Genesis 29:20–21
Genesis 29:20–21 — The New International Version (NIV)
20 So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to make love to her.”
Genesis 29:20–21 — English Standard Version (ESV)
20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife that I may go in to her, for my time is completed.”
Genesis 29:20–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
Genesis 29:20–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed only a few days to him because of the love he had for her.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”
Genesis 29:20–21 — New Century Version (NCV)
20 So Jacob worked for Laban seven years so he could marry Rachel. But they seemed like just a few days to him because he loved Rachel very much.
21 After seven years Jacob said to Laban, “Give me Rachel so that I may marry her. The time I promised to work for you is over.”
Genesis 29:20–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)
20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
Genesis 29:20–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they were in his eyes as single days, because he loved her. 21 And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.
Genesis 29:20–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
20 Jacob worked seven years in return for Rachel, but the years seemed like only a few days to him because he loved her.
21 ⸤At the end of the seven years⸥ Jacob said to Laban, “The time is up; give me my wife! I want to sleep with her.”
Genesis 29:20–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
20 So Jacob worked seven years for Rachel, and they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time is completed. I want to sleep with her.”
Genesis 29:20–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife that I may go in to her, for my time is completed.”
Genesis 29:20–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
20 And Jacob worked for Rachel seven years, but they were as a few days in his eyes because he loved her. 21 And Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, that I may go in to her, for my time is completed.”
Genesis 29:20–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
20 So Jacob worked for seven years to get Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because he loved her so much.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife. I’ve completed my time. I want to make love to her.”
Genesis 29:20–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel and they seemed to him but a few days because of his love for her.
21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time is completed, that I may go in to her.”