Genesis 30:28

Then he said, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”

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

In Context

27Laban said to him, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, wait, because I have learned by using divination that Yahweh has blessed me for your sake.”

29Jacob said to him, “You know how I have served you, and how your livestock have fared with me.

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Cross References

Genesis 29:15Then Laban said to Jacob, “Should you serve me for nothing because you are my relative? Tell me, what will your wages be?”

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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