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Genesis 30:27-30

GENESIS—NOTE ON Genesis 30:27 Laban’s use of divination is sinful (see Deuteronomy 18:10), even though the information obtained is accurate. the LORD has blessed me because of you. All the members of the special line descended from Abraham are portrayed as bringing God’s blessing to others. Name your wages. For 14 years Jacob has served Laban to pay the bride-price for Leah and Rachel. Having fulfilled this obligation, which has brought great financial benefit to Laban, Jacob now wants to provide for his own household.

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See also Genesis 30:27-30 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Genesis 30:27. _I HAVE LEARNED BY EXPERIENCE_] נחשתי _nichashti_, from נחש _nachash_, to _view attentively_, to _observe_, to _pry into._ I have diligently considered the whole of thy conduct,...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    - 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” =גד...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 30 JACOB WITH LABAN _ 1. The sons of Bilhah: Dan and Naphtali (Genesis 30:1)_ 2. The sons of Zilpah: Gad and Asher (Genesis 30:9) 3. The children of Leah: Issachar, Zebulon and Dinah (Genes...

  • 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;...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    TARRY: for. Figure of speech _Ellipsis,_ which requires some such supply. EXPERIENCE. by divination. Heb, _nihashti,_ from _nahash_ (Genesis 3:1)....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _If now I have found_, &c. Cf. Genesis 18:3; Genesis 33:10 (J). Laban's sentence is unfinished. The words "tarry: for" are inserted to complete the aposeiopesis. Laban wishes to retain Jacob, and to p...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    I HAVE LEARNED BY EXPERIENCE— The primary sense of the original word here used, נחשׁ (_nachash_) is to _view, observe attentively,_ to _use attentive_ and _subtle observation;_ see l Kings 20: 33. and...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    4. _Negotiations With Laban_ (Genesis 30:25-43). _Jacob proposes to provide for his own household, Genesis 30:25-31_. From the reading of the text it seems that Joseph must have been born at the end o...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND LABAN SAID UNTO HIM, I PRAY THEE, IF I HAVE FOUND FAVOUR IN THINE EYES, TARRY: FOR I HAVE LEARNED BY EXPERIENCE THAT THE LORD HATH BLESSED ME FOR THY SAKE._ Laban said ... I have learned. His se...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    30:27 discovered (i-20) Lit. 'divined,' or 'forecast.'...

  • 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 and p...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    LEARNED BY EXPERIENCE] RV 'divined': by omens, etc. Laban does not want to lose Jacob. 31-43. Jacob by a stratagem possesses himself of a large portion of his uncle's flocks. The natural craftiness of...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Laban saw that God made Jacob successful. Before this time, God made Isaac successful. (See Genesis 26:12-13.) And after this time, God made Jacob’s son Joseph successful. (See Genesis 39:3.)...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 30 JACOB HAS 6 MORE SONS V1 Rachel saw that she produced no children for Jacob. And she was angry with her sister because her sister was successf...

  • 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 up his des...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    I HAVE LEARNED BY EXPERIENCE. — Heb., _I have divined._ The verb means, _to speak between the teeth; to mutter magical formulœ._ Others wrongly suppose that it signifies “to divine by omens taken from...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ לָבָ֔ן אִם ־נָ֛א מָצָ֥אתִ

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    JACOB'S FLOCKS INCREASE Genesis 30:25 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 anything, Ja...

  • 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 live...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    GOD CAUSED JACOB TO PROSPER After the seven years of service for Rachel were completed, Jacob told Laban he desired to return home. Laban did not want him to go because he knew God had made him wealth...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    2 Samuel 6:11....

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    27._I pray thee, if I have found favor in thine eyes_. We perceive hence, that Jacob had not been a burdensome guest, seeing that Laban soothes him with bland address, in order to procure from him a l...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 29 THROUGH 35. I have no doubt that in the two wives, as I have said, we have the Gentiles and Israel: Rachel first loved on the earth, but not possessed; but...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND LABAN SAID UNTO HIM, I PRAY THEE, IF I HAVE FOUND FAVOUR IN THINE EYES, TARRY,.... One would think he could not expect to have much from him, by his treatment of him; but he craftily cajoles him i...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, [tarry: for] I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake. Ver. 27. _I pray thee, if I have foun...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _I have learned by experience_ The best way of learning. And it would be well if we always remembered and adhered to what we have thus learned. But, alas! we are too apt to forget or neglect it....

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Rachel in griefe for her barrennesse, giueth Bilhah her mayd vnto Iacob. 5 She beareth Dan and Naphtali. 9 Leah giueth Zilpah her mayd, who beareth Gad and Asher. 14 Reuben findeth Mandrakes, wit...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry; for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake. Laban couched his request in the most car...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Contract Between Laban and Jacob...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    THIRD SECTION _Jacob’s thought of returning home. New treaty with Laban. His closely calculated proposition (Prelude to the method of acquiring possession of the Egyptian vessels). Laban’s displeasur...

  • Leslie 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 word...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    25-43 The fourteen years being gone, Jacob was willing to depart without any provision, except God's promise. But he had in many ways a just claim on Laban's substance, and it was the will of God tha...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    These Chapter s present to us the history of Jacob at least, the principal scenes in that history. The Spirit of God here sets before us the deepest instruction, first, as to God's purpose of infinite...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Genesis 30:27 Laban H3837 said H559 (H8799) found H4672 (H8804) favor H2580 eyes H5869 experience H5172 ...

  • 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 tells hi...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Genesis 30:27 The words are Laban's, and taken in their connection they intimate that even an utterly worldly man, such as he was, may be forced to acknowledge the moral providence of God, whereby He...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jacob's posterity in Padan-aram. Another bargain between Jacob and Laban. CHARACTERS: Rachael, Jacob, Laban, Leah, Joseph. CONCLUSION: The toiling and scheming of men is the result of igno...

  • 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 own h...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _I have learned by experience_ MORAL AND RELIGIOUS LESSONS GAINED BY EXPERIENCE The words are Laban’s, and, taken in their connection, they intimate that even an utterly wordly man, such as he was,...

  • The 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, subtle, an...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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 sons and one...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now when Rachel saw that she could not bare Jacob children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I'm going to die. And Jacob was angry with her: and he said, Am I...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    favour. Genesis 18:3 Genesis 33:15 Genesis 34:11 Genesis 39:3 Genesis

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