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He went inוַיָּבֹאto Rachelאֶל רָחֵלalso,גַּםand he alsoוַ גַּםlovedיֶּאֱהַבRachelאֶת רָחֵלmore than Leah;מִלֵּאָהand he servedוַיַּעֲבֹדwith himעִמּוֹyet anotherעוֹד אֲחֵרוֹתsevenשֶׁבַעyears.שָׁנִים
Genesis 29:30
Study it in the app“He went in to Rachel also, and he also loved Rachel more than Leah; and he served with him yet another seven years.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 29:30, word by word
- He went inיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- to Rachelרָחֵלrachel
Rachel
Rachel, younger daughter of Laban, Jacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Her name means "ewe".
Where else “rachel” appears- lovedיֶּאֱהַבyeehav
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “yeehav” appears- more than Leahלֵּאָהlea
Leah
Leah, elder daughter of Laban and Jacob's first wife; mother of six of his sons and of Dinah.
Where else “lea” appears- and he servedיַּעֲבֹדyaavod
serve
To serve a person.
Where else “yaavod” appears- yet anotherאֲחֵרוֹתacherot
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherot” appears- sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- yearsשָׁנִיםshanim
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shanim” appears
The context
29Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his slave woman, to her as a slave woman.
30 · This verse (above)
31YHWH saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
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?