Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me depart; for you yourself know my service which I have rendered you.”

King James Version

Give 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.

Holman Bible

Give me my wives and my children that I have worked for, and let me go. You know how hard I have worked for you.”

International Standard Version

Give me my wives and children for whom I've served you. Then I'll leave, since you're aware of my service to you."

A Conservative Version

Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go, for thou know my service with which I have served thee.

American Standard Version

Give 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.

Amplified

Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know the work which I have done for you.”

Bible in Basic English

Give 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.

Darby Translation

Give 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.

Julia Smith Translation

Give my wives and my children, for whom I served thee, and I will go forth; for thou knewest ray work which I served thee.

King James 2000

Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, and let me go: for you know my service which I have done you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Give [me] my wives and my children for which I have served you, and let me go. For you yourself know my service that I have rendered to you."

Modern King James verseion

Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, and let me go. For you know my service which I have done you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest what service I have done thee."

NET Bible

Let me take my wives and my children whom I have acquired by working for you. Then I'll depart, because you know how hard I've worked for you."

New Heart English Bible

Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know my service with which I have served you."

The Emphasized Bible

Come, give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee and let me take my journey, - for, thou, knowest my service wherewith I have served thee.

Webster

Give 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.

World English Bible

Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know my service with which I have served you."

Youngs Literal Translation

give 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.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

me my wives
נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

and my children
ילד 
Yeled 
Usage: 89

for
הן 
hen 
Usage: 16

עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

thee, and let me go
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

my service
עבודה עבדה 
`abodah 
Usage: 146

עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

References

Morish

Context Readings

Jacob's Prosperity

25 Now it came about when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away, that I may go to my own place and to my own country. 26 Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me depart; for you yourself know my service which I have rendered you.” 27 But Laban said to him, “If now it pleases you, stay with me; I have divined that the Lord has blessed me on your account.”


Cross References

Genesis 29:30

So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.

Hosea 12:12

Now Jacob fled to the land of Aram,
And Israel worked for a wife,
And for a wife he kept sheep.

Genesis 29:19-20

Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than to give her to another man; stay with me.”

Genesis 30:29-30

But he said to him, “You yourself know how I have served you and how your cattle have fared with me.

Genesis 31:6

You know that I have served your father with all my strength.

Genesis 31:26

Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done by deceiving me and carrying away my daughters like captives of the sword?

Genesis 31:31

Then Jacob replied to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.

Genesis 31:38-41

These twenty years I have been with you; your ewes and your female goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flocks.

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