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Genesis 29:18-21

18And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354;and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will serveאֶֽעֱבָדְךָ֙'e.'e.va.de.KhaH5647thee sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141for Rachelבְּרָחֵ֥לbe.ra.ChelH7354thy youngerהַקְּטַנָּֽה׃ha.ke.ta.NahH6996daughterבִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.KhaH1323.

19And Labanלָבָ֗ןla.VanH3837saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It isbetterט֤וֹבTovH2896that I giveתִּתִּ֣יti.TiH5414her to thee, than that I should giveמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414her to anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376:abideשְׁבָ֖הshe.VahH3427with me.

20And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290servedוַיַּעֲבֹ֧דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141for Rachelבְּרָחֵ֖לbe.ra.ChelH7354;and they seemedבְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869unto him buta fewאֲחָדִ֔ים'a.cha.DimH259daysכְּיָמִ֣יםke.ya.MimH3117,for the love he hadבְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160to her.

21And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֤בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Labanלָבָן֙la.VanH3837,Giveהָבָ֣הha.VahH3051memy wifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802,for my daysיָמָ֑יya.MaiH3117are fulfilledמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390,that I may go inוְאָב֖וֹאָהve.'a.Vo.'ahH935unto her.

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