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Genesis 30:31

And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock.

KJV

Dixitque Laban : Quid tibi dabo ? At ille ait : Nihil volo : sed si feceris quod postulo, iterum pascam, et custodiam pecora tua.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Λαβάν Τί σοι δώσω; εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ Ἰακώβ Οὐ δώσεις μοι οὐθέν· ἐὰν ποιήσεις μοι τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο, πάλιν ποιμανῶ τὰ πρόβατά σου καὶ φυλάξω.

LXX

And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me aught: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed thy flock and keep it.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר מָ֣ה אֶתֶּן לָ֑/ךְ וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ לֹא תִתֶּן לִ֣/י מְא֔וּמָה אִם תַּֽעֲשֶׂה לִּ/י֙ הַ/דָּבָ֣ר הַ/זֶּ֔ה אָשׁ֛וּבָה אֶרְעֶ֥ה צֹֽאנְ/ךָ֖ אֶשְׁמֹֽר

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JacobJacob

In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
y'qb
proper_noun · 346×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מְא֔וּמָה
m'vmh
noun · 32×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
צֹ֣אן
ts'n
noun · 269×
רֹעִ֔ים
r'ym
verb · 164×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 21:4 — And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.
  • Heb 13:5 — Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
  • Ps 118:8 — It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.