Genesis 30:29
“You certainly know how much work I've done for you, and how well your flocks have done under my care.
Free Bible Version
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
28Then Laban continued, “Tell me how much to pay you and I'll give it to you.”
Cross References
Genesis 30:5Bilhah became pregnant and had a son for Jacob.
Genesis 31:38I've worked for you for these past twenty years. During that time none of your sheep and goats miscarried, and I haven't eaten a single ram from your flock.
Ephesians 6:5Servants, obey those who are your human masters, with proper respect and awe, doing things from sincere motives as if you were serving Christ.
Titus 2:9Tell servants to always obey their masters. They should try to please them and not talk back to them.
1 Peter 2:18If you are a servant then submit to your master—not just those who are good and kind, but those who are harsh masters as well.
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 →