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Genesis 30:29 Then Jacob answered, "You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care.
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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/30.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Jacob said to him, “You know how I have worked for you and how your livestock has fared under my care.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Jacob replied, “You know how hard I’ve worked for you, and how your flocks and herds have grown under my care.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jacob said to him, “You yourself know how I have served you, and how your livestock has fared with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob answered, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So <i>Jacob</i> said to him, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock has been with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But <i>Jacob</i> said to him, “You yourself know how I have served you and how your livestock have fared with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But he said to him, “You yourself know how I have served you and how your cattle have fared with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But he said to him, “You yourself know how I have served you and how your cattle have fared with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But he said to him, “You yourself know how I have served you and how your livestock have fared with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jacob answered him, “You know how I have served you and how your possessions, your cattle <i>and</i> sheep <i>and</i> goats, have fared with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob said to him, “You know how I have served you and how your herds have fared with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob said to him, “You know what I have done for you and your herds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have fared with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jacob answered: You've seen how hard I've worked for you, and you know how your flocks and herds have grown under my care. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle hath fared with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jacob responded, "You know how much work I've done for you and what has happened to your livestock under my care.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jacob answered, "You know how I have worked for you and how your flocks have prospered under my care. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But Jacob replied to Laban, "You know how I've served you and how your cattle thrived under my care. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob answered, ?You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"You know how I have worked for you," Jacob replied, "and how well your livestock have fared under my care.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said to him, "You know how I have served you, and how well your livestock have done with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said to him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle were with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jacob said to him, “You know how I have served you, and how your livestock have fared with me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he says to him, “You have known that which I have served you [in], and that which your substance was with me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he saith unto him, 'Thou -- thou hast known that which I have served thee in, and that which thy substance was with me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say to him, Thou knewest what I served thee, and what was thy cattle with me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But he answered: Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how great thy possession hath been in my hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But he responded: “You know how I have served you, and how great your possession became in my hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jacob replied: “You know what work I did for you and how well your livestock fared under my care;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jacob said to him, “You yourself know how I have served you, and how your cattle have fared with me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob said to him, You yourself know the service which I have given you, and how your cattle have prospered with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Yaquuv said to him, “You know the service with which I have served you and that your possessions are with me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he said unto him: 'Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have fared with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob said, Thou knowest in what things I have served thee, and how many cattle of thine are with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/30-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=7400" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/30.htm">Jacob Prospers</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.” <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Then Jacob answered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“You</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">how</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ‘ă·ḇaḏ·tî·ḵā (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">I have served you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">how</a> <a href="/hebrew/4735.htm" title="4735: miq·nə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Cattle. From qanah; something bought, i.e. Property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition.">your livestock</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">have thrived</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tî (Prep:: 1cs) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">under my care.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-6.htm">Genesis 31:6-9</a></span><br />You know that I have served your father with all my strength. / And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me. / If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore speckled offspring. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore streaked offspring. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-38.htm">Genesis 31:38-42</a></span><br />I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock. / I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night. / As it was, the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-18.htm">Genesis 29:18-20</a></span><br />Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” / Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.” / So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-41.htm">Genesis 31:41</a></span><br />Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-12.htm">Genesis 31:12</a></span><br />‘Look up,’ he said, ‘and see that all the males that are mating with the flock are streaked, spotted, or speckled; for I have seen all that Laban has done to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-16.htm">Genesis 31:16</a></span><br />Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-1.htm">Genesis 31:1</a></span><br />Now Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father and built all this wealth at our father’s expense.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-21.htm">Exodus 3:21-22</a></span><br />And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed. / Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35-36</a></span><br />Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing. / And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-18.htm">Deuteronomy 8:18</a></span><br />But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-14.htm">Deuteronomy 15:14</a></span><br />You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-10.htm">1 Samuel 25:10-11</a></span><br />But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters. / Why should I take my bread and water and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give them to these men whose origin I do not know?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-13.htm">1 Kings 17:13-16</a></span><br />“Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son, / for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’” / So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1-7</a></span><br />Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!” / “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” / “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-10.htm">Job 42:10-12</a></span><br />After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions. / All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring. / So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said to him, You know how I have served you, and how your cattle was with me.</p><p class="hdg">See on ver.