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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said Lāⱱān to_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) because my_brother/kindred [are]_you and_serve_me for_nothing tell to/for_me what wages_your.
OET (OET-RV) Lavan said to him, “Should you work for me for nothing just because you’re my relative? Tell me, what should I pay you?”
Note 1 topic: writing-quotations
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָבָן֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב
and=he/it_said Lāⱱān to,Jacob
Alternate translation: “Laban asked him,”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
הֲכִי אָחִ֣י אַ֔תָּה וַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִי חִנָּ֑ם
?,because my=brother/kindred you(ms) and,serve,me for_nothing
See how you translated relative in verse 12. This rhetorical question expects the implied answer “No, of course not!” Consider whether it is more natural in your language to use a statement here instead. Alternate translation: “Just because you are my nephew, does that mean that you should work for me without pay?” or “Even though you are my relative that does not mean that you should have to work for me for free!” or “You should not have to work for me for nothing just because you are my nephew!”
הַגִּ֥ידָה לִּ֖י מַה מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ
tell, to/for=me what? wages,your
Alternate translation: “So tell me what your wages should be.” or “So tell me what you want me to pay you for your work.”
29:14-30 Jacob’s joyful prospect of marriage to the lovely Rachel became an occasion for Laban’s shrewdness and Jacob’s discipline. Jacob and his mother had deceived his father and brother to gain the blessing; now his mother’s brother deceived him. Jacob received a dose of his own duplicity through twenty years of labor, affliction, and deception in Laban’s service (31:38). In God’s justice, people harvest what they plant (Gal 6:7). Laban’s deception was perfectly designed to make Jacob aware of his own craftiness. God often brings people into the lives of believers to discipline them. But Jacob was tenacious, and God blessed him abundantly with a large family and many possessions (30:25-43) during this time of service.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said Lāⱱān to_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) because my_brother/kindred [are]_you and_serve_me for_nothing tell to/for_me what wages_your.
OET (OET-RV) Lavan said to him, “Should you work for me for nothing just because you’re my relative? Tell me, what should I pay you?”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.