Genesis 30:26
What does Genesis 30:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 30:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service wherewith I have served thee.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Give 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service wherewith I have served thee.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have been your servant, and let me go: for you have knowledge of all the work I have done for you.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862give up my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and I go; for thou--thou hast known my service which I have served thee.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Give me my wives, and my children, for whom I have served thee, that I may depart: thou knowest the service that I have rendered thee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Give [me] my wives for whom I have served thee, and my children; that I may go away, for thou knowest my service which I have served thee.
Context
v.25And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
v.26This passage
v.27And Laban said unto him, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry: for I have divined that Jehovah hath blessed me for thy sake.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- Genesis 31:26
And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters as captives of the sword?
- Genesis 31:38
These twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not eaten.
- Genesis 31:6
And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
- Genesis 31:31
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force.
- Hosea 12:12
And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
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