Genesis 29:15 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁵ One day Laban said to Jacob, “It is not right for you to continue working for me without pay. You are a relative, {not a slave}. What should I pay you?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ Then Laban said to Jacob, Just because you are my relative, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?

American Standard Version (1901)

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?

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Laban said to Jacob, “You shouldn’t have to work for free just because you are my relative. Tell me what you would like to be paid.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ he said to him: "Though you are my brother, will you serve me for nothing? Tell me what wages you would accept."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ He said to him: Because thou art my brother, shalt thou serve me without wages? Tell me what wages thou wilt have.

Genesis 29:15 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 29:16

Laban had two daughters. The older was Leah and the younger was Rachel.

Genesis 30:28

Tell me what I should pay you, and I will give it to you.”

Genesis 31:41

I worked 20 years like a slave for you. For the first 14 years I worked to win your two daughters. The last six years I worked to earn your animals. And during that time you changed my pay ten times.

Genesis 31:7

But your father cheated me. Your father has changed my pay ten times. But during all this time, God protected me from all of Laban’s tricks.

Judges 9:3

Abimelech’s uncles spoke to the leaders of Shechem and asked them that question. The leaders of Shechem decided to follow Abimelech. The leaders said, “After all, he is our brother.”