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And he worked for Laban another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Jacob slept with Rachel, too, and he loved her much more than Leah. He then stayed and worked for Laban the additional seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then <i>Jacob</i> also went in to Rachel, and he also loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with Laban still another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So <i>Jacob</i> had relations with Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So <i>Jacob</i> went in to Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So <i>Jacob</i> went in to Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob consummated his marriage <i>and</i> lived with Rachel [as his wife], and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob slept with Rachel also, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob slept with Rachel also, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jacob slept with Rachel too. He loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jacob had intercourse with Rachel also, and he loved her more than Leah. Then he worked for Laban another seven years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jacob also married Rachel, since he loved her. He served Laban another full seven years' work for Rachel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jacob had marital relations with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban for seven more years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So he slept with Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked with him another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him seven more years. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he also goes in to Rachel, and he also loves Rachel more than Leah; and he serves with him yet seven other years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he goeth in also unto Rachel, and he also loveth Rachel more than Leah; and he serveth with him yet seven other years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will go in also to Rachel, and he will also love Rachel more than Leah, and he will serve with him yet other seven years.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And having at length obtained the marriage he wished for, he preferred the love of the latter before the former, and served with him other seven years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And, having at last obtained the marriage he desired, he preferred the love of the latter before the former, and he served with him another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jacob then consummated his marriage with Rachel also, and he loved her more than Leah. Thus he served Laban another seven years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. He served Laban for another seven years.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he went in unto Rachel also, and he loved Rachel also more than Leah, and served with Laban another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he went in also unto Rakhyl and he loved Rakhyl also more than Leah, and he worked with him again seven more years.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he went in to Rachel; and he loved Rachel more than Lea; and he served him seven other years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/29-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=7135" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/29.htm">Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant. <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">Jacob slept with</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7354.htm" title="7354: rā·ḥêl (N-proper-fs) -- A wife of Jacob. The same as rachel; Rachel, a wife of Jacob.">Rachel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">as well,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and indeed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: way·ye·’ĕ·haḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">he loved</a> <a href="/hebrew/7354.htm" title="7354: rā·ḥêl (N-proper-fs) -- A wife of Jacob. The same as rachel; Rachel, a wife of Jacob.">Rachel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3812.htm" title="3812: mil·lê·’āh (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Weary, a wife of Jacob. From la'ah; weary; Leah, a wife of Jacob.">more than Leah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: way·ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">So he worked</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">Laban</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’ă·ḥê·rō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">another</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘- (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nîm (N-fp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a></span><br />For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-26.htm">Genesis 30:26-28</a></span><br />Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you.” / But Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.” / And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-41.htm">Genesis 31:41</a></span><br />Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67</a></span><br />And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/16-4.htm">Genesis 16:4-5</a></span><br />And he slept with Hagar, and she conceived. But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress. / Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/21-10.htm">Exodus 21:10</a></span><br />If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Deuteronomy 21:15-17</a></span><br />If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, / when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. / Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-2.htm">1 Samuel 1:2</a></span><br />He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-3</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Malachi 2:14-15</a></span><br />Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. / Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-4.htm">Matthew 19:4-6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-6.htm">Mark 10:6-9</a></span><br />However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ / ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, / and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-18.htm">Luke 16:18</a></span><br />Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-16.htm">John 4:16-18</a></span><br />Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.” / “I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband. / In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-2.htm">Romans 7:2-3</a></span><br />For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. / So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.</p><p class="hdg">he loved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/29-20.htm">Genesis 29:20,31</a></b></br> And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him <i>but</i> a few days, for the love he had to her… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/44-20.htm">Genesis 44:20,27</a></b></br> And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Deuteronomy 21:15</a></b></br> If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, <i>both</i> the beloved and the hated; and <i>if</i> the firstborn son be hers that was hated:</p><p class="hdg">served.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/29-18.htm">Genesis 29:18</a></b></br> And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/30-25.htm">Genesis 30:25,26</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-15.htm">Genesis 31:15,41</a></b></br> Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/29-14.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/genesis/29-28.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/28-11.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/genesis/29-18.htm">Loved</a> <a href="/genesis/29-29.htm">Rachel</a> <a href="/genesis/29-25.htm">Served</a> <a href="/genesis/29-20.htm">Serveth</a> <a href="/genesis/29-27.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/genesis/29-28.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/4-2.htm">Worked</a> <a href="/genesis/29-25.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/30-6.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/34-2.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/genesis/29-33.htm">Loved</a> <a href="/genesis/29-31.htm">Rachel</a> <a href="/genesis/30-26.htm">Served</a> <a href="/genesis/39-4.htm">Serveth</a> <a href="/genesis/31-23.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/genesis/30-4.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/30-29.htm">Worked</a> <a href="/exodus/5-5.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-1.htm">Jacob comes to the well of Haran.