Genesis 30:29
in Genesis 30Then Jacob answered, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have fared with me.
KJV
And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
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This verse in Genesis 30
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
You know how I have served you
on Genesis 30:29-30
Jacob answers with an account of his service. Laban had very little before his arrival, and his wealth has increased many times over. His closing question is when he may provide for his own household, with four women, eleven sons and a daughter to keep.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he said unto him,.... Jacob to Laban: thou knowest that I have served thee; not only diligently and faithfully, without any salary, excepting for his wives; otherwise he had no wages for his service all this time, which therefore should be considered for the future: and how thy cattle was with me: always under his care, and he ever watchful of them; spent all his time and labour with them, and had no opportunity of getting anything for himself.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלָ֔יו | ʾelav | to him | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אַתָּ֣ה | ʾatah | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| יָדַ֔עְתָּ | yada'ta | you know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| אֵ֖ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | how | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עֲבַדְתִּ֑יךָ | ʾavadtikha | I have served you | H5647 → | 288 times |
| וְאֵ֛ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | how | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָיָ֥ה | hayah | it has been | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| מִקְנְךָ֖ | miknecha | livestock your | H4735 → | 76 times |
| אִתִּֽי׃ | ʾiti | with me | H854 → | 929 times |
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֵלָ֔יוto him
ʾelavH413 →5510 times
אַתָּ֣הyou
ʾatahH859 →1094 times
יָדַ֔עְתָּyou know
yada'taH3045 →945 times
אֵ֖ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רhow
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עֲבַדְתִּ֑יךָI have served you
ʾavadtikhaH5647 →288 times
וְאֵ֛תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֲשֶׁר־how
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
הָיָ֥הit has been
hayahH1961 →3559 times
מִקְנְךָ֖livestock your
miknechaH4735 →76 times
אִתִּֽי׃with me
ʾitiH854 →929 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 2:18Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
it leads to
- Titus 2:9–10
Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Colossians 3:22–25
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ephesians 6:5–7
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
- Titus 2:9–10
Through
Matthew 24:45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
it leads to
- Matthew 25:21
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- 1 Corinthians 4:1–2
So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
- Luke 12:41–43
“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”
- Matthew 25:23
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Luke 16:10–12
Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
- Matthew 25:21
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).