Genesis 31:6
You both know very well how hard I worked for your father.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
In Context
7But he's been cheating me—he's reduced my wages ten times! However, God hasn't let him hurt me.
Cross References
Genesis 30:29“You certainly know how much work I've done for you, and how well your flocks have done under my care.
Genesis 31:41I worked fourteen years for your two daughters, and six more years with your flocks. You reduced my wages ten times!
Colossians 3:22Those of you who are servants, do everything your human masters tell you, not with just an eye to please them, but honestly and sincerely, respecting the Lord.
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 31:2-17
Jacob's Departure. ( b. c. 1739.) 1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory. 2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. 3 And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. 4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, 5 And said unto them, I see your father's… Read the whole commentary →