Genesis 30:39 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. ”

• Genesis 30:39 - 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”...

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• Genesis 30:39 - 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...

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• Genesis 30:39 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

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• Genesis 30:39 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  And the flocks conceived, &c.— Dr. Shuckford observes further, (see note on Genesis 30:32 .) that as it cannot be proved that the method which Jacob used is a natural and effectual way to prod...

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• Genesis 30:39 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. And the flocks conceived - literally, were in heat. The verb is in the plural masculine,...

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• Genesis 30:39 - 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...

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• Genesis 30:39 - 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...

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• Genesis 30:39 - 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...

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• Genesis 30:39 - 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...

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• Genesis 30:39 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And the flocks conceived before the rods ,.... At them, and in sight of them; which had such influence upon them through thee force of imagination, and a divine power and providence so directing and...

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• Genesis 30:39 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. Ver. 39. Ring-straked. ] With a round streak, or ring, about their legs, as if they were gart...

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• Genesis 30:39 - 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...

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• Genesis 30:39 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Jacob's Ingenious Policy. B. C. 1745.       37 And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and...

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• Genesis 30:39 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The flocks conceived; Heb. were heated, i.e. inflamed or excited, and disposed to conceive, and this in a more than ordinary manner by the Divine disposal. The event hath some foundation in natu...

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• Genesis 30:39 - 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...

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• Genesis 30:39 - 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...

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• Genesis 30:39 - 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...

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• Genesis 30:39 - 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....

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• Genesis 30:39 - 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...

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• Genesis 30:39 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Jacob's Great Wealth

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• Genesis 30:39 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  brought forth. Genesis 31:9-12 Genesis 31:38 Genesis 31:40 Genesis 31:42 Exodus 12:35 Exodus 12:36

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