Genesis 30:31

וַיֹּאמֶר מָה אֶתֶּן ־ לָךְ וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב לֹא ־ תִתֶּן ־ לִי מְאוּמָה אִם ־ תַּֽעֲשֶׂה ־ לִּי הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אָשׁוּבָה אֶרְעֶה צֹֽאנְךָ אֶשְׁמֹֽר ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:

In Context

30כִּי מְעַט אֲשֶׁר ־ הָיָה לְךָ לְפָנַי וַיִּפְרֹץ לָרֹב וַיְבָרֶךְ יְהוָה אֹתְךָ לְרַגְלִי וְעַתָּה מָתַי אֶֽעֱשֶׂה גַם ־ אָנֹכִי לְבֵיתִֽי ׃

32אֶֽעֱבֹר בְּכָל ־ צֹֽאנְךָ הַיּוֹם הָסֵר מִשָּׁם כָּל ־ שֶׂה ׀ נָקֹד וְטָלוּא וְכָל ־ שֶׂה ־ חוּם בַּכְּשָׂבִים וְטָלוּא וְנָקֹד בָּעִזִּים וְהָיָה שְׂכָרִֽי ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 118:8טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְּטֹחַ בָּאָדָֽם ׃

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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