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Paid by Laban to Jacob in kind (; ; ; -8; ; "I served 14 years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle".) The labourer's daily wages (misthos) in Matthew 20 are set at one denarius ("penny") a day, 7 3/4 d. of our money; compare , "a drachm." The term opsoonia for "wages" () and Paul's words, (opsoonion), "charges," , imply that provisions were part of a soldier's wages. They should be paid every night (; -15; compare ; ; ; ); spiritually, ; .