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-9.htm">He becomes acquainted with Rachel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-13.htm">Laban entertains him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-18.htm">Jacob covenants for Rachel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-23.htm">He is deceived by Laban with Leah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-28.htm">He marries also Rachel, and serves for her seven years more.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-32.htm">Leah bears Reuben;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-33.htm">Simeon;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-34.htm">Levi;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/29-35.htm">and Judah.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/29.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/29.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Jacob slept with Rachel as well</b><br>This phrase indicates the consummation of Jacob's marriage to Rachel, which followed the completion of Leah's bridal week. In the cultural context of the time, marriage was often solidified through physical union. Jacob's desire to marry Rachel was initially thwarted by Laban's deception, which led to Leah becoming his first wife. This act of sleeping with Rachel signifies the fulfillment of Jacob's original intent to marry her, highlighting the importance of love and personal choice in marriage, even within the constraints of ancient customs.<p><b>and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah</b><br>Jacob's preferential love for Rachel over Leah is a recurring theme in the narrative. This favoritism sets the stage for familial tensions and rivalries, particularly between the sisters and later among their children. The Bible often records the consequences of favoritism, as seen in the stories of Joseph and his brothers. This preference also reflects the human tendency to value personal attraction and emotional connection, which can lead to discord when not balanced with fairness and compassion.<p><b>So he worked for Laban another seven years</b><br>Jacob's additional seven years of labor for Laban underscores the theme of perseverance and commitment. Despite being deceived, Jacob honors his agreement, demonstrating integrity and patience. This period of service can be seen as a time of character development for Jacob, who himself had previously deceived his brother Esau. The number seven often symbolizes completeness or perfection in the Bible, suggesting that this extended period was part of God's plan to refine Jacob. This also foreshadows the Israelites' later servitude in Egypt and their eventual deliverance, drawing a parallel between Jacob's personal journey and the larger narrative of God's people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The son of Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob is a central patriarch in the biblical account. He is known for his journey to Haran, where he works for Laban and marries Leah and Rachel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/rachel.htm">Rachel</a></b><br>The younger daughter of Laban, Rachel is the beloved wife of Jacob. Her beauty and Jacob's love for her are significant themes in this account.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/leah.htm">Leah</a></b><br>The elder daughter of Laban, Leah becomes Jacob's first wife through Laban's deception. Despite being less loved, she plays a crucial role in the lineage of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/laban.htm">Laban</a></b><br>The father of Leah and Rachel, Laban is a shrewd and manipulative figure who deceives Jacob into working for him for many years.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/haran.htm">Haran</a></b><br>The place where Jacob flees to escape Esau's wrath and where he meets and marries Leah and Rachel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_human_relationships.htm">The Complexity of Human Relationships</a></b><br>Jacob's love for Rachel over Leah illustrates the complexities and challenges in human relationships, especially within families. It reminds us of the importance of fairness and love in all our relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_deception.htm">Consequences of Deception</a></b><br>Laban's deception leads to long-term family strife. This serves as a warning about the destructive nature of deceit and the importance of integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_imperfect_situations.htm">God's Sovereignty in Imperfect Situations</a></b><br>Despite the flawed human actions, God's plan continues to unfold. Leah, though less loved, becomes the mother of Judah, an ancestor of Jesus, showing God's ability to work through imperfect circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_true_love.htm">The Nature of True Love</a></b><br>Jacob's preferential love for Rachel over Leah challenges us to reflect on the nature of true love, which should be selfless and unconditional, as described in <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/13.htm">1 Corinthians 13</a>.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_the_7_lampstands_symbolize.htm">Who was Bilhah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jesus_say_to_'hate'_family.htm">Luke 14:26: Why does Jesus command followers to “hate” their family, contradicting the biblical admonition to honor parents (Exodus 20:12)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_rachel_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Rachel in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_say_to_hate_our_parents.htm">Why did Jesus say to hate our parents?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah</span> (implying, however, that Leah had a place in his affections), <span class="cmt_word">and served with him yet seven other years</span>. The seven years cunningly exacted for Leah was thus the second fraud practiced upon Jacob (<a href="/genesis/30-26.htm">Genesis 30:26</a>; <a href="/genesis/31-41.htm">Genesis 31:41</a>; <a href="/hosea/12-12.htm">Hosea 12:12</a>). <p> CHAPTER 29:31-35 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/29-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Jacob slept with</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹא֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Rachel</span><br /><span class="heb">רָחֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḥêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7354.htm">Strong's 7354: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rachel -- a wife of Jacob</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as well,</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(gam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and indeed,</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּֽם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he loved</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(way·ye·’ĕ·haḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Rachel</span><br /><span class="heb">רָחֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḥêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7354.htm">Strong's 7354: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rachel -- a wife of Jacob</span><br /><br /><span class="word">more than Leah.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלֵּאָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lê·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3812.htm">Strong's 3812: </a> </span><span class="str2">Leah -- 'weary', a wife of Jacob</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So he worked</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמּ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Laban</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֖וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">another</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחֵרֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥê·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶֽׁבַע־</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇa‘-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/29-30.htm">Genesis 29:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/29-30.htm">Genesis 29:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/29-30.htm">Genesis 29:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/29-30.htm">Genesis 29:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/29-30.htm">Genesis 29:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/29-30.htm">Genesis 29:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/29-30.htm">Genesis 29:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/29-30.htm">Genesis 29:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/29-30.htm">Genesis 29:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/29-30.htm">Genesis 29:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/29-30.htm">OT Law: Genesis 29:30 He went in also to Rachel (Gen. 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