Genesis 29:15

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Genesis 29:15


← Genesis 29:14 Genesis 29:15 (KJV) Genesis 29:16 →
And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And LabanH3837 saidH559 unto JacobH3290, Because thou art my brotherH251, shouldest thou therefore serveH5647 me for noughtH2600? tellH5046 me, what shall thy wagesH4909 be?


Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן לְיַעֲקֹב הֲכִי־אָחִי אַתָּה וַעֲבַדְתַּנִי חִנָּם הַגִּידָה לִּי מַה־מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּךָ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר
va/i.Yo.mer H559 HC/Vqw3ms and/ he said
לָבָן֙
la.Van H3837 HNp Laban
לְ/יַעֲקֹ֔ב
le./ya.'a.Ko H3290 HR/Np to/ Jacob
הֲ/כִי
ha./khi- H3588 HTi/C ¿/ for
אָחִ֣/י
'a.Ch/i H251 HNcmsc/Sp1cs relative/ my
אַ֔תָּה
'A.tah H859 HPp2ms (are) you
וַ/עֲבַדְתַּ֖/נִי
va./'a.vad.Ta./ni H5647 HC/Vqq2ms/Sp1cs and/ you will serve/ me
חִנָּ֑ם
chi.Nam H2600 HD for nothing
הַגִּ֥ידָ/ה
ha.Gi.da/h H5046 HVhv2ms/Sh tell/ !
לִּ֖/י
l/i HR/Sp1cs to (the)/ me
מַה
mah- H4100 HTi what?
מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽ/ךָ
mas.kur.Te./kha H4909 HNcfsc/Sp2ms (is) wage(s)/ your
Strong's References
  • H251 — אָח (ʼâch, awkh): a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
  • H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  • H2600 — חִנָּם (chinnâm, khin-nawm'): from חֵן (chên) H2580; gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage; without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.
  • H3290 — יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb, yah-ak-obe'): from עָקַב (ʻâqab) H6117; heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch; Jacob.
  • H3837 — לָבָן (Lâbân, law-bawn'): the same as לָבָן (lâbân) H3836; Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert; Laban.
  • H4909 — מַשְׂכֹּרֶת (maskôreth, mas-koh'-reth): from שָׂכַר (sâkar) H7936; wages or a reward; reward, wages.
  • H5046 — נָגַד (nâgad, naw-gad'): a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise; bewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.
  • H5647 — עָבַד (ʻâbad, aw-bad'): a primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.; [idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ (ʼattâ); or אַת (ʼath); feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי (ʼattîy); plural masculine אַתֶּם (ʼattem); feminine אַתֶּן (ʼatten); or אַתֵּנָה (ʼattênâh); or אַתֵּנָּה (ʼattênnâh); a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
  • H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה (mah); or מָ (mâ); or מַ (ma); also מֶה (meh); a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
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Reciprocal references (3): Genesis 29:14, Genesis 31:15, Judges 9:3

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