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# Should you serve me for nothing ... my relative?
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Laban uses a question to emphasize that he should pay Jacob for working for him. The question can be translated as a statement. This can also be stated in positive form. AT: "It is certainly right that I should pay you for working for me even though you are my relative." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])
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# Now Laban had
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The word "now" is used here to mark a change from the story to background information about Laban and his daughters. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# Leah's eyes were tender
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Possible meanings are 1) "Leah's eyes were pretty" or 2) "Leah's eyes were plain"
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# Jacob loved Rachel
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Here the word "loved" refers to a romantic attraction between a man and a woman.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/leah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/rachel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltimeyear]] |