Genesis 30:37 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. ”

Genesis 30:37 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Jacob’s Family and Wealth 6. דן dān , Dan, “judge, lord.” 8. נפתלי naptālı̂y , Naphtali, “wrestling.” 11. גד gād , Gad, “overcoming, victory.” בגד bāgād , “in victory or”...
Genesis 30:37 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Jacob (l) took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which [was] in the rods. (l) Jacob used no deceit in this...
Genesis 30:37 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob Grows Rich by Overreaching Laban. This is a difficult section. It is taken from JE. The analysis is uncertain. To J may be assigned Genesis 30:25 ; Genesis 30:27 ; Genesis 30:29-31 ; Gene...
Genesis 30:37 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

37. And Jacob took him rods of green poplar. The narration of Moses, at first sight, may seem absurd: for he either intends to censure holy Jacob as guilty of fraud, or to praise his industry...
Genesis 30:37 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. Rods of green poplar - לבנה לח libneh...
Genesis 30:37 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. Jacob took him rods (Hebrew, a r...
Genesis 30:37 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob's Children. His Stratagem to Increase his Property 1. Rachel envied her sister] To be childless was regarded as a great reproach: cp. Luke 1:25 . Fruitfulness meant an addition of strength...
Genesis 30:37 - 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 30:37 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jacob's Flocks Increase Genesis 30:25-43 There is little in this story to the credit of Jacob, and nothing to choose between him and Laban. They are well matched one against another; and if any...
Genesis 30:37 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In reading these stories we must never forget that we are looking at things as they were in that far-gone time and must make all necessary allowances for the imperfect light in which these people liv...
Genesis 30:37 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Compare with, Genesis 31:9-12 .
Genesis 30:37 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Jacob took him rods of green poplar ,.... Of the white poplar tree, called green, not from the colour, but from the moisture, being such as were cut off of the tree: and of the hazel and chest...
Genesis 30:37 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which [was] in the rods. Ver. 37. And of the hazel. ] Or nut...
Genesis 30:37 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And pilled white streaks in them Pilled off the bark from the rods, at certain distances, till the white appeared between the bark. He set the rods in the gutters Or channels of water, at the tim...
Genesis 30:37 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN RACHEL AND LEAH The fruitfulness of Leah moved Rachel to jealousy, then her demand to Jacob for children moves him to anger (vs.1-2). We may see a serious lesson in Rachel's w...
Genesis 30:37 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jacob's Ingenious Policy. B. C. 1745. 37 And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and...
Genesis 30:37 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jacob took rods: this he did by Divine appointment, as will appear in the sequel, which is sufficient for Jacob's justification. Took rods of green popular, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; eit...
Genesis 30:37 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob Prospers and Decides to Return Home ( Genesis 30:25 to Genesis 32:2 ). This passage is centred around two theophanies and two covenants. In the first theophany Yahweh appears to Jacob and...
Genesis 30:37 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 30:27 . I have learned by experience.] This verb is taken from a noun, which means a serpent. It seems to have such a meaning as, “to ascertain by means of a close, subtl...
Genesis 30:37 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 30:2 . Am I in God's stead. Rachel's impatience provoked Jacob's anger, because she asked of man whist was the prerogative of God to give. The rabbins remark here, that God keeps in his ow...
Genesis 30:37 - The Biblical Illustrator

Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it Jacob’s new contract of service I. IT WAS ENTERED UPON IN OPPOSITION TO HIS BETTER FEELINGS AND CONVICTIONS. II. IT WAS MARKED BY WORLDLY PRUDENCE....
Genesis 30:37 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 30:25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph ,—either at or about the expiry of the second term of seven years. Jacob's family now consisted in all of eleven s...
Genesis 30:37 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel-and chestnut-tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. Since the bark of the Oriental gum, the...
Genesis 30:37 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jacob. Genesis 31:9-13 green poplar. hasel. chestnut tree. Ezekiel 31:8
Genesis 30:37 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Here is Jacob's policy to make his bargain more advantageous to himself than it was likely to be: and if he had not taken some course to help himself, it would have been an ill bargain indeed; whic...

Genesis 30:37 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 30:37 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Genesis 30:37 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 30:37 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 30:37 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 30:37 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 30:37 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 30:37 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 30:37 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 30:37 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 30:37 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 30:37 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 30:37 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 30:37 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 30:37 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 30:37 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 30:37 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 30:37 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 30:37 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 30:37 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 30:37 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 30:37 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 30:37 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 30:37 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 30:37 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes