Verse 15
Genesis 29:15
World English Bible, British Edition
15
Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore
serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר לָבָן֙ לְ/יַעֲקֹ֔ב הֲ/כִי אָחִ֣/י אַ֔תָּה וַ/עֲבַדְתַּ֖/נִי חִנָּ֑ם הַגִּ֥ידָ/ה לִּ֖/י מַה מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽ/ךָ
English Translation
And Laban said to Jacob, "Are you not my brother? And you have served me for nothing; tell me, what is your wages?"
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Chapter 29 Context
1
Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of
the east.
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2
He looked, and saw a well in the field, and saw three flocks of sheep
lying there by it. For out of...
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3
There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well’s
mouth, and watered the she...
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4
Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?”
They said, “We are from Haran.”
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5
He said to them, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?”
They said, “We know him.”
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6
He said to them, “Is it well with him?”
They said, “It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming...
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7
He said, “Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time
to gather the livestock together. Wate...
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8
They said, “We can’t, until all the flocks are gathered together,
and they roll the stone from the w...
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9
While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s
sheep, for she kept them.
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10
When Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother,
and the sheep of Laban, his mothe...
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11
Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
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12
Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s relative, and that he was
Rebekah’s son. She ran and told...
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13
When Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran
to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and ki...
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14
Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” Jacob stayed
with him for a month.
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15
Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore
serve me for nothing? Tell m...
16
Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and
the name of the younger was Rachel.
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17
Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.
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18
Jacob loved Rachel. He said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel,
your younger daughter.”
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19
Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that
I should give her to another man. Stay w...
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20
Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but
a few days, for the love he had for her.
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21
Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled,
that I may go in to her.”
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22
Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a
feast.
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23
In the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to Jacob.
He went in to her.
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24
Laban gave Zilpah his servant to his daughter Leah for a servant.
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25
In the morning, behold, it was Leah! He said to Laban, “What is this
you have done to me? Didn’t I s...
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26
Laban said, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger
before the firstborn.
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Fulfil the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for
the service which you will serv...
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28
Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his
daughter as wife.
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29
Laban gave Bilhah, his servant, to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.
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30
He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah,
and served with him seven more y...
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31
The LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but
Rachel was barren.
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32
Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said,
“Because the LORD has looked...
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33
She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, “Because the LORD has
heard that I am hated, he has t...
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34
She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “Now this time my husband
will be joined to me, becau...
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35
She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “This time I will praise
the LORD.” Therefore she nam...
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