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Labanלָבָןsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Jacob,לְיַעֲקֹב“Becauseהֲכִיyouאַתָּהare my brother,אָחִיshould you serve meוַעֲבַדְתַּנִיfor nothing?חִנָּםTellהַגִּידָהmeלִּיwhatמַהyour wages should be.”מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּךָ
Genesis 29:15
Study it in the app“Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my brother, should you serve me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 29:15, word by word
- Labanלָבָןlavan
Laban
Laban, brother of Rebekah and father of Leah and Rachel, Jacob's father-in-law, who lived in Haran. Also a place in the wilderness.
Where else “lavan” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- are my brotherאָחִachi
relative
A close relative of the same family, like a nephew.
Where else “achi” appears- should you serve meעֲבַדְתַּavadta
serve
To serve a person.
Where else “avadta” appears- for nothingחִנָּםchinam
free
Free, at no cost.
Where else “chinam” appears- Tellהַגִּידָhagida
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “hagida” appears- your wages should beמַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּmaskurte
wages
Wages, pay.
Where else “maskurte” appears
The context
14Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” And he stayed with him a month.
15 · This verse (above)
16Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
To study Genesis 29 in a group
1. What it says
What happened when Jacob’s seven years of service were over, and what did he say to Laban (vv. 20-28)?
2. What it means
What irony is there in Jacob, who deceived his father, now being deceived by Laban (v. 25)?
3. How I live it
How can you stay honest with others even when the opposite would suit you better?