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Labanלָבָןsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“It is betterטוֹבthat I giveתִּתִּיherאֹתָהּto youלָךְthan that I giveמִתִּתִּיherאֹתָהּto anotherאַחֵרman;לְאִישׁstayשְׁבָהwith me.”עִמָּדִי
Genesis 29:19
Study it in the app“Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than that I give her to another man; stay with me.””
Seven years of work seem like a few days to Jacob, for love of RachelDating and Marriage
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 29:19, word by word
- Labanלָבָןlavan
Laban
Laban, brother of Rebekah and father of Leah and Rachel, Jacob's father-in-law, who lived in Haran. Also a place in the wilderness.
Where else “lavan” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “It is betterטוֹבtov
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tov” appears- that I giveתִּתִּtiti
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “titi” appears- to anotherאַחֵרacher
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acher” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- stayשְׁבָsheva
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “sheva” appears- with meעִמָּדִimadi
with me
With me, beside me.
Where else “imadi” appears
The context
18Jacob loved Rachel, and he said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.”
19 · This verse (above)
20So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they were in his eyes like a few days because of his love for her.
To study Genesis 29 in a group
1. What it says
What happened when Jacob’s seven years of service were over, and what did he say to Laban (vv. 20-28)?
2. What it means
What irony is there in Jacob, who deceived his father, now being deceived by Laban (v. 25)?
3. How I live it
How can you stay honest with others even when the opposite would suit you better?