Genesis 30 · Verse 28

Genesis 30:28

And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
Genesis 30:28, King James Version

Genesis 30:28 in other translations

BSBAnd he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”
WEBHe said, “Appoint me your wages, and I will give it.”
ASVAnd he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
YLTHe saith also, ‘Define thy hire to me, and I give.'
DARBYAnd he said, Appoint to me thy wages, and I will give it.
BBESay then what your payment is to be and I will give it.
WebsterAnd he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

What does Genesis 30:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
28. appoint me thy wages, and I will give it--The Eastern shepherds receive for their hire not money, but a certain amount of the increase or produce of the flock; but Laban would at the time have done anything to secure the continued services of his nephew, and make a show of liberality, which Jacob well knew was constrained.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 30:25-43

The fourteen years being gone, Jacob was willing to depart without any provision, except God's promise. But he had in many ways a just claim on Laban's substance, and it was the will of God that he should be provided for from it. He referred his cause to God, rather than agree for stated wages with Laban, whose selfishness was very great. And it would appear that he acted honestly, when none but those of the colours…

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Genesis 30:28 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Marand he saidH559
נָקְבָ֧הna.ke.Vahdesignate !H5344
שְׂכָרְךָ֛se.kha.re.Khawage[s] yourH7939
עָלַ֖י'a.Laion meH5921
וְאֶתֵּֽנָה\׃ve.'e.Te.nahso let me give [it]H5414

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 30:28

  • Genesis 29:15

    And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

  • Genesis 29:19

    And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
29:15,19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 30:27

    And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.

  • Genesis 30:28

    And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

  • Genesis 30:29

    And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.

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Genesis 30:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo: Señálame tu salario, que yo lo daré.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il dit: Fixe-moi ton salaire, et je te le donnerai.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach: Bestimme mir deinen Lohn, und ich will ihn geben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		constitue mercedem tuam quam dem tibi.