Genesis 30:28
And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”
BSB
ASV
And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
KJV
And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
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Genesis 29:19Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.”
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Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,
Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD…
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
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Genesis 29:15Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
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And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.
