King James Version
What Does Genesis 29:21 Mean?
“And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.”
Context
19
And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
20
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
21
And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
22
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
23
And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(21) **My days are fulfilled.**—That is, the appointed time of service is completed. It was undeniably at the end of the seven years that the marriage took place.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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