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OET (OET-RV)Before I came, you didn’t have much, but now you have plenty becauseYahweh has blessed you wherever I was involved. But now, when will I also do something for my ownhousehold?”
Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXXΜικρὰ γὰρ ἦν ὅσα σοι ἐναντίον ἐμοῦ, καὶ ηὐξήθη εἰς πλῆθος· καὶ εὐλόγησέ σε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἐπὶ τῷ ποδί μου· νῦν οὖν πότε ποιήσω κᾀγὼ ἐμαυτῷ οἶκον; (Mikra gar aʸn hosa soi enantion emou, kai aʸuxaʸthaʸ eis plaʸthos; kai eulogaʸse se Kurios ho Theos epi tōi podi mou; nun oun pote poiaʸsō kagō emautōi oikon; )
BrTrFor it was little thou hadst before my time, and it is increased to a multitude, and the Lord God has blessed thee [fn]since my coming; now then, when shall I set up also my own house?
30:30So A. V. but Gr. and Heb. literally, at my foot.
ULTFor there was little that was yours before me, and it has prospered to abundance, and Yahweh has blessed you at my feet. But now, when will I also do something for my household?”
USTThe few that you owned before I came have multiplied dramatically. Yes, Yahweh has blessed you because of me. But now, I need to also provide for my own family!”
BSBIndeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”
OEBfor it was little which you had before I came, but now it has greatly increased, since the Lord has blessed you wherever I went. But now, when am I to provide for my own house as well?’
WEBBEFor it was little which you had before I came, and it has increased to a multitude. The LORD has blessed you wherever I turned. Now when will I provide for my own house also?”
NETIndeed, you had little before I arrived, but now your possessions have increased many times over. The Lord has blessed you wherever I worked. But now, how long must it be before I do something for my own family too?”
LSVfor [it is] little which you have had at my appearance, and it breaks forth into a multitude, and YHWH blesses you at my coming; and now, when do I make, I also, for my own house?”
FBVYou hardly had anything before I arrived, but now you have so much! The Lord has blessed you through what I've done. When am I going to be able to provide for my own family?”
T4TYou had only a few animals before I came here. But now you have very many, and Yahweh has caused them to increase greatly in number wherever I have taken them. But now I need to start taking care of the needs of my own family.”
LEBFor you had little before me, and it has increased abundantly. And Yahweh has blessed you wherever I turned.[fn] So then, when shall I provide for my own family also?”
BBEFor before I came you had little, and it has been greatly increased; and the Lord has given you a blessing in everything I have done; but when am I to do something for my family?
JPSFor it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased abundantly; and the LORD hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned. And now when shall I provide for mine own house also?'
ASVFor it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased unto a multitude; and Jehovah hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
DRAThou hadst but little before I came to thee, and now thou art become rich: and the Lord hath blessed thee at my coming. It is reasonable therefore that I should now provide also for my own house.
YLTfor [it is] little which thou hast had at my appearance, and it breaketh forth into a multitude, and Jehovah blesseth thee at my coming; and now, when do I make, I also, for mine own house?'
DrbyFor it was little that thou hadst before me, and it is increased to a multitude, and Jehovah has blessed thee from the time I came; and now, when shall I also provide for my house?
RVFor it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
WbstrFor it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased to a multitude; and the Lord hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for my own house also?
KJB-1769For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?[fn][fn] (For it was little which thou/you hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath/has blessed thee/you since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? )
KJB-1611[fn][fn]For it was little which thou hadst before I came; and it is now increased vnto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my comming: and now when shall I prouide for mine owne house also? (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)
BshpsFor that litle which thou haddest before I came, is nowe increased into a multitude, and the Lord hath blessed thee through my trauell: but nowe when shall I make prouision for myne owne house also? (For that little which thou/you haddest before I came, is now increased into a multitude, and the Lord hath/has blessed thee/you through my trauell: but now when shall I make provision for mine own house also?)
GnvaFor the litle, that thou haddest before I came, is increased into a multitude: and the Lord hath blessed thee by my comming: but nowe when shall I trauell for mine owne house also? (For the little, that thou/you haddest before I came, is increased into a multitude: and the Lord hath/has blessed thee/you by my coming: but now when shall I trauell for mine own house also? )
CvdlThou haddest but litle afore I came hither, but now is it growne into a multitude, and the LORDE hath blessed ye for my sake. And now whan shall I loke to myne owne house also? (Thou haddest but little afore I came hither, but now is it grown into a multitude, and the LORD hath/has blessed ye/you_all for my sake. And now when shall I look to mine own house also?)
Wyclthou haddist litil bifore that Y cam to thee, and now thou art maad riche, and the Lord blesside thee at myn entryng; therfor it is iust that Y purueye sum tyme also to myn hows. (thou haddist little before that I came to thee/you, and now thou/you art made riche, and the Lord blessed thee/you at mine entryng; therefore it is just that I purueye sum time also to mine house.)
LuthDu hattest wenig, ehe ich herkam; nun aber ist‘s ausgebreitet in die Menge, und der HErr hat dich gesegnet durch meinen Fuß. Und nun, wann soll ich auch mein Haus versorgen? (You hattest wenig, before I herkam; now but ist‘s ausgebreitet in the Menge, and the/of_the LORD has you/yourself gesegnet through my foot. And now, wann should I also my house versorgen?)
ClVgModicum habuisti antequam venirem ad te, et nunc dives effectus es: benedixitque tibi Dominus ad introitum meum. Justum est igitur ut aliquando provideam etiam domui meæ. (Modicum habuisti before venirem to you(sg), and now dives effectus es: benedixitque to_you Master to introitum mine. Yustum it_is igitur as aliquando provideam also domui meæ. )
30:25-34 After his fourteen years of service, Jacob asked Laban for permission to go home. The two bedouin leaders negotiated politely but remained cautiously on guard. Laban wanted to get more out of Jacob. Jacob wanted to gain his wages by selective breeding.
that/for/because/then/when little which/who it_became to/for=yourself(m) to/for=my=face/front and,increased to=increase_in_number
Alternate translation: “Before I came, you had very little wealth, but now you are prospering abundantly” or “The few animals that you owned before I came have increased greatly.” or “Before I worked for you, you owned very few animals, but now you have a huge number of animals.”
וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ יְהוָ֛ה אֹתְךָ֖
and=he/it_blessed YHWH DOM,you
See how you translated blessed in verse 27. Alternate translation: “That is how Yahweh has prospered you” or “Yes, Yahweh has prospered you”
and=now when(q) provide also/even I for,household,my_own
Jacob uses a rhetorical question here to express his strong feelings. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “But now I need to also provide for my own household”
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
