Genesis 29:25
“And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it came to pass, that, in the morning, behold, it was Leah,.... The morning light discovered her, and her veil being…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 29:1-35
- Jacob’s Marriage 6. רחל rāchēl, Rachel, “a ewe.” 16. לאה lê'âh, Leah, “wearied.” 24. זלפה zı̂lpâh, Zilpah,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 29:15-30
Here is, I. The fair contract made between Laban and Jacob, during the month that Jacob spent there as a guest, Gen…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
beguiled i.e. "deceived," as Jos 9:22; but a different word in the Hebrew from that in Gen 3:13. Laban had succeeded in…
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