Verse List for GEN 31:41

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OET (OET-RV) That’s how it was for me for twenty years in your house. I worked for you for fourteen years for your two daughters, then six more years for your flocks, and you changed my wages ten times to your advantage.

OET-LV This to/for_me twenty year[s] in_household _of_your I_served _you four- teen year[s] for_the _two _of daughters _of_your and_six years for_flock[s]_of_your and_you _changed DOM wage[s]_of_my ten _of times.

ULT That, is how it was for me twenty years in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flocks, and you changed my wages ten times.

UST It was like that for me during the entire twenty years that I was with you. I worked for you for fourteen years in order to marry your two daughters, and I worked another six years to earn flocks of animals from you, even though you changed my pay ten times.

BSB & MSB 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!

OEB These twenty years I have been in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.

WEBBE & WMBB These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.

NET This was my lot for twenty years in your house: I worked like a slave for you – fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, but you changed my wages ten times!

LSV This [is] to me twenty years in your house: I have served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock; and you change my hire ten times;

FBV I worked fourteen years for your two daughters, and six more years with your flocks. You reduced my wages ten times!

T4T I lived in your household for 20 years. I worked for you for 14 years to buy your two daughters, and for six more years to buy some of your sheep and goats. During that time, you changed and reduced my wages many times [HYP].

LEB These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.

BBE These twenty years I have been in your house; I was your servant for fourteen years because of your daughters, and for six years I kept your flock, and ten times was my payment changed.

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JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA And in this manner have I served thee in thy house twenty years, fourteen for thy daughters, and six for thy flocks: thou hast changed also my wages ten times.

YLT 'This [is] 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;

Drby I have been these twenty years in thy house: I have served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock; and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

RV 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.
(These twenty years have I been in thy/your house; I served thee/you fourteen years for thy/your two daughters, and six years for thy/your flock: and thou/you hast changed my wages ten times.)

SLT Here to me twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy sheep; and thou wilt change my hire ten portions.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(Thus have I been twenty years in thy/your house; I served thee/you fourteen years for thy/your two daughters, and six years for thy/your cattle: and thou/you hast changed my wages ten times.)

KJB-1611 Thus have I bene twentie yeres in thy house: I serued thee fourteene yeeres for thy two daughters, and sixe yeres for thy cattel; and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Thus haue I ben twentie yere in thy house, and serued thee fourteene yeres for thy two daughters, and sixe yere for thy sheepe, and thou hast chaunged my rewarde ten tymes.
(Thus have I been twenty year in thy/your house, and served thee/you fourteen years for thy/your two daughters, and six year for thy/your sheep, and thou/you hast changed my reward ten times.)

Gnva Thus haue I bene twentie yeere in thine house, and serued thee fourteene yeeres for thy two daughters, and sixe yeeres for thy sheepe, and thou hast changed my wages tenne times.
(Thus have I been twenty year in thine/your house, and served thee/you fourteen years for thy/your two daughters, and six years for thy/your sheep, and thou/you hast changed my wages ten times.)

Cvdl Thus haue I serued twentye yeare in thy house, fourtene yeares for thy doughters, & sixe for thy flocke, and ten tymes hast thou chaunged my rewarde:
(Thus have I served twenty year in thy/your house, fourteen years for thy/your daughters, and six for thy/your flock, and ten times hast thou/you changed my rewarde:)

Wycl so Y seruede thee bi twenti yeer in thin hows, fourtene yeer for thi douytris, and sixe yeer for thi flockis; and thou chaungidist my mede ten sithis.
(so I served thee/you by twenty year in thin house, fourteen year for thy/your daughters, and six year for thy/your flocks; and thou/you changed my reward/merit ten sinceis.)

Luth Also habe ich diese zwanzig Jahre in deinem Hause gedienet, vierzehn um deine Töchter und sechs um deine Herde, und hast mir meinen Lohn zehnmal verändert.
(So have I this/these twenty years in your house(n) served, fourteen around/by/for your daughters and six around/by/for your herd, and have to_me my wage/salary ten_times changed.)

ClVg Sicque per viginti annos in domo tua servivi tibi, quatuordecim pro filiabus, et sex pro gregibus tuis: immutasti quoque mercedem meam decem vicibus.
(Sicque through twenty years in/into/on at_home your servivi to_you, fourteen for daughters, and six for flocks yours: immutasti too a_reward of_mine ten times.)

UHB זֶה־לִּ֞⁠י עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שָׁנָה֮ בְּ⁠בֵיתֶ⁠ךָ֒ עֲבַדְתִּ֜י⁠ךָ אַרְבַּֽע־עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ בִּ⁠שְׁתֵּ֣י בְנֹתֶ֔י⁠ךָ וְ⁠שֵׁ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים בְּ⁠צֹאנֶ֑⁠ךָ וַ⁠תַּחֲלֵ֥ף אֶת־מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖⁠י עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת מֹנִֽים׃ ‡

BrLXX Ταῦτά μοι εἴκοσι ἔτη ἐγώ εἰμι ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ σου· ἐδούλευσά σοι δεκατέσσαρα ἔτη ἀντὶ τῶν δύο θυγατέρων σου, καὶ ἓξ ἔτη ἐν τοῖς προβάτοις σου, καὶ παρελογίσω τὸν μισθόν μου δέκα ἀμνάσιν.

BrTr These twenty years have I been in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years among thy sheep, and thou didst falsely rate my wages for ten lambs.