Genesis 30:29
But he answered: Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how great thy possession hath been in my hands.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
28Appoint thy wages which I shall give thee.
Cross References
Genesis 30:5When her husband had gone in unto her, conceived and bore a son.
Genesis 31:38Have I therefore been with thee twenty years? thy ewes and goats were not barren, the rams of thy flocks I did not eat:
Ephesians 6:5Servants, be obedient to them that are your lords according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to Christ:
Titus 2:9Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters, in all things pleasing, not gainsaying:
1 Peter 2:18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
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 →