Genèse 29:15

15 Puis Laban dit à Jacob: Parce que tu es mon frère, me serviras-tu pour rien? Dis-moi quel sera ton salaire.

Genèse 29:15 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 29:15

And Laban said unto Jacob, because thou [art] my brother
Or nephew, his sister's son, (See Gill on Genesis 29:12):

shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought?
nearness of kin was no reason why he should serve him freely, or for nothing, but rather why he should be more kind to him than to a stranger, and give him better wages:

tell me, what [shall] thy wages [be]?
by the day, or month, or year; signifying he was willing to give him anything that was just and reasonable, which was very well spoken; and this gave Jacob a fair opportunity of opening his mind more freely to him, and for answering a principal end for which he came, as follows:

Genèse 29:15 In-Context

13 Et aussitôt que Laban entendit parler de Jacob, fils de sa sœur, il courut au-devant de lui, l'embrassa, et le baisa, et le fit venir dans sa maison; et il raconta à Laban toutes ces choses.

14 Et Laban lui dit: Certainement, tu es mon os et ma chair; et il demeura avec lui un mois de temps.

15 Puis Laban dit à Jacob: Parce que tu es mon frère, me serviras-tu pour rien? Dis-moi quel sera ton salaire.

16 Or, Laban avait deux filles, dont l'aînée s'appelait Léa, et la plus jeune Rachel.

17 Mais Léa avait les yeux délicats, et Rachel était belle de taille, et belle de visage.