Verse List for GEN 29:20

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OET (OET-RV) So Yacob worked seven years for Rahel, but it only seemed like a few days to him because of his love for her,

OET-LV And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) _he _served for_Rāḩēl seven years and_they _were in_eyes _of_his like_days one(s) in_love _of_his DOM_her/it.

ULT So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, but in his eyes they were like a few days because of his love for her.

UST So Jacob worked seven years for Laban so that he could marry Rachel, but he loved her so much that to him the time seemed to pass quickly like only a few days.

BSB & MSB So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed [but] a few days because of his love for her.

OEB So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days, because he loved her so.

WEBBE & WMBB Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.

NET 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.

LSV and Jacob serves for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.

FBV Jacob worked for Laban for seven years, but to him they seemed like just a few days because he really loved her.

T4T So Jacob worked for Laban for seven years to get Rachel, but to him it seemed like it was only a few days, because he loved her so much.

LEB And Jacob worked for Rachel seven years, but they were as a few days in his eyes because he loved her.

BBE And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.

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

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

DRA So Jacob served seven years for Rachel: and they seemed but a few days, because of the greatness of his love.

YLT and Jacob serveth for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.

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

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

SLT And Jacob will serve for Rachel seven years, and they will be in his eyes as a few days in his loving her.

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

KJB-1769 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

KJB-1611 And Iacob serued seuen yeeres for Rachel: and they seemed vnto him but a few dayes, for the loue hee had to her.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And Iacob serued seuen yere for Rachel: and they seemed vnto hym but a fewe dayes, for the loue he hadde to her.
(And Yacob served seven year for Rachel: and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.)

Gnva And Iaakob serued seuen yeres for Rahel, and they seemed vnto him but a few dayes, because he loued her.
(And Yacob served seven years for Rahel, and they seemed unto him but a few days, because he loved her.)

Cvdl So Iacob serued seuen yeare for Rachel, and they semed vnto him but few dayes, he loued her so well.
(So Yacob served seven year for Rachel, and they seemed unto him but few days, he loved her so well.)

Wycl Therfor Jacob seruyde seuene yeer for Rachel; and the daies semyden fewe to hym for the greetnesse of loue.
(Therefore Yacob served seven year for Rachel; and the days seemedn few to him for the greatness of love.)

Luth Also dienete Jakob um Rahel sieben Jahre, und deuchten ihn, als wären es einzelne Tage, so lieb hatte er sie.
(So served Yakob around/by/for Rahel seven years, and appear him/it, as would_be it individual days, so kind/sweet/dear had he they/she/them.)

ClVg Servivit ergo Jacob pro Rachel septem annis: et videbantur illi pauci dies præ amoris magnitudine.[fn]
(Servivit therefore Yacob for Rachel seven of_the_years: and they_seemed them a_few days before of_love size.)

UHB וַ⁠יַּעֲבֹ֧ד יַעֲקֹ֛ב בְּ⁠רָחֵ֖ל שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים וַ⁠יִּהְי֤וּ בְ⁠עֵינָי⁠ו֙ כְּ⁠יָמִ֣ים אֲחָדִ֔ים בְּ⁠אַהֲבָת֖⁠וֹ אֹתָֽ⁠הּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἐδούλευσεν Ἰακὼβ περὶ Ῥαχὴλ ἑπτὰ ἔτη· καὶ ἤσαν ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ὡς ἡμέραι ὀλίγαι, παρὰ τὸ ἀγαπᾷν αὐτὸν αὐτήν.

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