Genesis 31:6
ESV
You know that I have served your father with all my strength,
NIV
You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength,
NASB
You know that I have served your father with all my strength.
CSB
You know that with all my strength I have served your father
NLT
You know how hard I have worked for your father,
KJV
And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
NKJV
And you know that with all my might I have served your father.
What does Genesis 31:6 mean?
Rachel and Leah don't know it yet, but Jacob is making a case for why they need to immediately leave their father, Laban, to go to Jacob's people in Canaan (Genesis 28:1–5; 31:3). Jacob has said that Laban no longer favors him, but that God is with him.Now he begins to describe why Laban's actions toward him have been unfair. First, Jacob insists on something they both know. He has worked for Laban diligently, with all of his strength. In fact, Jacob has served Laban faithfully for twenty years now. Jacob will go on to reference how Laban has cheated and mistreated him routinely over these years (Genesis 29:20–28; 30:31–43).
