| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Ge 29:14 | Hebrew Names | Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh." He lived with him for a month. |
| King James | And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month. |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| he abode a month--Among pastoral people a stranger is freely entertained for three days; on the fourth day he is expected to tell his name and errand; and if he prolongs his stay after that time, he must set his hand to work in some way, as may be agreed upon. A similar rule obtained in Laban's establishment, and the wages for which his nephew engaged to continue in his employment was the hand of Rachel. |