The Meaning of Genesis 29:15 Explained

Genesis 29:15

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?

YLT: And Laban saith to Jacob, 'Is it because thou art my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what is thy hire.'

Darby: And Laban said to Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou serve me for nothing? tell me, what shall be thy wages?

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 29:15?

MEANING: What does Genesis 29:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 29:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 29:15?

What is the context of Genesis 29:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 29:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 29:1-20 - Jacob In Laban's Home

Well might Jacob lift up his feet! See margin. When we are sure of God we receive strength that enables us to run with patience the race that is set before us. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and we have a special claim on His guidance in our matrimonial alliances-the most solemn and momentous step of all. There were many good qualities in Rachel, fitting her to be a good wife. Her humility and industry, her patience under the oppression of the unmannerly shepherds, her haste to share her joy with her father-all these elicited Jacob's love. What a touch of old-world and new-world poetry is in those words of Genesis 29:20! Where Love is queen time is too short, labor never hard, distance never long, sacrifice unheard of! Oh, that we so loved our Lord, that for the missionary toiling through long years, and the invalid condemned to a life of pain, affliction might appear light and but for a moment. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 29

¹ Jacob comes to the well of Haran
⁹ He becomes acquainted with Rachel
¹³ Laban entertains him
¹⁸ Jacob covenants for Rachel
²³ He is deceived by Laban with Leah
²⁸ He marries also Rachel, and serves for her seven years more
³² Leah bears Reuben;
³³ Simeon;
³⁴ Levi;
³⁵ and Judah

What do the individual words in Genesis 29:15 mean?

And said Laban to Jacob because my relative you [are] therefore should you serve me for nothing Tell me what [shall be] your wages

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָבָן֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב הֲכִי־ אָחִ֣י אַ֔תָּה וַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִי ؟ חִנָּ֑ם הַגִּ֥ידָה לִּ֖י מַה־ ؟ מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָבָן֙	Laban
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: לָבָן Sense: son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father of Leah and Rachel.
לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב	to Jacob
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יַעֲקֹב Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
הֲכִי־	because
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
אָחִ֣י	my relative
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: אָח Sense: brother.
אַ֔תָּה	you [are]
Parse: Pronoun, second person masculine singular Root: אַתְּ Sense: you (second pers.
וַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִי	therefore should you serve me
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular Root: עָבַד Sense: to work, serve.
؟ חִנָּ֑ם	for nothing
Parse: Adverb Root: חִנָּם Sense: freely, for nothing, without cause.
הַגִּ֥ידָה	Tell
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known.
לִּ֖י	me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
؟ מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ	[shall be] your wages
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: מַשְׂכֹּרֶת Sense: wages.

What are the major concepts related to Genesis 29:15?

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