KJV King James Version
And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
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Genesis 30:29
And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Jacob answered, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care.
WEB World English Bible
He said to him, “You know how I have served you, and how your livestock have fared with me.
ASV American Standard Version
And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have fared with me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he saith unto him, ‘Thou—thou hast known that which I have served thee in, and that which thy substance was with me;
Surrounding context — Genesis 30
26 Give [me] my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
27 And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, [tarry: for] I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give [it].
29 And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
30 For [it was] little which thou hadst before I [came], and it is [now] increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed [and] keep thy flock:
32 I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and [of such] shall be my hire.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֵלָ֔יוH413 · elto(wards)אַתָּ֣הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)יָדַ֔עְתָּH3045 · ya.dato knowאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]אֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichעֲבַדְתִּ֑יךָH5647 · a.vadto serveוְאֵ֛תH853 · et[Obj.]אֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichהָיָ֥הH1961 · ha.yahto beמִקְנְךָ֖H4735 · miq.nehlivestockאִתִּֽי׃H854 · etwith
Cross-references
Genesis 31:6And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.Genesis 31:38-40This twenty years [have] I [been] with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.1 Peter 2:18Servants, [be] subject to [your] masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.1 Peter 2:15For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:Matthew 24:45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?Ephesians 6:5-8Servants, be obedient to them that are [your] masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;Titus 2:9-10[Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters, [and] to please [them] well in all [things]; not answering again;Genesis 30:5And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.Colossians 3:22-25Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
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