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Jacobיַעֲקֹבsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Laban,אֶל לָבָן“Give meהָבָהmy wife,אֶת אִשְׁתִּיforכִּיmy daysיָמָיare fulfilled,מָלְאוּso that I may go inוְאָבוֹאָהto her.”אֵלֶיהָ
Genesis 29:21
Study it in the app“Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, so that I may go in to her.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 29:21, word by word
- Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to 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- “Give meהָבָhava
give
To hand something to someone, or to ascribe to him what is due.
Where else “hava” appears- my wifeאִשְׁתִּishti
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “ishti” appears- my daysיָמָyama
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yama” appears- are fulfilledמָלְאוּmalu
be fulfilled
For a period to run out, or a word to come true.
Where else “malu” appears- so that I may go inאָבוֹאָהavoa
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “avoa” appears
The context
20So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they were in his eyes like a few days because of his love for her.
21 · This verse (above)
22Laban gathered all the men of the place and made a feast.
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?