Kejadian 29:27

29:27 Complete my older daughter’s bridal week. ¹  Then we will give you the younger one ²  too, in exchange for seven more years of work.” ³ 

Kejadian 29:30

29:30 Jacob ⁴  had marital relations ⁵  with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban ⁶  for seven more years. ⁷ 

Kejadian 41:3

41:3 Then seven bad-looking, thin cows were coming up after them from the Nile, ⁸  and they stood beside the other cows at the edge of the river. ⁹ 

Kejadian 41:19

41:19 Then ¹⁰  seven other cows came up after them; they were scrawny, very bad-looking, and lean. I had never seen such bad-looking cows ¹¹  as these in all the land of Egypt!

[29:27]  ¹ tn Heb “fulfill the period of seven of this one.” The referent of “this one” has been specified in the translation as “my older daughter” for clarity.

[29:27]  sn Bridal week. An ancient Hebrew marriage ceremony included an entire week of festivities (cf. Judg 14:12).

[29:27]  ² tn Heb “this other one.”

[29:27]  ³ tn Heb “and we will give to you also this one in exchange for labor which you will work with me, still seven other years.”

[29:27]  sn In exchange for seven more years of work. See C. H. Gordon, “The Story of Jacob and Laban in the Light of the Nuzi Tablets,” BASOR 66 (1937): 25-27; and J. Van Seters, “Jacob’s Marriages and Ancient Near Eastern Customs: A Reassessment,” HTR 62 (1969): 377-95.

[29:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:30]  ⁵ tn Heb “went in also to Rachel.” The expression “went in to” in this context refers to sexual intercourse, i.e., the consummation of the marriage.

[29:30]  ⁶ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Laban) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[29:30]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he loved also Rachel, more than Leah, and he served with him still seven other years.”

[41:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “And look, seven other cows were coming up after them from the Nile, bad of appearance and thin of flesh.”

[41:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “the Nile.” This has been replaced by “the river” in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[41:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “And look.”

[41:19]  ¹¹ tn The word “cows” is supplied here in the translation for stylistic reasons.