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/30-5.htm">Genesis 30:5</a></b></br> And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-6.htm">Genesis 31:6,38-40</a></b></br> And ye know that with all my power I have served your father… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/24-45.htm">Matthew 24:45</a></b></br> Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/29-9.htm">Care</a> <a href="/genesis/29-7.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Fared</a> <a href="/genesis/30-25.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/29-7.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/genesis/30-26.htm">Served</a> <a href="/genesis/15-14.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/genesis/30-26.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/genesis/29-30.htm">Worked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/30-31.htm">Care</a> <a href="/genesis/30-32.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-7.htm">Fared</a> <a href="/genesis/30-31.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/31-9.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/genesis/31-6.htm">Served</a> <a href="/genesis/31-9.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/genesis/32-12.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/genesis/31-6.htm">Worked</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Rachel, in grief for her barrenness, gives Bilhah her maid unto Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-5.htm">Bilhah bears Dan and Naphtali.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-9.htm">Leah gives Zilpah her maid, who bears Gad and Asher.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-14.htm">Reuben finds mandrakes, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-15.htm">with which Leah buys her husband's company of Rachel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-17.htm">Leah bears Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-22.htm">Rachel bears Joseph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-25.htm">Jacob desires to depart.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-27.htm">Laban detains him on a new agreement.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Jacob's policy, whereby he becomes rich.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Jacob answered</b><br>Jacob's response comes after Laban's inquiry about what he should give Jacob as a reward for his service. This moment is pivotal in Jacob's life, as it marks a transition from serving Laban to establishing his own household. Jacob's answer reflects his awareness of his own labor and the blessings that have come through his work. This is reminiscent of the biblical principle that God blesses the work of the righteous (<a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>).<p><b>You know how I have served you</b><br>Jacob reminds Laban of his diligent service, which lasted for 14 years, first for Leah and then for Rachel. This service is a testament to Jacob's perseverance and commitment, despite the deceit he faced from Laban. The cultural context of the time placed great importance on family loyalty and service, and Jacob's words emphasize his fulfillment of these cultural expectations. This also parallels the servanthood of Christ, who came not to be served but to serve (<a href="/mark/10-45.htm">Mark 10:45</a>).<p><b>and how your livestock have thrived under my care</b><br>Jacob's care for Laban's livestock resulted in significant prosperity, which is a testament to God's blessing upon Jacob. This prosperity is not only a result of Jacob's hard work but also of divine favor, as seen in <a href="/genesis/30-43.htm">Genesis 30:43</a>, where Jacob's wealth increases. The thriving of the livestock under Jacob's care can be seen as a fulfillment of God's promise to bless him (<a href="/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15</a>). This also foreshadows the abundant life promised in Christ (<a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>), where spiritual prosperity is granted to those who follow Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The grandson of Abraham, son of Isaac, and brother of Esau. Jacob is a central figure in Genesis, known for his cunning and his role in the lineage of the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/laban.htm">Laban</a></b><br>Jacob's uncle and father-in-law, who employed Jacob for many years. Laban is often depicted as shrewd and self-serving.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/livestock.htm">Livestock</a></b><br>The flocks and herds that Jacob tended for Laban. The prosperity of these animals under Jacob's care is a testament to his diligence and God's blessing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/paddan-aram.htm">Paddan-aram</a></b><br>The region where Laban lived and where Jacob spent many years working for him. It is significant as the place where Jacob's family grew and prospered.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/service.htm">Service</a></b><br>The work Jacob did for Laban, which included tending to the livestock. This service is a central theme in Jacob's account, highlighting themes of labor, reward, and divine favor.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_service.htm">Faithfulness in Service</a></b><br>Jacob's diligent care for Laban's livestock exemplifies the importance of being faithful in our responsibilities, regardless of the circumstances or the character of those we serve.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_blessing_in_labor.htm">God's Blessing in Labor</a></b><br>The prosperity of Laban's livestock under Jacob's care illustrates how God can bless our efforts and work, even when we are in difficult or unfair situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_and_hard_work.htm">Integrity and Hard Work</a></b><br>Jacob's account encourages believers to maintain integrity and work hard, trusting that God sees and will reward our efforts in His time.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>Jacob's long service to Laban, despite the challenges, teaches us to trust in God's timing and His plans for our lives, knowing that He is faithful to fulfill His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/genesis_30__align_or_conflict_with_god's_role.htm">How do these events in Genesis 30 align or conflict with other biblical texts that describe God's involvement in fertility and inheritance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_laban_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Laban in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_jacob_be_tricked_into_marrying_leah.htm">Genesis 29:23-25: Is it believable that Jacob could be deceived into marrying Leah instead of Rachel without noticing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_gen_31_41_suggest_inconsistency.htm">In Genesis 31:41, Jacob claims Laban changed his wages ten times, yet no detailed account shows each change; does this raise questions of consistency or exaggeration?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he</span> (Jacob) <span class="cmt_word">said unto him</span> (Laban), <span class="cmt_word">Thou knowest how</span> (literally, what) <span class="cmt_word">I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me</span> - literally, <span class="accented">and what thy cattle has been</span> (or become) <span class="accented">with me</span>, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. to what a number they have grown. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/30-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then [Jacob] answered,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">know</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדַ֔עְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa‘·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have served you</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲבַדְתִּ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḇaḏ·tî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֛ת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how [well]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your livestock</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְנְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(miq·nə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4735.htm">Strong's 4735: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has fared</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">under my care.</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתִּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/30-29.htm">Genesis 30:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/30-29.htm">Genesis 30:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/30-29.htm">Genesis 30:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/30-29.htm">Genesis 30:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/30-29.htm">Genesis 30:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/30-29.htm">Genesis 30:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/30-29.htm">Genesis 30:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/30-29.htm">Genesis 30:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/30-29.htm">Genesis 30:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/30-29.htm">Genesis 30:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/30-29.htm">OT Law: Genesis 30:29 He said to him You know how (Gen. 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