Genesis 30:31
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:”
מָה
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses
עָשָׂה
you will do
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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רָעָה
I will tend
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רָעָה
To shepherd, to tend, to feed. Raah. To care for a flock with total devotion. The LORD is my shepherd. He takes personal responsibility for every need.
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שָׁמַר
I will protect it
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שָׁמַר
To keep, to guard, to observe. Shamar. The LORD will keep you from all harm. He watches over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
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שׁוּב
I will return
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שׁוּב
To return, to turn back. Shuwb. The Hebrew word behind both repentance and restoration. Return to Me and I will return to you.
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נָתַן
will I give
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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מְאוּמָה
anything
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מְאוּמָה
properly, a speck or point, i.e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing
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צֹאן
flock/ your
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צֹאן
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
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יַעֲקֹב
Jacob
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יַעֲקֹב
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
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