Genesis 30:28

Appoint thy wages which I shall give thee.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

In Context

27Laban said to him: Let me find favour in thy sight: I have learned by experience, that God hath blessed me for thy sake.

29But he answered: Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how great thy possession hath been in my hands.

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Cross References

Genesis 29:15He said to him: Because thou art my brother, shalt thou serve me without wages? Tell me what wages thou wilt have.

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 →

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