"And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, {tarry: for} I have learned by experience th…" — Genesis 30:27

Genesis 30:27 · KJV

“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 30:27

Verse 26

Give {me} my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.

Verse 28

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

Genesis 30 — Context

And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.

Give {me} my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.

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.

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

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

Cross References

Isaiah 61:9

And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they {are} the seed {which} the LORD hath blessed.

Acts 7:10

And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

Ruth 2:13

Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens. {Let me...: or, I find} {friendly: Heb. to the heart}

Genesis 26:24

And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I {am} the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I {am} with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

Genesis 39:21-23

But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. {shewed...: Heb. extended kindness unto him}

Genesis 12:3

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 39:2-5

And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

Exodus 3:21

And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty: