙ גַּ֣ם אֶל־רָחֵ֔ל וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב גַּֽם־אֶת־רָחֵ֖ל מִלֵּאָ֑ה וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ד עִמּ֔וֹ ע֖וֹד שֶֽׁבַע־שָׁנִ֥ים אֲחֵרֽוֹת׃", "text": "*wa-yābōʾ* also to-*rāḥēl*, *wa-yeʾĕhab* also-*ʾet*-*rāḥēl* more-than-*lēʾāh*, *wa-yaʿăbōd* with-him still *šebaʿ*-*šānîm* *ʾăḥērôt*", "grammar": { "*wa-yābōʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went in", "*rāḥēl*": "proper noun, feminine - Rachel", "*wa-yeʾĕhab*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he loved", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*lēʾāh*": "proper noun, feminine - Leah", "*wa-yaʿăbōd*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he served", "*šebaʿ*": "numeral, masculine - seven", "*šānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years", "*ʾăḥērôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - other" }, "variants": { "*wa-yābōʾ* to-*rāḥēl*": "went in to Rachel/was intimate with Rachel", "*wa-yaʿăbōd*": "served/worked for" } }
• 2 Sam 3:14 : 14 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.3.14", "source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח דָּוִד֙ מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל־אִֽישׁ־בֹּ֥שֶׁת בֶּן־שָׁא֖וּל לֵאמֹ֑ר תְּנָ֤ה אֶת־אִשְׁתִּי֙ אֶת־מִיכַ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ אֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי לִ֔י בְּמֵאָ֖ה עָרְל֥וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃", "text": "*wayyišlaḥ* *dāwid* *mal'ākîm* to-*'îš*-*bōšet* *ben*-*šā'ûl* to-*lē'mōr* *tenāh* *'et*-*'ištî* *'et*-*mîkal* who *'ēraśtî* to-me in-hundred *'ārlôt* *pelištîm*", "grammar": { "*wayyišlaḥ*": "qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he sent", "*dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*mal'ākîm*": "noun, masculine plural - messengers/angels", "*'îš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of", "*bōšet*": "proper noun with prefixed preposition el - to Bosheth (Ish-bosheth)", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*šā'ûl*": "proper noun - Saul", "*lē'mōr*": "qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition lamed - to say", "*tenāh*": "qal imperative masculine singular - give", "*'ištî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix with direct object marker - my wife", "*mîkal*": "proper noun with direct object marker - Michal", "*'ēraśtî*": "piel perfect 1st common singular - I betrothed", "*'ārlôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct with prefixed preposition bet - for/with foreskins of", "*pelištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines" }, "variants": { "*'îš-bōšet*": "Ish-bosheth (lit. 'man of shame')", "*'ēraśtî*": "I betrothed/I acquired in marriage/I paid the bride-price for" } }
• Hos 3:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Hosea.3.2", "source": "וָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָ לִּ֔י בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר כָּ֑סֶף וְחֹ֥מֶר שְׂעֹרִ֖ים וְלֵ֥תֶךְ שְׂעֹרִֽים׃", "text": "And-*wāʾekkəreh* for-me in-fifteen *kāsep* and-*ḥōmer* *śəʿōrîm* and-*lētek* *śəʿōrîm*.", "grammar": { "*wāʾekkəreh*": "qal imperfect consecutive with 3rd feminine singular suffix, 1st common singular - and I bought/acquired her", "*kāsep*": "noun, masculine singular - silver/money", "*ḥōmer*": "noun, masculine singular - homer (unit of dry measure)", "*śəʿōrîm*": "noun, feminine plural - barley", "*lētek*": "noun, masculine singular - lethech (unit of dry measure, half a homer)" }, "variants": { "*wāʾekkəreh*": "I bought her/I acquired her/I hired her", "*kāsep*": "silver/money/shekels of silver", "*ḥōmer*": "homer (approximately 220-400 liters)", "*lētek*": "lethech (approximately 110-200 liters)" } }