Genesis 29:20
“And Iacob serued seuen yeeres for Rachel: and they seemed vnto him but a few dayes, for the loue hee had to her.”
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Genesis 29:20 Context
18And Iacob loued Rachel, and said, I will serue thee seuen yeeres for Rachel thy yonger daughter. 19And Laban said, It is better that I giue her to thee, then that I should giue her to another man: abide with mee. 20And Iacob serued seuen yeeres for Rachel: and they seemed vnto him but a few dayes, for the loue hee had to her. 21¶ And Iacob said vnto Laban, Giue me my wife (for my dayes are fulfilled) that I may goe in vnto her. 22And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
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And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him [but] a few days, for the love he had to her.
- King James Version
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel and they seemed to him but a few days because of his love for her.
- New American Standard Version (1995)