Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 29:18-21

18Since Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290אֶת־'et-H853lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354,he answeredוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will serveאֶֽעֱבָדְךָ֙'e.'e.va.de.KhaH5647you sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141for your youngerהַקְּטַנָּֽה׃ha.ke.ta.NahH6996daughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323Rachelבְּרָחֵ֥לbe.ra.ChelH7354.”

19Labanלָבָ֗ןla.VanH3837repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Betterט֤וֹבTovH2896that I giveתִּתִּ֣יti.TiH5414herאֹתָ֣הּ'o.TahH853to youthanמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414אֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853לְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376to anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312.Stay hereשְׁבָ֖הshe.VahH3427with meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.”

20So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290servedוַיַּעֲבֹ֧דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141for Rachelבְּרָחֵ֖לbe.ra.ChelH7354,yet it seemedוַיִּהְי֤וּvai.yih.YuH1961בְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869buta fewאֲחָדִ֔ים'a.cha.DimH259daysכְּיָמִ֣יםke.ya.MimH3117because of his loveבְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160for herאֹתָֽהּ׃'o.TahH853.

21Finally Jacobיַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Labanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837, “Grantהָבָ֣הha.VahH3051meאֶת־'et-H853my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802,forכִּ֥יkiH3588my timeיָמָ֑יya.MaiH3117is completeמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390,and I want to sleep withוְאָב֖וֹאָהve.'a.Vo.'ahH935herאֵלֶֽיהָ׃'e.Lei.haH413.”

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