Genesis 30:29
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
עָבַד
I have served/ you
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עָבַד
To serve, to work, to worship. Abad. You shall worship the LORD your God and Him only shall you serve. Worship and service are the same word in Hebrew.
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יָדַע
you know
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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מִקְנֶה
livestock/ your
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מִקְנֶה
something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition
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