Bible Commentary

And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, [These] daughters [are] my daughters, and [these] children [are] my children, and [these] cattle [are] my cattle, and all that thou seest [is] mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born? 43. my daughters ] Laban’s … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 31:43”

Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked [thee] last night. 42. the God of my father ] Cf. Gen 31:5. the Fear … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 31:42”

Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times. 41. ten times ] Cf. Gen 31:7. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 41. Twenty years] See the remarks at … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 31:41”

[Thus] I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes. 40. drought frost ] The extremes of midday heat and midnight frost. For the variations of temperature, cf. Jer 36:30. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 40. In the day … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 31:40”

That which was torn [of beasts] I brought not unto thee; I bore the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, [whether] stolen by day, or stolen by night. 39. I brought not unto thee ] Jacob allowed himself to be the loser by the animals that were killed by wild beasts. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 31:39”

This twenty years [have] I [been] with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten. 38. This twenty years ] Jacob’s indignant protest proclaims (1) his length of service, (2) his perfect honesty, (3) his uncomplaining endurance of hardship, in spite … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 31:38”

Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set [it] here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge between us both. Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff,…. Or all my vessels n, or utensils; whether household goods, or such as were used with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 31:37”

And Jacob was wroth, and chided with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What [is] my trespass? what [is] my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me? 36. trespass sin ] i.e. ( a) the particular outrage against the rights of kinship, and ( b) moral offence generally. Jacob regards the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 31:36”

And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women [is] upon me. And he searched, but found not the images. 35. rise ] i.e. in honour to her father. For the custom of rising to do honour to age, see … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 31:35”

Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found [them] not. 34. the camel’s furniture ] By this is probably meant the wicker framework of the camel’s saddle, with its trappings and hangings, LXX , Lat. stramenta. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 31:34”