Genesis 31:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

Changed my wages ten times - i:e., many times: ten, besides signifying a determinate number, frequently stands in Scripture for many (cf. Leviticus 26:26; 1 Samuel 1:8; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Dan. 1:26; Amos 6:9; Zechariah 8:23).

Genesis 31:7

7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.