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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויבא גם אל רחל ויאהב גם את רחל מלאה ויעבד עמו עוד שבע שנים אחרות
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vybA gm Al rKHl vyAhb gm At rKHl mlAh vy`bd `mv `vd SHb` SHnym AKHrvt

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
tandemque potitus optatis nuptiis amorem sequentis priori praetulit serviens apud eum septem annis aliis

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And he went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
New King James Version   
Then Jacob also went in to Rachel, and he also loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with Laban still another seven years.
21st Century King James Version   
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
Darby Bible Translation   
And he went in also to Rachel; and he loved also Rachel more than Leah. And he served with him yet seven other years.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And having at length obtained the marriage he wished for, he preferred the love of the latter before the former, and served with him other seven years.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years.
God's Word   
Jacob slept with Rachel too. He loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Jacob slept with Rachel also, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.
International Standard Version   
Jacob also married Rachel, since he loved her. He served Laban another full seven years' work for Rachel.
NET Bible   
Jacob had marital relations with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban for seven more years.
New American Standard Bible   
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.
New International Version   
Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.
New Living Translation   
So Jacob slept with Rachel, too, and he loved her much more than Leah. He then stayed and worked for Laban the additional seven years.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And he went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
The World English Bible   
He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Jacob also slept with Rachel. He loved Rachel more than he loved Leah. He worked for Laban for seven more years.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And he goeth in also unto Rachel, and he also loveth Rachel more than Leah; and he serveth with him yet seven other years.
New Life Version   
So Jacob went in to Rachel also. He loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban seven years more.
The Voice Bible   
Then Jacob also slept with Rachel, and he clearly loved Rachel more than Leah. As agreed, he served Laban for another seven years.
Living Bible   
So Jacob slept with Rachel, too, and he loved her more than Leah, and stayed and worked the additional seven years.
New Catholic Bible   
Jacob slept with Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he served his uncle for another seven years.
Legacy Standard Bible   
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah and served with him yet another seven years.
Christian Standard Bible   
Jacob slept with Rachel also, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And Jacob lived with Rachel also as his wife, and he loved Rachel more than Leah and served [Laban] another seven years [for her].
New Century Version   
So Jacob had sexual relations with Rachel also, and Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah. Jacob worked for Laban for another seven years.
The Message   
Jacob agreed. When he’d completed the honeymoon week, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. (Laban gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maid.) Jacob then slept with her. And he loved Rachel more than Leah. He worked for Laban another seven years.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Jacob also went to Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. He served Laban seven more years.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. He served Laban for another seven years.
Good News Translation®   
Jacob had intercourse with Rachel also, and he loved her more than Leah. Then he worked for Laban another seven years.
Wycliffe Bible   
And at the last Jacob used the weddings desired, and set the love of the latter wife before the first; and Jacob served Laban seven other years. (And so at last Jacob had the desired wedding, and put the love of the latter wife ahead of the first wife; and Jacob served Laban for another seven years.)
Contemporary English Version   
At the end of the week of celebration, Laban let Jacob marry Rachel, and he gave her his servant woman Bilhah. Jacob loved Rachel more than he did Leah, but he had to work another seven years for Laban.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. He served Laban for another seven years.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. He served Laban for another seven years.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Jacob slept with Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. He worked for Laban seven more years.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
So Jacob consummated his marriage and lived with Rachel [as his wife], and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Jacob then consummated his marriage with Rachel also, and he loved her more than Leah. Thus he served Laban another seven years.
New American Standard Bible   
So Jacob had relations with Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.
The Expanded Bible   
So Jacob ·had sexual relations with [L went to] Rachel also, and Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah. Jacob worked for Laban for another seven years.
Tree of Life Version   
Jacob also went to Rachel and indeed loved Rachel more than Leah. So he served with him for yet another seven years.
Revised Standard Version   
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years.
New International Reader's Version   
Jacob slept with Rachel also. He loved Rachel more than he loved Leah. And he worked for Laban for another seven years.
BRG Bible   
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
Complete Jewish Bible   
So not only did Ya‘akov go in and sleep with Rachel, but he also loved Rachel more than Le’ah. Then he served Lavan another seven years.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. He served Laban for another seven years.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served him yet sheva shanim acherot.
Names of God Bible   
Jacob slept with Rachel too. He loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.
Modern English Version   
So Jacob also had relations with Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah and served Laban another seven years.
Easy-to-Read Version   
So Jacob had sexual relations with Rachel also. And Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah. Jacob worked for Laban for another seven years.
International Children’s Bible   
So Jacob had intimate relations with Rachel also. And Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah. Jacob worked for Laban for another seven years.
Lexham English Bible   
Then he also went in to Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with him yet another seven years.
New International Version - UK   
Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.