Genesis 29:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?”
Genesis 29:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 29:15 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 29:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 29:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?””
Genesis 29:15 — World English Bible
Genesis 29:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? ”
Genesis 29:15 — American Standard Version
Genesis 29:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Laban saith to Jacob, `Is it because thou <FI>art<Fi> my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what <FI>is<Fi> thy hire.'”
Genesis 29:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 29:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Laban said to Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou serve me for nothing? tell me, what shall be thy wages? ”
Genesis 29:15 — Darby Translation
Genesis 29:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For Laban sayde vnto Iaakob, Though thou be my brother, shouldest thou therfore serue me for nought? tell me, what shalbe thy wages?”
Genesis 29:15 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 29:15 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother should you serve me for nothing? Tell me what your wages shall be."”
Genesis 29:15 — The Living Sword
Genesis 29:15 in Context — Genesis 29
13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
What Does Genesis 29:15 Mean?
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