Genesis 30:26
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Give me my wives, and my children, for whom I have served thee, that I may depart: thou knowest the service that I have rendered thee.

my wives.

Genesis 29:19,20,30 Laban answered: It is better that I give her to thee than to another man; stay with me. . . .

Genesis 31:26,31,41 And he said to Jacob: Why hast thou done thus, to carry away, without my knowledge, my daughters as captives taken with the sword? . . .

Hosea 12:12 Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and was a keeper for a wife.

for thou.

Genesis 30:29,30 But he answered: Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how great thy possession hath been in my hands. . . .

Genesis 31:6,38-40 And you know that I have served your father to the uttermost of my power. . . .

Context
Jacob Prospers
25And when Joseph was born, Jacob said to his father-in-law: Send me away, that I may return into my country, and to my land. 26Give me my wives, and my children, for whom I have served thee, that I may depart: thou knowest the service that I have rendered thee.27Laban said to him: Let me find favour in thy sight: I have learned, by experience, that God hath blessed me for thy sake.…
Cross References
Genesis 29:18
And Jacob being in love with her, said: I will serve thee seven years for Rachel, thy younger daughter.

Genesis 29:20
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel: and they seemed but a few days, because of the greatness of his love.

Hosea 12:12
Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and was a keeper for a wife.

Lexicon
Give
תְּנָ֞ה (tə·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

[me]
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

my wives
נָשַׁ֣י (nā·šay)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

and
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

children,
יְלָדַ֗י (yə·lā·ḏay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring

for whom
אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I have served you,
עָבַ֧דְתִּי (‘ā·ḇaḏ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

and I will go on my way.
וְאֵלֵ֑כָה (wə·’ê·lê·ḵāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

You
אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

know
יָדַ֔עְתָּ (yā·ḏa‘·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

how
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

hard I have worked
עֲבֹדָתִ֖י (‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5656: Work of any kind

for you.”
עֲבַדְתִּֽיךָ׃ (‘ă·ḇaḏ·tî·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave


Additional Translations
Give me my wives and children, for whom I have served you, and I will go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you.”Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, and let me go: for you know my service which I have done you.

Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service wherewith I have served thee.

Restore my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, that I may depart, for thou knowest the service wherewith I have served thee.

Give [me] my wives for whom I have served thee, and my children; that I may go away, for thou knowest my service which I have served thee.

Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service wherewith I have served thee.

Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.

Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know my service with which I have served you."

give up my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and I go; for thou -- thou hast known my service which I have served thee.'
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