15And Laban saith to Jacob, 'Is it because thou art my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what is thy hire.'


In Context

12 and Jacob declareth to Rachel that he is her father's brother, and that he is Rebekah's son, and she runneth and declareth to her father.

13 And it cometh to pass, when Laban heareth the report of Jacob his sister's son, that he runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and kisseth him, and bringeth him in unto his house; and he recounteth to Laban all these things,

14 and Laban saith to him, 'Only my bone and my flesh art thou;' and he dwelleth with him a month of days.

15 And Laban saith to Jacob, 'Is it because thou art my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what is thy hire.'

16 And Laban hath two daughters, the name of the elder is Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,

17 and the eyes of Leah are tender, and Rachel hath been fair of form and fair of appearance.

Genesis 29:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:15And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou [art] my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what [shall] thy wages [be? ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:15Laban said to him, "Just because you are a relative of mine, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:15He said to him: Because thou art my brother, shalt thou serve me without wages? Tell me what wages thou wilt have.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:15And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? Tell me, what shall thy wages be?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:15And Laban said to Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou serve me for nothing? tell me, what shall be thy wages?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:15And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:15And Laban said to Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for naught? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:15Laban said to Jacob, |Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:15And Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? tell me, what shall your wages be?