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And he said,וַיֹּאמַר“Nameנָקְבָהyour wagesשְׂכָרְךָto me,עָלַיand I will give it.”וְאֶתֵּנָה
Genesis 30:28
Study it in the app“And he said, “Name your wages to me, and I will give it.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 30:28, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “Nameנָקְבָnakva
name
To single someone or something out by name, or to fix an amount.
Where else “nakva” appears- your wagesשְׂכָרְsechar
wages
What is given to someone for the work he did, in money or goods.
Where else “sechar” appears- and I will give itאֶתֵּנָהetena
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “etena” appears
The context
27Laban said to him, “If, please, I have found favor in your eyes— I have learned by divination that YHWH has blessed me because of you.”
28 · This verse (above)
29He said to him, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock has fared with me.
To study Genesis 30 in a group
1. What it says
How did Jacob prosper with Laban’s flocks (vv. 37-43)?
2. What it means
What does the rivalry between Rachel and Leah over having children show (vv. 1, 14-15)?
3. How I live it
How can you rejoice in what others receive instead of comparing yourself with them?