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וַיַּעֲבֹ֧דvayaavodand keep in bondageעָבַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and keep in bondage”, the next action in the storyH5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.[idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er)…יַעֲקֹ֛בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.בְּרָחֵ֖לberachelin Rachelרָחֵלpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Rachel”H7354Rachel, a wife of JacobRachel.שֶׁ֣בַעshevasevenשֶׁבַעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).שָׁנִ֑יםshanimyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).וַיִּהְי֤וּvayihyvand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בְעֵינָיו֙veeynayvin eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…כְּיָמִ֣יםkeyamimas as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…אֲחָדִ֔יםachadimfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, plural, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,בְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹbeahavatvoin loveאָהַבpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in love”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.אֹתָֽהּotahobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
Young’s Literal Translation
and Jacob serveth for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.
World English Bible
Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
Darby Translation
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they were in his eyes as single days, because he loved her.
Douay-Rheims
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel: and they seemed but a few days, because of the greatness of his love.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were before him as a few days, by reason of his loving her.
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