Genesis 30:29
Then Jacob said, You have seen what I have done for you, and how your cattle have done well under my care.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
In Context
28Say then what your payment is to be and I will give it.
Cross References
Genesis 30:5And Bilhah became with child, and gave birth to a son.
Genesis 31:38These twenty years I have been with you; your sheep and your goats have had young without loss, not one of your he-goats have I taken for food.
Ephesians 6:5Servants, do what is ordered by those who are your natural masters, having respect and fear for them, with all your heart, as to Christ;
Titus 2:9Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument;
1 Peter 2:18Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 30:26-37
Jacob's Bargain with Laban. ( b. c. 1745.) 25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country. 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… Read the whole commentary →