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Genesis 30:28 KJV
Genesis · chapter 30 · verse 28
And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.Genesis 30:28 · King James Version
Genesis 30:28 in context
26Give 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.
27And 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.
28And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
29And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
30For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Appointnâqabto puncture, literally or figurativelyH5344 →
- wagessâkârpayment of contractH7939 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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We have here, I. Jacob's thoughts of home. He faithfully served his time out with Laban, even his second apprenticeship, though he was an old man, had a large family to provide for, and it was high time for him to set up for himself.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 25-36