Genesis 31:41
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!”
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“Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.”
King James Version · Public Domain“These twenty years have I been in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`This <FI>is<Fi> to me twenty years in thy house: I have served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock; and thou changest my hire ten times;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 31:41 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 29:18Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”
- Genesis 29:27Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”
- Genesis 30:33So my honesty will testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future. If I have any goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not dark-colored, they will be considered stolen.”
- Genesis 31:6You know that I have served your father with all my strength.
- Genesis 31:7And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.
- Genesis 31:38I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.
- 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
- 2 Corinthians 11:26In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
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