Genesis
Chapter 29
Verse 18
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18 Jacob loved Rachel, and so he said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.”

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Genesis 29:18. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 64
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת־רָחֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶֽעֱבָדְךָ֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים בְּרָחֵ֥ל בִּתְּךָ֖ הַקְּטַנָּֽה׃

11 word entries
וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב
Lemma
c/157
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H157
Occurrences
37
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
Lemma
3290
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3290
Occurrences
274
אֶת
Lemma
853
Morphology
Hebrew: particle direct object marker
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H853
Occurrences
8730
רָחֵ֑ל
Lemma
7354
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H7354
Occurrences
32
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
Lemma
c/559
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H559
Occurrences
3026
אֶֽעֱבָדְךָ֙
Lemma
5647
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 1rd person common gender singular + suffix
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H5647
Occurrences
126
שֶׁ֣בַע
Lemma
7651
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H7651
Occurrences
293
שָׁנִ֔ים
Lemma
8141
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine plural absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H8141
Occurrences
646
בְּרָחֵ֥ל
Lemma
b/7354
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun proper
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H7354
Occurrences
4
בִּתְּךָ֖
Lemma
1323
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1323
Occurrences
388
הַקְּטַנָּֽה
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + adjective
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H6996
Occurrences
17
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Ἠγάπησε δὲ Ἰακὼβ τὴν Ῥαχήλ· καὶ εἶπε, δουλεύσω σοι ἑπτὰ ἔτη περὶ τῆς Ῥαχὴλ τῆς θυγατρός σου τῆς νεωτέρας.

19 word entries
Ἠγάπησε
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
egapese
Morphology
proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
Gloss
Ἠγάπησε
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Generated proper-name alignment. Exact identity should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
15
δὲ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
δέ
Transliteration
de
Morphology
postpositive conjunction/particle
Gloss
but, and, now
Part of Speech
conjunction/particle
Definition
Postpositive connective conjunction.
Occurrences
4634
Ἰακὼβ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
Iakob
Morphology
proper noun, indeclinable
Gloss
Jacob
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Jacob.
Occurrences
392
τὴν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
Ῥαχήλ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
achel
Morphology
proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
Gloss
Ῥαχήλ
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Rachel, biblical personal name.
Occurrences
48
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
εἶπε
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
eipe
Morphology
verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it said
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To say or speak.
Occurrences
5490
δουλεύσω
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
doyleyso
Morphology
future active indicative, 1st singular pattern
Gloss
I will ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
4
σοι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
σύ
Transliteration
sy
Morphology
pronoun, nominative second-person singular
Gloss
you
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Second-person personal pronoun.
Occurrences
12950
ἑπτὰ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
hepta
Morphology
numeral, indeclinable
Gloss
seven
Part of Speech
numeral
Definition
The numeral seven.
Occurrences
286
ἔτη
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
ete
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative plural
Gloss
years
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Year.
Occurrences
657
περὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
peri
Morphology
preposition
Gloss
about, concerning, around
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition used with genitive or accusative.
Occurrences
752
τῆς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
Ῥαχὴλ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
Rachel
Morphology
proper noun, indeclinable
Gloss
Rachel
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Rachel, biblical personal name.
Occurrences
48
τῆς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
θυγατρός
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
thygatros
Morphology
nominative masculine singular or genitive neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
4
σου
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
σύ
Transliteration
sy
Morphology
pronoun, nominative second-person singular
Gloss
you
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Second-person personal pronoun.
Occurrences
12950
τῆς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
νεωτέρας
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
neoteras
Morphology
accusative plural feminine or genitive singular feminine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
Targum Onkelos Torah Aramaic · Targum Onkelos · Public Domain

Coverage: Torah

Ancient Aramaic Torah translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as the Hebrew original text.

וּרְחֵם יַעֲקֹב יָת רָחֵל וַאֲמַר אֶפְלְחִנָּךְ שְׁבַע שְׁנִין בְּרָחֵל בְּרַתָּךְ זְעֶרְתָּא

11 word entries
וּרְחֵם
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
רחם
Transliteration
wrchm
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
10
יַעֲקֹב
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
y'qb
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
199
יָת
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
ית
Transliteration
yt
Morphology
accusative/direct object marker
Gloss
direct object marker
Occurrences
2463
רָחֵל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
רחל
Transliteration
rchl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
44
וַאֲמַר
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אמר
Transliteration
w'mr
Morphology
prefixed conjunction ו + verbal root אמר, speech/action form
Gloss
and said, spoke
Occurrences
1144
אֶפְלְחִנָּךְ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'plchnk
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
1
שְׁבַע
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
שבע
Transliteration
shb'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
99
שְׁנִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
shnyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
179
בְּרָחֵל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
רחל
Transliteration
brchl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
44
בְּרַתָּךְ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
רתך
Transliteration
brtk
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
5
זְעֶרְתָּא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
z'rt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
10
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܪܚ̣ܡ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܪܚܝܠ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ. ܐܦܠܚܟ ܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܪܚܝܠ ܒܪܬܟ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ.

10 word entries
ܘܪܚ̣ܡ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
WRX#M
Morphology
W-RXM[
Occurrences
0
ܝܥܩܘܒ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
J<QWB
Morphology
J<QWB/
Occurrences
0
ܠܪܚܝܠ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
LRXJL
Morphology
L-RXJL/
Occurrences
0
ܘܐܡ̣ܪ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
W>M#R
Morphology
W->MR[
Occurrences
0
ܐܦܠܚܟ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>PLXK
Morphology
!>!PLX[-K
Occurrences
0
ܫܒܥ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
CB<
Morphology
CB</
Occurrences
0
ܫ̈ܢܝܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
C"NJN
Morphology
CN(>/JN
Occurrences
0
ܒܪܚܝܠ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
BRXJL
Morphology
B-RXJL/
Occurrences
0
ܒܪܬܟ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
BRTK
Morphology
BR(>/T-K
Occurrences
0
ܙܥܘܪܬܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
Z<WRT>
Morphology
Z<WR/T~>
Occurrences
0
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Quam diligens Jacob, ait: Serviam tibi pro Rachel filia tua minore, septem annis.

13 word entries
quam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
quam
Transliteration
quam
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
426
diligens
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
diligens
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
10
Iacob
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Iacob
Transliteration
Iacob
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
364
ait
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
aio
Transliteration
ait
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
1222
serviam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
seruio
Transliteration
serviam
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
283
tibi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
tu
Transliteration
tibi
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4602
pro
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
pro
Transliteration
pro
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
1148
Rahel
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
Rahel
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
4
filia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
filia
Transliteration
filia
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
566
tua
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
tuus
Transliteration
tua
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5615
minore
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
paruus
Transliteration
minore
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
136
septem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
septem
Transliteration
septem
Morphology
GreLa POS: numeral
Occurrences
397
annis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
annus
Transliteration
annis
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
831

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Hosea 12:12

And Jacob fled to the territory of Aram, and Israel worked to earn a wife: for a wife he herded sheep.

7 relevance votes

Genesis 34:12

Demand of me an exceedingly large gift for yourselves and a dowry for the bride, and I will give all you ask of me; only give me the girl for my wife.”

4 relevance votes

Genesis 29:20

So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days, because he loved her so.

3 relevance votes

Genesis 29:30

Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and loved Rachel more than Leah. So he had to serve Laban seven years more.

3 relevance votes

Genesis 31:41

These twenty years I have been in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.

3 relevance votes

Hosea 3:2

So I redeemed her for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a lethek of barley.

3 relevance votes
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