And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle [are] ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
Verse 12. Grisled] beruddim; barad signifies hail, and the meaning must be, they had white spots on them similar to hail. Our word grisled comes from the old French, gresl, hail, now written grle; hence gresl, grisled, spotted with white upon a dark ground.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
And he said, lift up now thine eyes, and see,…. This was all visionary, Jacob was still in a dream; but it was so impressed upon his mind, that he was spoke to, and bid to observe, and take notice, as follows: that
all the rams that leap upon the cattle [are] ringstraked, speckled,
and grisled; thereby assuring him, that such would be those the ewes would bring forth, which would be right in him to agree with Laban for as his hire; and it is probable that there was some distance of time, at least a night, between the first motion of Laban’s to Jacob to settle his wages, Ge 30:28; and his repeating that, and being urgent to have it done, Ge 31:31; and in this interval of time might be the night Jacob had this dream and vision in, for his direction; or if it was after the bargain made, since it is said to be at the time the cattle conceived, he had it to assure him of God’s approbation of it, and of his success in it:
for I have seen all that Laban doeth to thee; had took notice how he had made him serve fourteen years for his wives, and had given him nothing for his service; and how he now was taking advantage of Jacob’s modesty to get him to fix his own wages, which he supposed would be lower than he could have the face to, offer him.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(12) Grisled.That is, covered with spots like hailstones, the word grisled being derived from the French grle, hail. Others derive the word from gris, grisaille, grey.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
12. All that Laban doeth Or, rather, all that he is doing . God’s interposition had been to punish Laban for his unnatural and narrow policy towards his own children, not to show favour to Jacob’s deception . In their natural lives and works both Laban and Jacob were bad enough, but in this case Laban was the aggressor in taking undue advantage, and Jacob’s action was a policy of self-defence .
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Precious, very precious, are the renewals of the first visions of God to his people. Jacob’s Bethel was, no doubt, always dear to the Patriarch’s remembrance. And Moses never forgot his Dweller in the bush. Exo 3:2-4 , compared with Deu 33:16 . Reader! Do you know anything in your own experience, of the first manifestations of grace, and of the after visits of divine love?
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Gen 31:12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle [are] ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
Ver. 12. I have seen all that Laban doeth. ] And am resolved to fleece him for thy hire. Gain ill got will burn men’s fingers, and burn through their purses. Yea, the greater wealth, the greater spoil awaits such misers; as a tree with thick and large boughs, every man desires to lop it. See Trapp on “ Gen 31:10 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
cattle. Compare Psa 50:10.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Lift up: Gen 30:37-43
I have seen: Gen 31:42, Exo 3:7, Exo 3:9, Lev 19:13, Deu 24:15, Psa 12:5, Psa 139:3, Ecc 5:8, Act 7:34, Eph 6:9
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Gen 31:12. I have seen all that Laban doeth to thee If we attend to this vision we cannot but see reason to conclude that it was really communicated to Jacob at this time to make use of the speckled rods; for here is a plain declaration that God would effect the thing, and the reason why; because he had seen Labans ungenerous and unfair dealing toward Jacob, and therefore was resolved to punish him for it, and at the same time reward Jacob for his fidelity and contentedness under these injuries.