rest from labor on the seventh day. The word can also be used when someone works for another as Jacob worked for Laban for seven years to marry Rachel, and animals can be said to work. In Ex. 1:14, when the Israelites were made to serve the Egyptians as slaves, the same word is used. The meaning “serve” is seen when certain individuals work for their own chief or king as in Judg. 9. It can also be used when a king or nation pays tribute to another. Service for God is indicated by offerings as in