Genesis 29:15
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He said to him: Because thou art my brother, shalt thou serve me without wages? Tell me what wages thou wilt have.

Genesis 29:16
Now he had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lia; and the younger was called Rachel.

Genesis 30:28
Appoint thy wages which I shall give thee.

Genesis 31:41
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.

Judges 9:3
And his mother's brethren spoke of him to all the men of Sichem, all these words, and they inclined their hearts after Abimelech, saying: He is our brother:

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He said to him: Because thou art my brother, shalt thou serve me without wages? Tell me what wages thou wilt have.

tell me.

Genesis 30:28 Appoint thy wages which I shall give thee.

Genesis 31:7 Yea your father hath also overreached me, and hath changed my wages ten times: and yet God hath not suffered him to hurt me.

Context
Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel
14He answered: Thou art my bone and my flesh. And after the days of one month were expired, 15He said to him: Because thou art my brother, shalt thou serve me without wages? Tell me what wages thou wilt have.16Now he had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lia; and the younger was called Rachel.…
Lexicon
Laban
לָבָן֙ (lā·ḇān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob

said
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to him,
לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב (lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

“Just because
הֲכִי־ (hă·ḵî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

you are
אַ֔תָּה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

my relative,
אָחִ֣י (’ā·ḥî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

should you work
וַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִי (wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·ta·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

for nothing?
חִנָּ֑ם (ḥin·nām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 2600: Gratis, devoid of cost, reason, advantage

Tell
הַגִּ֥ידָה (hag·gî·ḏāh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5046: To be conspicuous

me
לִּ֖י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

what
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

your wages should be.”
מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ׃ (maś·kur·te·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4909: Wages, a reward


Additional Translations
Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”And Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? tell me, what shall your wages be?

And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? Tell me, what shall thy wages be?

And Laban said to Jacob, Surely thou shalt not serve me for nothing, because thou art my brother; tell me what thy reward is to be.

And Laban said to Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou serve me for nothing? tell me, what shall be thy wages?

And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

And Laban said to Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for naught? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?"

And Laban saith to Jacob, 'Is it because thou art my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what is thy hire.'
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