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Genesis 30:30

WorkGod's faithfulness

28 And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”

29 Then Jacob answered, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care.

Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”

31 “What can I give you?” Laban asked. “You do not need to give me anything,” Jacob replied. “If you do this one thing for me, I will keep on shepherding and keeping your flocks.

32 Let me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and every spotted or speckled goat. These will be my wages.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”
KJV
For 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?
WEB
For it was little which you had before I came, and it has increased to a multitude. The LORD has blessed you wherever I turned. Now when will I provide for my own house also?”
ASV
For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased unto a multitude; and Jehovah hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
DARBY
For it was little that thou hadst before me, and it is increased to a multitude, and Jehovah has blessed thee from the time I came; and now, when shall I also provide for my house?
BLB
For little [was] what you had before me, and it has burst forth into a multitude, and YHWH has blessed you at my foot. And now, when shall I provide also for my own house?”
ÅB
For det var lite det du hadde før jeg kom, men nå har det øket til en stor mengde, og Herren har velsignet deg hvor jeg satte min fot. Men når skal jeg nå også få gjøre noe for mitt eget hus?
OTB
For du hadde lite før jeg kom, og det har økt betydelig, og Herren har velsignet deg hvor enn jeg vendte meg. Men nå, når skal jeg sørge for mitt eget hus også?"
B1930
For det var lite det du hadde før jeg kom, men nu har det øket til en stor mengde, og Herren har velsignet dig hvor jeg satte min fot. Men når skal jeg nu også få gjøre noget for mitt eget hus?

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Cross references

  • 1 Timothy 5:8

    If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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  • 2 Corinthians 12:14

    See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

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  • Deuteronomy 11:10

    For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden.

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