Genesis 29:18 Go deeper

And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. (KJV)

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וַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.Havand he loved

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Genesis 29:18 word 1

יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoJacob

Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jacob

Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Genesis 29:18 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 29:18 word 3

רָחֵ֑לra.ChelRachel

Lemma: רָחֵל (ra.chel) · Strong's: H7354

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Rachel

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 29:6, Genesis 29:9, Genesis 29:10, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 29:12, Genesis 29:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7354; TAHOT Genesis 29:18 word 4

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 29:18 word 5

אֶֽעֱבָדְךָ֙'e.'e.va.de.KhaI will serve you

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to serve

Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 14:4, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647G; TAHOT Genesis 29:18 word 6

שֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'seven

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: seven

Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Genesis 29:18 word 7

שָׁנִ֔יםsha.Nimyears

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 29:18 word 8

בְּרָחֵ֥לbe.ra.Chelfor Rachel

Lemma: רָחֵל (ra.chel) · Strong's: H7354

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Rachel

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 29:6, Genesis 29:9, Genesis 29:10, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 29:12, Genesis 29:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7354; TAHOT Genesis 29:18 word 9

בִּתְּךָ֖bi.te.Khadaughter your

Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: daughter

Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Genesis 29:18 word 10

הַקְּטַנָּֽה\׃ha.ke.ta.Nah<the> young

Lemma: קָטָן (qa.tan) · Strong's: H6996A

Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)

Meaning: small

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 9:24, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 29:16, Genesis 44:20, Numbers 22:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6996A; TAHOT Genesis 29:18 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Since Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
loved	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
Rachel	→	רָחֵל H7354 Rachel
he answered	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
I will serve	→	עָבַד H5647G to serve
you seven	→	שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven
years	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
for your younger	→	קָטָן H6996A small
daughter	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
Rachel	→	רָחֵל H7354 Rachel

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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