Genesis 29:15 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?”
Genesis 29:15 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 29:1512 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
לָבָןlāvānLaban
לְיַעֲקֹבləyaʿăqōvTo Jacob
הֲכִיhăḵîRelative conjunction
אָחִיʾāḥîBrother
אַתָּהʾatāhThou
וַעֲבַדְתַּנִיwaʿăvadətanîAnd work
חִנָּםḥināmGratis
הַגִּידָהhagîdāhFront
לִּיlîTo
מַהmahWhat?
מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּךָmaśəkurəteḵāWages
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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