Genesis 29:30

Genesis 29:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
• New International Version (NIV)Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jacob also went in to Rachel, and he also loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with Laban still another seven years.

Context of Genesis 29:30

28Jacob did as Laban said. When Jacob completed Leah’s bridal week, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. 29(Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.) Jacob had marital relations with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban for seven more years. 31When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless. 32So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “The Lord has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now.”

Genesis 29:30 word by word

וַיָּבֹא֙ גַּ֣ם אֶל־רָחֵ֔ל וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב גַּֽם־אֶת־רָחֵ֖ל מִלֵּאָ֑ה וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ד עִמּ֔וֹ ע֖וֹד שֶֽׁבַע־שָׁנִ֥ים אֲחֵרֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he went inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• also unto Rachelרָחֵלrâchêl · RachelH7354
• and he lovedאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• more than Leahלֵאָהlê'âh · LeahH3812
• and servedעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
• with him yet sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141

Cross-references for Genesis 29:30

• Genesis 29:20So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because his love for her was so great.
• Genesis 44:20We said to my lord, ‘We have an aged father, and there is a young boy who was born when our father was old. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
• Deuteronomy 21:15Suppose a man has two wives, one whom he loves more than the other, and they both bear him sons, with the firstborn being the child of the less loved wife.
• Matthew 6:24“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
• Matthew 10:37“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
• Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
• John 12:25The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.
• Genesis 29:18Since Jacob had fallen in love with Rachel, he said, “I’ll serve you seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel.”
• Genesis 30:25After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so that I can go home to my own country.
• Genesis 31:15Hasn’t he treated us like foreigners? He not only sold us, but completely wasted the money paid for us!
• 1 Samuel 18:17Then Saul said to David, “Here’s my oldest daughter, Merab. I want to give her to you in marriage. Only be a brave warrior for me and fight the battles of the Lord.” For Saul thought, “There’s no need for me to raise my hand against him. Let it be the hand of the Philistines!”
• Hosea 12:12Jacob fled to the country of Aram, then Israel worked to acquire a wife; he tended sheep to pay for her.

Commentaries on Genesis 29:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-35Verses 1-35 - Jacob‘s Marriage 6. רחל rāchēl Rachel, “a ewe.” 16. לאה lê'âh Leah, “wearied.” 24. זלפה zı̂lpâh Zilpah, “drop?” 29. בלהה bı̂lhâh Bilhah, “timidity.” 32. ראוּבן re'uvbēn Reuben, “behold a son.” A paronomasia in allusion to the phrase בעניי ראה be‛ānyı̂y rā'âh Derivatives and compounds, being formed by the common speaker, are sometimes founded upon resemblance in sound, and not always on precise forms of the original sentence which…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-30Verses 15-30 During the month that Jacob spent as a guest, he was not idle. Wherever we are, it is good to employ ourselves in some useful business. Laban was desirous that Jacob should continue with him. Inferior relations must not be imposed upon; it is our duty to reward them. Jacob made known to Laban the affection he had for his daughter Rachel. And having no wordly goods with which to endow her, he promises seven years' service Love makes long and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30he loved Rachel more than Leah: This kind of favoritism (showing special love to one person over others) caused ongoing trouble in his family (see 25:28; 37:3). Jacob’s favoritism had lasting effects. His family was often divided, and their descendants (the tribes of Israel) were rarely united.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351. Then Jacob went, &c.--Hebrew, "lifted up his feet." He resumed his way next morning with a light heart and elastic step after the vision of the ladder; for tokens of the divine favor tend to quicken the discharge of duty (Ne 8:10). and came into the land, &c.--Mesopotamia and the whole region beyond the Euphrates are by the sacred writers designated "the East" (Jud 6:3; 1Ki 4:30; Job 1:3). Between the first and the second clause of this verse is…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 29:30

• Betrothal
• Children
• Contracts
• Covetousness
• Dishonesty
• Family
• Favoritism
• Incest
• Jacob
• Laban
• Lovers
• Marriage
• Polygamy
• Rachel
• Seven
• Wages
• Wife

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Commentaries on Genesis 29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings