Genesis 30:29

30:29 “You know how I have worked for you,” Jacob replied, ¹  “and how well your livestock have fared under my care. ² 

Genesis 30:26

30:26 Let me take my wives and my children whom I have acquired by working for you. ³  Then I’ll depart, ⁴  because you know how hard I’ve worked for you.” ⁵ 

Genesis 47:6

47:6 The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best region of the land. They may live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any highly capable men ⁶  among them, put them in charge ⁷  of my livestock.”

¹ tn Heb “and he said to him, ‘You know how I have served you.’” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons, and the referent of the pronoun “he” (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “and how your cattle were with me.”

³ tn Heb “give my wives and my children, for whom I have served you.” In one sense Laban had already “given” Jacob his two daughters as wives (Gen 29:21, 28). Here Jacob was asking for permission to take his own family along with him on the journey back to Canaan.

⁴ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose or result.

⁵ tn Heb “for you, you know my service [with] which I have served you.”

⁵ tn Heb “men of skill.”

⁶ tn Heb “make them rulers.”