"And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give {it}." — Genesis 30:28

Genesis 30:28 · KJV

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

— Genesis 30:28

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.

Verse 29

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

Genesis 30 — Context

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.

For {it was} little which thou hadst before I {came}, and it is {now} increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? {increased: Heb. broken forth} {since...: Heb. at my foot}

Cross References

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.