Verse List for GEN 30:31

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,Lavan,Yacob (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “What should I give you?” Lavan asked.
¶  “You don’t have to give me anything,” Yacob replied. “If you’ll do this one thing for me, I’ll continue taking care of your flocks:

OET-LV And_he/it _said what will _I _give to/for_you(fs) and_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) _he/it _said not you _will _give to_me anything if you _will _do to/for_me the_thing the_this I _will _return I _will _tend flock _of_your I _will _protect_it.

ULT Then he said, “What should I give to you?” And Jacob said, “Do not give anything to me. If you will do this thing for me, I will continue tending your flocks watching over, them:

UST So Laban asked him, “What can I pay you to persuade you to stay here?” Jacob answered, “Do not pay me anything. Just do this one thing for me, and I will continue taking care of your flocks:

BSB & MSB “What can I give you?” Laban asked.
§  “You do not need to give me anything,” Jacob replied. “If you do this one thing for me, I will keep on shepherding and keeping your flocks.

OEB Laban said, ‘What should I give you?’
¶  Jacob said, ‘You do not need to give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I will again feed your flock; I will again keep it.

WEBBE & WMBB Laban said, “What shall I give you?”
¶  Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I will again feed your flock and keep it.

NET So Laban asked, “What should I give you?” “You don’t need to give me a thing,” Jacob replied, “but if you agree to this one condition, I will continue to care for your flocks and protect them:

LSV And he says, “What do I give to you?” And Jacob says, “You do not give me anything; if you do this thing for me, I turn back; I have delight; I watch your flock;

FBV “Well, what do you propose I give you?” Laban asked again.
¶  “You don't have to give me anything,” Jacob replied. “If you want to do something for me, then how about this: I'll go on looking after your flocks, making sure they're fed.

T4T Laban replied, “What do you want me to give you?” Jacob replied, “I do not want you to pay me anything. But if you will do this one thing for me, I will continue to take care of your flocks and protect them.

LEB And he said, “What shall I give you?” And Jacob said, “Do not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I will again feed your flocks and keep them.

BBE And Laban said, What am I to give you? And Jacob said, Do not give me anything; but I will again take up the care of your flock if you will only do this for me:

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JPS 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 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.

DRA And Laban said: What shall I give thee? But he said: I require nothing: but if thou wilt do what I demand, I will feed, and keep thy sheep again.

YLT And he saith, 'What do I give to thee?' And Jacob saith, 'Thou dost not give me anything; if thou do for me this thing, I turn back; I have delight; thy flock I watch;

Drby And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me anything. If thou doest this for me, I will again feed [and] keep thy flock:

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

SLT And he will say, What shall I give to thee? and Jacob will say, Thou shalt not give to me anything. If thou wilt do to me this word, I will return; I will feed thy sheep; I will watch.

Wbstr 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:

KJB-1769 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:
(And he said, What shall I give thee/you? And Jacob said, Thou/You shalt/shall not give me anything: if thou/you wilt/will do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy/your flock:)

KJB-1611 And hee said, what shall I giue thee? and Iacob said, Thou shalt not giue me any thing; if thou wilt doe this thing for mee, I will againe feed and keepe thy flocke.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And he sayde: What shall I then geue thee? And Iacob aunswered, Thou shalt geue me nothyng at all: yf thou wylt do this thyng for me, then wyll I turne agayne, feede thy sheepe, and kepe them.
(And he said: What shall I then give thee/you? And Yacob answered, Thou/You shalt/shall give me nothing at all: if thou/you wilt/will do this thing for me, then will I turn again, feed thy/your sheep, and keep them.)

Gnva Then he saide, What shall I giue thee? And Iaakob answered, Thou shalt giue mee nothing at all: if thou wilt doe this thing for mee, I will returne, feede, and keepe thy sheepe.
(Then he said, What shall I give thee/you? And Yacob answered, Thou/You shalt/shall give me nothing at all: if thou/you wilt/will do this thing for me, I will return, feed, and keep thy/your sheep.)

Cvdl He saide: What shal I then geue the? Iacob sayde: Thou shalt geue me nothinge at all, but yf thou wilt do this for me yt I saye, then wyll I fede and kepe thy shepe agayne.
(He said: What shall I then give the? Yacob said: Thou/You shalt/shall give me nothing at all, but if thou/you wilt/will do this for me it I say, then will I feed and keep thy/your sheep again.)

Wycl And Laban seide, What schal Y yyue to thee? And Jacob seide, Y wole no thing but if thou doist that that Y axe, eft Y schal fede and kepe thi scheep.
(And Laban said, What shall I give to thee/you? And Yacob said, I will nothing but if thou/you dost/do that that I axe, after I shall feed and keep thy/your sheep.)

Luth Er aber sprach: Was soll ich dir denn geben? Jakob sprach: Du sollst mir nichts überall geben, sondern so du mir tun willst, das ich sage, so will ich wiederum weiden und hüten deiner Schafe.
(He but spoke: What should I you/to_you(sg) because/than give? Yakob spoke: You(sg) should to_me nothing everywhere/all_over give, rather so you(sg) to_me do/put want, the I said, so will I again/in_turn graze and guard your(s) sheep.)

ClVg Dixitque Laban: Quid tibi dabo? At ille ait: Nihil volo: sed si feceris quod postulo, iterum pascam, et custodiam pecora tua.
(And_he_said Laban: What to_you I_will_give? But he/that_one he_said: Nothing I_want: but when/but_if you_did that postulo, again I_will_feed, and custody cattle your.)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֖אמֶר מָ֣ה אֶתֶּן־לָ֑⁠ךְ וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ לֹא־תִתֶּן־לִ֣⁠י מְא֔וּמָה אִם־תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ⁠י֙ הַ⁠דָּבָ֣ר הַ⁠זֶּ֔ה אָשׁ֛וּבָה אֶרְעֶ֥ה צֹֽאנְ⁠ךָ֖ אֶשְׁמֹֽר׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Λάβαν, τί σοι δώσω; Εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ Ἰακὼβ, οὐ δώσεις μοι οὐθὲν, ἐὰν ποιήσῃς μοι τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο, πάλιν ποιμανῶ τὰ πρόβατά σου, καὶ φυλάξω.

BrTr And Laban said to him, What shall I give thee? and Jacob said to him, Thou shalt not give me anything; if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again tend thy flocks and keep them.