Genesis 29:27
“Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Fulfil her week,.... Not Rachel's week, or a week of years of servitude for her, but Leah's week, or the week of seven…
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,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Fulfill her week - The marriage feast, it appears, lasted seven days; it would not therefore have been proper to break…
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
Fulfil the week Laban's proposal is that when the week's marriage festivities for Leah are over, Jacob shall take Rachel…
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