Genesis 2:5; Genesis 2:15; Genesis 3:23; Genesis 4:2; Genesis 4:12; Genesis 14:4; Genesis 15:13; Genesis 15:14; Genesis 25:23; Genesis 27:29; Genesis 27:40; Genesis 29:15; Genesis 29:18; Genesis 29:20; Genesis 29:25; Genesis 29:27; Genesis 29:30; Genesis 30:26; Genesis 30:29; Genesis 31:6; Genesis 31:41; Genesis 49:15

Genesis 2:5

5 Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground,

Genesis 2:15

15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.

Genesis 3:23

23 So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

Genesis 4:2

2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.

Genesis 4:12

12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”

Genesis 14:4

4 For twelve years they had been subject to Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

Genesis 15:13

13 Then the LORD said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there.

Genesis 15:14

14 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions.

Genesis 25:23

23 The LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”

Genesis 27:29

29 May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed.”

Genesis 27:40

40 You will live by the sword and you will serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck.”

Genesis 29:15

15 Laban said to him, “Just because you are a relative of mine, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”

Genesis 29:18

18 Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Genesis 29:20

20 So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.

Genesis 29:25

25 When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? I served you for Rachel, didn’t I? Why have you deceived me?”

Genesis 29:27

27 Finish this daughter’s bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work.”

Genesis 29:30

30 Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.

Genesis 30:26

26 Give me my wives and children, for whom I have served you, and I will be on my way. You know how much work I’ve done for you.”

Genesis 30:29

29 Jacob said to him, “You know how I have worked for you and how your livestock has fared under my care.

Genesis 31:6

6 You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength,

Genesis 31:41

41 It was like this for the twenty years I was in your household. I worked for you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, and you changed my wages ten times.

Genesis 49:15

15 When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.