Genesis 29:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Young's Literal Translation
And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, ‘I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:’

King James Bible
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

Hebrew
Since Jacob
יַעֲקֹ֖ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

loved
וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב (way·ye·’ĕ·haḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 157: To have affection f

Rachel,
רָחֵ֑ל (rā·ḥêl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7354: Rachel -- a wife of Jacob

he answered,
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“I will serve
אֶֽעֱבָדְךָ֙ (’e·‘ĕ·ḇā·ḏə·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

you seven
שֶׁ֣בַע (še·ḇa‘)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

years
שָׁנִ֔ים (šā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8141: A year

for your younger
הַקְּטַנָּֽה׃ (haq·qə·ṭan·nāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 6996: Small, young, unimportant

daughter
בִּתְּךָ֖ (bit·tə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1323: A daughter

Rachel.”
בְּרָחֵ֥ל (bə·rā·ḥêl)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7354: Rachel -- a wife of Jacob

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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