Genesis 30:29
“You know how I have worked for you,” Jacob replied,“and how well your livestock have fared under my care.
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- Gen 31:6 : 6 You know that I’ve worked for your father as hard as I could,
- Gen 31:38-40 : 38 “I have been with you for the past twenty years. Your ewes and female goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks. 39 Animals torn by wild beasts I never brought to you; I always absorbed the loss myself. You always made me pay for every missing animal, whether it was taken by day or at night. 40 I was consumed by scorching heat during the day and by piercing cold at night, and I went without sleep.
- Matt 24:45 : 45 The Faithful and Wise Slave“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?
- Eph 6:5-8 : 5 Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ, 6 not like those who do their work only when someone is watching– as people-pleasers– but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart. 7 Obey with enthusiasm, as though serving the Lord and not people, 8 because you know that each person, whether slave or free, if he does something good, this will be rewarded by the Lord.
- Col 3:22-25 : 22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching– like those who are strictly people-pleasers– but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people, 24 because you know that you will receive your inheritance from the Lord as the reward. Serve the Lord Christ. 25 For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions.
- Titus 2:9-9 : 9 Slaves are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to do what is wanted and not talk back, 10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, in order to bring credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything.
- 1 Pet 2:15 : 15 For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.
- 1 Pet 2:18 : 18 Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.
- Gen 30:5 : 5 Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.
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- Gen 30:30-312 verses87%
30 Indeed, you had little before I arrived, but now your possessions have increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I worked. But now, how long must it be before I do something for my own family too?”
31 So Laban asked,“What should I give you?”“You don’t need to give me a thing,” Jacob replied,“but if you agree to this one condition, I will continue to care for your flocks and protect them:
- Gen 30:26-283 verses84%
26 Let me take my wives and my children whom I have acquired by working for you. Then I’ll depart, because you know how hard I’ve worked for you.”
27 But Laban said to him,“If I have found favor in your sight, please stay here, for I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me on account of you.”
28 He added,“Just name your wages– I’ll pay whatever you want.”
- Gen 31:5-95 verses82%
5 There he said to them,“I can tell that your father’s attitude toward me has changed, but the God of my father has been with me.
6 You know that I’ve worked for your father as hard as I could,
7 but your father has humiliated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not permitted him to do me any harm.
8 If he said,‘The speckled animals will be your wage,’ then the entire flock gave birth to speckled offspring. But if he said,‘The streaked animals will be your wage,’ then the entire flock gave birth to streaked offspring.
9 In this way God has snatched away your father’s livestock and given them to me.
- Gen 29:14-152 verses80%
14 Then Laban said to him,“You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” So Jacob stayed with him for a month.
15 Then Laban said to Jacob,“Should you work for me for nothing because you are my relative? Tell me what your wages should be.”
- Gen 31:41-433 verses78%
41 This was my lot for twenty years in your house: I worked like a slave for you– fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, but you changed my wages ten times!
42 If the God of my father– the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears– had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”
43 Laban replied to Jacob,“These women are my daughters, these children are my grandchildren, and these flocks are my flocks. All that you see belongs to me. But how can I harm these daughters of mine today or the children to whom they have given birth?
- Gen 31:37-382 verses77%
37 When you searched through all my goods, did you find anything that belonged to you? Set it here before my relatives and yours, and let them settle the dispute between the two of us!
38 “I have been with you for the past twenty years. Your ewes and female goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.
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8 Esau then asked,“What did you intend by sending all these herds to meet me?” Jacob replied,“To find favor in your sight, my lord.”
- Gen 32:4-52 verses76%
4 He commanded them,“This is what you must say to my lord Esau:‘This is what your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban until now.
5 I have oxen, donkeys, sheep, and male and female servants. I have sent this message to inform my lord, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”
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13 But Jacob said to him,“My lord knows that the children are young, and that I have to look after the sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven too hard for even a single day, all the animals will die.
- Gen 24:34-352 verses75%
34 “I am the servant of Abraham,” he began.
35 “The LORD has richly blessed my master and he has become very wealthy. The Lord has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
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12 Then he said,‘Observe that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you.
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37 Isaac replied to Esau,“Look! I have made him lord over you. I have made all his relatives his servants and provided him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”
- Gen 44:32-332 verses74%
32 Indeed, your servant pledged security for the boy with my father, saying,‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I will bear the blame before my father all my life.’
33 “So now, please let your servant remain as my lord’s slave instead of the boy. As for the boy, let him go back with his brothers.
- Gen 29:5-62 verses74%
5 So he said to them,“Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?”“We know him,” they said.
6 “Is he well?” Jacob asked. They replied,“He is well. Now look, here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep.”
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9 Then Jacob prayed,“O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, O LORD, you said to me,‘Return to your land and to your relatives and I will make you prosper.’
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27 saying“Praised be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his faithful love for my master! The LORD has led me to the house of my master’s relatives!”
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20 You must also say,‘In fact your servant Jacob is behind us.’” Jacob thought,“I will first appease him by sending a gift ahead of me. After that I will meet him. Perhaps he will accept me.”
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49 Now, if you will show faithful love to my master, tell me. But if not, tell me as well, so that I may go on my way.”
- Gen 30:33-342 verses73%
33 My integrity will testify for me later on. When you come to verify that I’ve taken only the wages we agreed on, if I have in my possession any goat that is not speckled or spotted or any sheep that is not dark-colored, it will be considered stolen.”
34 “Agreed!” said Laban,“It will be as you say.”
- Gen 31:29-302 verses73%
29 I have the power to do you harm, but the God of your father told me last night,‘Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.’
30 Now I understand that you have gone away because you longed desperately for your father’s house. Yet why did you steal my gods?”
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18 then you must say,‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They have been sent as a gift to my lord Esau. In fact Jacob himself is behind us.’”
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19 Laban replied,“I’d rather give her to you than to another man. Stay with me.”