Holy Scripture
Genesis 29:15
A church father on this verse
“Notice, I ask you, how when someone is helped by the hand from on high, everything goes favorably for him. "You shall not serve me for nothing," Laban says. "Tell me what your wages should be." In fact, this blessed man was acting out of love and was content simply to receive board and lodging and return him sincere t…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
15And Laban said to Jacob, Surely thou shalt not serve me for nothing, because thou art my brother; tell me what thy reward is to be.
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In context
13And it came to pass when Laban heard the name of Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him, and brought him into his house; and he told Laban all these sayings.
14And Laban said to him, Thou art of my bones and of my flesh; and he was with him a full month.
— Genesis 29:15 —
16Now Laban had two daughters, the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger, Rachel.
17And the eyes of Leah were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.