Genesis 30:31
ContextNETBible | So Laban asked, 1 “What should I give you?” “You don’t need to give me a thing,” 2 Jacob replied, 3 “but if you agree to this one condition, 4 I will continue to care for 5 your flocks and protect them: |
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1 tn Heb “and he said.” The referent (Laban) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 2 tn The negated imperfect verbal form has an obligatory nuance. 3 tn The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons. 4 tn Heb “If you do for me this thing.” 5 tn Heb “I will return, I will tend,” an idiom meaning “I will continue tending.” |