Genesis 29:31 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren. ”

Genesis 29:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Jacob’s Marriage 6. רחל rāchēl , Rachel, “a ewe.” 16. לאה lê'âh , Leah, “wearied.” 24. זלפה zı̂lpâh , Zilpah, “drop?” 29. בלהה bı̂lhâh , Bilhah, “timidity.” 32. ראוּ...
Genesis 29:31 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And when the LORD saw that Leah [was] hated, he (k) opened her womb: but Rachel [was] barren. (k) This declares that often they who are despised by men are favoured by God.
Genesis 29:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:31 to Genesis 30:24 . The Birth of Jacob's Children. This section is from JE, with slight touches from P. Roughly Genesis 29:31-35 ; Genesis 30:9-13 is from J, Genesis 30:1-6 ; G...
Genesis 29:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

LORD. Jehovah used with the five sons ( Genesis 29:31-35 and Genesis 30:24 ). Elohim is used with six ( Genesis 30:2 ; Genesis 30:6 ; Genesis 30:17 ; Genesis 30:18 ; Genesis 30:20 ; Genesis...
Genesis 29:31 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

31. And when the Lord saw. Moses here shows that Jacob’s extravagant love was corrected by the Lord; as the affections of the faithful, when they become inordinate, are wont to be tamed by th...
Genesis 29:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren. The Lord saw that Leah was hated - From this and the preceding verse we get the genuine meaning of the word ש...
Genesis 29:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Leah was hated— The words in the foregoing verse explain this seemingly harsh expression, He loved Rachel more than Leah; this is agreeable to the Hebrew idiom; see Malachi 1:2-3 . Luke 14:26 ....
Genesis 29:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren. When the Lord saw ... This statement is of great importance in the progressive development of the covenan...
Genesis 29:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob in Mesopotamia with Laban The divine care and blessing promised to Jacob at Bethel ( Genesis 28:15 ) are illustrated in the narrative of the sojourn of the patriarch at Haran, which apparent...
Genesis 29:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC ( Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29 ). THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS. Abraham begat Isaac — The Tôldôth in its original form gave probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing...
Genesis 29:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel Genesis 29:21-35 The chief lesson of this paragraph is its illustration of the awful nemesis which accompanies wrongdoing. No thoughtful person can watch the event...
Genesis 29:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Pursuing his journey after his experience at Luz, now called Beth-el, Jacob came into "the land of the children of the east." Here the next twenty years of his life were to be spent, during which he...
Genesis 29:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when the Lord saw that Leah [was] hated ,.... Not properly and simply hated by Jacob, as appears by his doing the duty of an husband to her, but comparatively; she was less loved than Rachel: an...
Genesis 29:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when the LORD saw that Leah [was] hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel [was] barren. Ver. 31. When the Lord saw that Leah was hated. ] That is, less loved and respected. So God hated Esau; an...
Genesis 29:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When the Lord saw that Leah was hated That is, loved less than Rachel, in which sense it is required that we hate father and mother , in comparison with Christ, Luke 14:26 , then the Lord granted...
Genesis 29:31 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JACOB MEETS RACHEL AND LABAN After many days of travel Jacob came to the land of his relatives. He could not phone to find his directions to their home, nor did he have any street and house number...
Genesis 29:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Increase of Jacob's Family. B. C. 1749. 31 And when the L ORD saw that Leah was hat...
Genesis 29:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Leah was hated comparatively to Rachel, less loved, slighted. So that word is oft used, as Deuteronomy 21:15 Deuteronomy 6:24 ; Deuteronomy 10:37 , compared with Luke 14:26 1 Thessalonian...
Genesis 29:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob's Wives Are Fruitful As Yahweh Had Promised ( Genesis 29:31 to Genesis 30:24 ) Genesis 29:31 ‘And Yahweh saw that Leah was unloved and he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren.' The...
Genesis 29:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 29:31 . Leah was hated.] The word is to be understood relatively, not absolutely. By the usage of the Heb. to be hated, signifies only to be loved less. Genesis 29:32...
Genesis 29:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 29:1 . Jacob went on his journey. Our version fails here to express the lively sense of the Hebrew, as in most versions. Levabit pedes; he tripped along with light feet, being now assure...
Genesis 29:31 - The Biblical Illustrator

He loved also Rachel more than Leah Leah and Rachel: their trims and compensations I. THEIR TRIALS. Leah was “hated “ ( Genesis 29:31 ), i.e. , she was loved less than Rachel By becoming a par...
Genesis 29:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 29:31 And when the Lord saw —literally, and Jehovah saw . As Eve's son was obtained from Jehovah ( Genesis 4:1 ), and Jehovah visited Sarah ( Genesis 21:1 ), and was...
Genesis 29:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, that is, that she was loved less than Rachel, he opened her womb and thus prepared her for bearing children, which are His blessing. But Rachel was barre...
Genesis 29:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

saw. Exodus 3:7 was hated. Genesis 29:30 Genesis 27:41 Deuteronomy 21:15 Malachi 1:3 Matthew 6:24 Matthew 10:37 Luke 14:26 John 12:25 he opened. Genesis 16:1 Genesis 20:18 Gene...
Genesis 29:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

When the Lord saw that Leah was hated — That is, loved less than Rachel, in which sense it is required that we hate father and mother, in comparison with Christ, Luke 14:26 , then the Lord granted...

Genesis 29:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 29:31 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Genesis 29:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Genesis 29:31 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 29:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 29:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 29:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 29:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 29:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 29:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 29:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 29:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 29:31 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 29:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 29:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 29:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 29:31 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 29:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 29:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 29:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 29:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes