Genesis 30:31
in Genesis 30“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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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.
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:
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This verse in Genesis 30
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
You do not need to give me anything
on Genesis 30:31-33
Jacob asks for no wage but the speckled or spotted animals and the dark-colored lambs. The wage is set by what the flocks bear from this day on. He offers his own honesty as the audit, and any unmarked beast found among his own counts as stolen.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he said, what shall I give thee?....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing--A new agreement was made, the substance of which was, that he was to receive remuneration in the usual way, but on certain conditions which Jacob specified.
The words behind it
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| מָ֣ה | mah | what? | H4100 → | 752 times |
| אֶתֶּן־ | ʾeten- | will I give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָ֑ךְ | lakh | to <the> you | ||
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יַעֲקֹב֙ | yaako | Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִתֶּן־ | titen- | you will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לִ֣י | li | to <the> me | ||
| מְא֔וּמָה | meumah | anything | H3972 → | 32 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ | taaseh- | you will do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לִּי֙ | li | for <the> me | ||
| הַדָּבָ֣ר | hadavar | the thing | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הַזֶּ֔ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| אָשׁ֛וּבָה | ʾashuvah | I will return | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶרְעֶ֥ה | ʾereh | I will tend | H7462 → | 177 times |
| צֹֽאנְךָ֖ | tzonekha | flock your | H6629 → | 274 times |
| אֶשְׁמֹֽר׃ | ʾeshmor | I will protect [it] | H8104 → | 468 times |
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
מָ֣הwhat?
mahH4100 →752 times
אֶתֶּן־will I give
ʾeten-H5414 →2011 times
לָ֑ךְto <the> you
lakh
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
יַעֲקֹב֙Jacob
yaakoH3290 →350 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
תִתֶּן־you will give
titen-H5414 →2011 times
לִ֣יto <the> me
li
מְא֔וּמָהanything
meumahH3972 →32 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־you will do
taaseh-H6213 →2628 times
לִּי֙for <the> me
li
הַדָּבָ֣רthe thing
hadavarH1697 →1440 times
הַזֶּ֔ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
אָשׁ֛וּבָהI will return
ʾashuvahH7725 →1056 times
אֶרְעֶ֥הI will tend
ʾerehH7462 →177 times
צֹֽאנְךָ֖flock your
tzonekhaH6629 →274 times
אֶשְׁמֹֽר׃I will protect [it]
ʾeshmorH8104 →468 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
Hebrews 13:5Keep 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.”
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 31:8
The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
- Joshua 1:5
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- 1 Samuel 12:22
Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
- Isaiah 41:17
The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- Deuteronomy 31:8
Through
Psalms 118:8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
it leads to
- Psalms 40:4
Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
- Jeremiah 17:5–7
This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.
- Psalms 62:8–9
Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
- Psalms 40:4
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).