Genesis 30:29
And Jacob answered, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how great thy possession was in mine hands (or and how great thy possession hath become in my hands);
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
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
Cross References
Genesis 30:5she conceived, and childed a son.
Genesis 31:38Was I (not) with thee therefore twenty years? (or Was I not with thee for twenty years?) Thy sheep and (thy) goats were not barren, I ate not the rams of thy flock,
Ephesians 6:5Servants, obey ye to fleshly lords with dread and trembling, in simpleness of your heart, as to Christ; (Servants, obey your human lords with fearful reverence and trembling, and with sincerity in your hearts, as unto the Messiah;)
Titus 2:9Admonish thou servants to be subject to their lords; in all things pleasing, not gainsaying, (or not speaking back to them, or not speaking against them),
1 Peter 2:18Servants, be ye subject in all dread to (your) lords, not only to good and to mild (ones), but also to tyrants. (Servants, be subject in all fear or with all due respect, or reverence, for your lords, not only to good and to meek ones, but also to tyrants.)
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 →