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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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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And Laban Laban Noun H3837 לָבָן֙ la·van
Analysis:
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said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai·yo·mer
unto Jacob Jacob Noun H3290 לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב le·ya·'a·kov,
Analysis:
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Because inasmuch Conjunction H3588 הֲכִי־ ha·chi-
Because thou [art] my brother another Noun H251 אָחִ֣י a·chi
shouldest thou therefore serve keep in bondage Verb H5647 וַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִי va·'a·vad·ta·ni
free free Adverb H2600 חִנָּ֑ם chin·nam;
bewray bewray Verb H5046 הַגִּ֥ידָה hag·gi·dah
what how long Pronoun H4100 מַה־ mah-
me what [shall] thy wages reward 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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King James Bible And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
Hebrew Greek English And Then Laban said unto to Jacob, Because thou art "Because you are my brother, shouldest thou relative, should you therefore serve me for nought? tell nothing? Tell me, what shall thy your wages be?be?"
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Then Laban said unto to Jacob, Because thou art "Because you are my brother, shouldest thou relative, should you therefore serve me for nought? tell nothing? Tell me, what shall thy your wages be?be?"