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Genesis 30:28

And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

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וַיֹּאמַ֑רvayomarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…נָקְבָ֧הnaqevahwith holesנָקַבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “with holes”, a commandH5344to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.שְׂכָרְךָ֛sekharekhahireשָׂכָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7939payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefithire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth.עָלַ֖יalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…וְאֶתֵּֽנָהveetenahand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and give”, a determination or requestH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said: 'Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

Young’s Literal Translation

He saith also, 'Define thy hire to me, and I give.'

World English Bible

He said, “Appoint me your wages, and I will give it.”

Darby Translation

And he said, Appoint to me thy wages, and I will give it.

Douay-Rheims

Appoint thy wages which I shall give thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said: 'Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Appoint me thy wages, and I will give them .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διάστειλον τὸν μισθόν σου πρός με, καὶ δώσω.