Genesis 30:31
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“What can I give you?” Laban asked. “You do not need to give me anything,” Jacob replied. “If you do this one thing for me, I will keep on shepherding and keeping your flocks.

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, ‘What do I give to thee?’ And Jacob saith, ‘Thou dost not give me anything; if thou do for me this thing, I turn back; I have delight; thy flock I watch;

King James Bible
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:

Hebrew
“What
מָ֣ה (māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

can I give
אֶתֶּן־ (’et·ten-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

you?”
לָ֑ךְ (lāḵ)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

Laban asked.
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“You do not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

need to give
תִתֶּן־ (ṯit·ten-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

me
לִ֣י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

anything,”
מְא֔וּמָה (mə·’ū·māh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3972: A speck, point, nothing

Jacob replied.
יַעֲקֹב֙ (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

“If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

you do
תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ (ta·‘ă·śeh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

this
הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

one thing
הַדָּבָ֣ר (had·dā·ḇār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

for me,
לִּי֙ (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

I will keep on
אָשׁ֛וּבָה (’ā·šū·ḇāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

shepherding
אֶרְעֶ֥ה (’er·‘eh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular
Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with

and keeping
אֶשְׁמֹֽר׃ (’eš·mōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

your flock.
צֹֽאנְךָ֖ (ṣō·nə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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