New American Standard Bible 1995

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Then Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?"

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then Laban father-in-law of Jacob Noun H3837 לָבָן֙ la·van
Analysis:
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said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to Jacob, a son of Isaac, also his desc. Noun H3290 לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב le·ya·'a·kov,
Analysis:
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"Because that, for, when Conjunction H3588 הֲכִי־ ha·chi-
you are my relative, a brother Noun H251 אָחִ֣י a·chi
should you therefore serve to work, serve Verb H5647 וַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִי va·'a·vad·ta·ni
me for nothing? out of favor Adverb H2600 חִנָּ֑ם chin·nam;
Tell to be conspicuous Verb H5046 הַגִּ֥ידָה hag·gi·dah
me, what what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 מַה־ mah-
shall your wages wages Noun H4909 מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ׃ mas·kur·te·cha.
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Laban

Laban [N] [H] [S] Father-in-law of Jacob The son of Bethuel, who was the son of Nahor, Abraham's brother. He lived at Haran in Mesopotamia. His sister Rebekah was Isaac's wife ( Genesis 24 ). Jacob, one of the sons of this marriage, fled to the house of Laban, whose daughters Leah and Rachel (ch. 29) he eventually married. (See JACOB .)    A city in the Arabian desert in the route of th... View Details

Jacob

Jacob, the son of Isaac, and twin to Esau. Jacob [N] [B] [H] [S] one who follows on another's heels; supplanter, ( Genesis 25:26 ;  27:36 ;  Hosea 12:2-4 ), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai-roi, when his father was fifty-nine and Abraham one hundred and fifty-nine years old. Like his father, he was of a quiet and gentle disposition, an... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?"
King James Bible Then And Laban said to unto Jacob, "Because you are Because thou art my relative, should you brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nothing? Tell nought? tell me, what shall your thy wages be?"be?
Hebrew Greek English Then Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?"