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So his mother’s kinsfolk spoke all these words on his behalf in the hearing of all the lords of Shechem, and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”

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Jacob Marries Laban’s Daughters

15 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?”

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11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood;
    let us wantonly ambush the innocent;(A)
12 like Sheol let us swallow them alive
    and whole, like those who go down to the Pit.(B)
13 We shall find all kinds of costly things;
    we shall fill our houses with spoil.
14 Throw in your lot among us;
    we will all have one purse”—

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For the wicked boast of the desires of their heart;
    those greedy for gain curse and renounce the Lord.(A)

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