Genesis 30:28 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²⁸And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

Genesis 30:28 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 29:15
And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
Genesis 29:19
And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

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Bondage Bondman Capital and Labor Employer Hire Hireling Labor Maiden

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 25-36)

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. Though Laban’s service was hard, and he had cheated him in the first bargain he had made, yet Jacob honestly performs his engagements. Note, A good man, though he swe…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 28)

28. appoint me thy wages, and I will give it--The Eastern shepherds receive for their hire not money, but a certain amount of the increase or produce of the flock; but Laban would at the time have done anything to secure the continued services of his nephew, and make a show of liberality, which Jacob well knew was constrained.