Genesis 30:28
New International Version
He added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”

New Living Translation
Tell me how much I owe you. Whatever it is, I’ll pay it.”

English Standard Version
Name your wages, and I will give it.”

Berean Standard Bible
And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”

King James Bible
And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

New King James Version
Then he said, “Name me your wages, and I will give it.

New American Standard Bible
He continued, “Name me your wages, and I will give them.”

NASB 1995
He continued, “Name me your wages, and I will give it.”

NASB 1977
And he continued, “Name me your wages, and I will give it.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And he continued to say, “Name me your wages, and I will give it.”

Amplified Bible
He said, “Name your wages, and I will give it [to you].”

Christian Standard Bible
Then Laban said, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Laban said, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”

American Standard Version
And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he said, “Appoint your wages for me, and I shall give.”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Appoint me thy wages, and I will give them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Appoint thy wages which I shall give thee.

English Revised Version
And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So he offered, "Name your wages, and I'll pay them."

Good News Translation
Name your wages, and I will pay them."

International Standard Version
Name your wage, and I'll give it to you."

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he said: 'Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.'

Literal Standard Version
He also says, “Define your hire to me, and I give.”

Majority Standard Bible
And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”

New American Bible
He continued, “State the wages I owe you, and I will pay them.”

NET Bible
He added, "Just name your wages--I'll pay whatever you want."

New Revised Standard Version
name your wages, and I will give it.”

New Heart English Bible
He said, "Name your wages, and I will pay it."

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

World English Bible
He said, “Appoint me your wages, and I will give it.”

Young's Literal Translation
He saith also, 'Define thy hire to me, and I give.'

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Context
Jacob Prospers
27But Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.” 28And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.” 29Then Jacob answered, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care.…

Cross References
Genesis 29:15
Laban said to him, "Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be."

Genesis 31:7
And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.

Genesis 31:41
Thus for twenty years I have served in your household--fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks--and you have changed my wages ten times!


Treasury of Scripture

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

Genesis 29:15,19
And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? …

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Genesis 30
1. Rachel, in grief for her barrenness, gives Bilhah her maid unto Jacob.
5. Bilhah bears Dan and Naphtali.
9. Leah gives Zilpah her maid, who bears Gad and Asher.
14. Reuben finds mandrakes,
15. with which Leah buys her husband's company of Rachel.
17. Leah bears Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah.
22. Rachel bears Joseph.
25. Jacob desires to depart.
27. Laban detains him on a new agreement.
37. Jacob's policy, whereby he becomes rich.














Verse 28. - And he said, Appoint me thy wages. Literally, distinctly specify (from a root signifying to bore, hence to declare accurately) thy hire upon me, i.e. which I will take upon me as binding. Laban's caution to be clear and specific in defining the terms of any engagement he might enter into was much needed, and would doubtless not be neglected by Jacob, whose past experience must have taught him he was dealing with one who, in respect of covenants and contracts, was eminently treacherous. And I will give it.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And he added,
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (way·yō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Name
נָקְבָ֧ה (nā·qə·ḇāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5344: To puncture

your wages,
שְׂכָרְךָ֛ (śə·ḵā·rə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7939: Payment of contract, salary, fare, maintenance, compensation, benefit

and I will pay them.”
וְאֶתֵּֽנָה׃ (wə·’et·tê·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set


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