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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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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)

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel. And they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
- American Standard Version (1901)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Wesley's Notes for Genesis 29:20


29:20 They seemed to him but a few days for the love he had to her - An age of work will be but as a few days to those that love God, and long for Christ's appearing.


Discussion for Genesis 29

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  • 8 years Ago
    Wilbert for verse 27
    Genesis 29:27.what does "full her week " mean?.
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  • 9 years Ago
    Bk for verse 34
    A web search showed that the Hebrew name Levi means "Joined in Harmony ".
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  • 9 years Ago
    Geraldine cole
    To get the truth we must go back and read ch 24. 25.26. 28 then 29 because Issac call his son Esau in because he knew he was dying and Isaac told his to go get his food that he love and cook it.his wife heard him and told Jocob her son to pretend he was Isaac oldest son so that his father could bless him and he would own all of Isaac rishes.so when Jacob and his mother decieved Isaac everything went wrong Esau hated his brother for what he did he stole his birthright everything went wrong from that lie u no a family lie can travel down threw a family until someone stand u and speak the truth
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  • 9 years Ago
    Hannah for verse 17
    I thinks it 's beautiful that in the end Jacob wanted to be buried with leah and not rachel. Out ward beauty doesn 't matter
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  • 9 years Ago
    Mark Nunes for verse 17
    Leah had beautiful tender sad eyes far apart and slanting down at the sides like Marylin Monroe This was her best feature but Rachel still had more going for her and was beautiful also and had a nice body. Fat was considered beautiful back then at a time when everyone worked so hard, ate so little and hardly any one got overweight. So maybe Leah was skinny. Well favored probably meant Rachel had a fuller figure but with a nice hourglass shape.
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  • 9 years Ago
    Sarah for verse 17
    No she was not blue eyed ,nor white, how did you gather that from that passage? You pastor knows not the word. All the nation of ISRAEL was, and is dark unto this day. She was pleasing to the eye, but not like Rachel . The Jews in ISRAEL today are of Russian descent.
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