Genesis 30:42
- Jacob’s Family and Wealth 6. דן dān , Dan, “judge, lord.” 8. נפתלי naptālı̂y , Naphtali, “wrestling.” 11. גד gād , Gad, “overc...
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...
But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that the...
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The stronger cattle... when the cattle were feeble. — The words for “strong” and “feeble” are literally bound and covered, so that evidently we...
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. The...
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...
And when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in ,.... Or "when covered", as Menachem, that is, with wool, and so not so desirous of copulation w...
But when the cattle were feeble, he put [them] not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's. Ver. 42. So the feebler were Laban's....
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Jacob's Ingenious Policy. B. C. 1745. ...
No text from Poole on this verse.
Jacob Prospers and Decides to Return Home ( Genesis 30:25 to Genesis 32:2 ). This passage is centred around two theophanies and two covenants. I...
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 me...
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....
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 CONVIC...
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 year...
Jacob's Great Wealth
But when the cattle were feeble, in the late fall, when the pasturage was no longer so good, he put them not in; so the feebler were Laban's, and th...
42 But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.