KJV King James Version
And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou [art] my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what [shall] thy wages [be]?
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Genesis 29:15
And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou [art] my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what [shall] thy wages [be]?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
WEB World English Bible
Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?”
ASV American Standard Version
And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Laban saith to Jacob, ‘Is it because thou art my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what is thy hire.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 29
12 And Jacob told Rachel that he [was] her father’s brother, and that he [was] Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou [art] my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou [art] my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what [shall] thy wages [be]?
16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder [was] Leah, and the name of the younger [was] Rachel.
17 Leah [was] tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלָבָן֙H3837 · la.vanLabanלְיַעֲקֹ֔בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobהֲכִי־H3588 · kiforאָחִ֣יH251 · achbrother: male-siblingאַ֔תָּהH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)וַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִיH5647 · a.vadto serveחִנָּ֑םH2600 · chin.namfor nothingהַגִּ֥ידָהH5046 · na.gadto tellלִּ֖יH9030 · nimeמַה־H4100 · mahwhat?מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ׃H4909 · mas.ko.retwage
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