Jacob was in love with Rachel, so he said, “Let me serve you for seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.”
Genesis 30:26 - Tree of Life Version Give me my wives and my children for whom I’ve served you, and let me go. For you yourself know my labor—that I’ve served you.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know the work which I have done for you. American Standard Version (1901) Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service wherewith I have served thee. Common English Bible Give me my wives and children whom I’ve worked for, and I will go. You know the work I’ve done for you.” Catholic Public Domain Version Give me my wives, and my children, for whom I have served you, so that I may depart. You know the servitude with which I have served you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Give me my wives, and my children, for whom I have served thee, that I may depart: thou knowest the service that I have rendered thee. |
Jacob was in love with Rachel, so he said, “Let me serve you for seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.”
Jacob also went to Rachel and indeed loved Rachel more than Leah. So he served with him for yet another seven years.
Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done, that you’ve stolen my heart and have driven my daughters away like captives of the sword?
In response, Jacob said to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought, ‘Suppose you snatch your daughters away from me.’
Now you yourselves know that I’ve served your father with all my strength.
Since Gilead is full of iniquity, they are utterly worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls— even their altars will become heaps of rocks along the furrows of My field.”