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Genesis 30:31

Israel

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

30 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?”

“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.

33 So my honesty will testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future. If I have any goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not dark-colored, they will be considered stolen.”

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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
“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.
KJV
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:
WEB
Laban said, “What shall I give you?” Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I will again feed your flock and keep it.
ASV
And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me aught: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed thy flock and keep it.
DARBY
And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me anything. If thou doest this for me, I will again feed [and] keep thy flock:
BLB
And he said, “What shall I give to you?” And Jacob said, “You shall not give to me anything. If you will do for me this thing, I will turn back; I will pasture your flock, I will keep [it].
ÅB
Da sa Laban: Hva skal jeg gi deg? Jakob svarte: Du skal ikke gi meg noe; dersom du vil gjøre som jeg nå sier, så skal jeg gjæte din buskap og vokte den, som jeg har gjort.
OTB
"Hva skal jeg gi deg?" spurte han. Jakob svarte: "Du skal ikke gi meg noe. Hvis du vil gjøre denne ene tingen for meg, vil jeg fortsette å gjete din flokk:
B1930
Da sa Laban: Hvad skal jeg gi dig? Jakob svarte: Du skal ikke gi mig noget; dersom du vil gjøre som jeg nu sier, så skal jeg gjæte din buskap og vokte den, som jeg har gjort.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Hebrews 13:5

    Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

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  • Psalms 118:8

    It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

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  • 2 Samuel 21:4–6

    The Gibeonites said to him, “We need no silver or gold from Saul or his house, nor should you put to death anyone in Israel for us.” “Whatever you ask, I will do for you,” he replied.

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