Genesis 29:15
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And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
In other translations
And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לָבָןlavanLabanH3837לְיַעֲקֹבleya'akoto JacobH3290הֲכִי־hakhi-¿ forH3588אָחִי'achirelative myH251אַתָּה'atah[are] youH859וַעֲבַדְתַּנִיva'avadtaniand you will serve meH5647חִנָּםchinamfor nothingH2600הַגִּידָהhagidahtell !H5046לִּיlito <the> meמַה־mah-what?H4100מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּךָ׃maskurtekha[is] wage[s] yourH4909
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 31:7And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.
- Genesis 30:28And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”
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