Genesis 30:13
“And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Jacob came out of the field in the evening,.... From feeding his flocks:
and Leah went out to meet him; knowing…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 30:1-43
- Jacob’s Family and Wealth 6. דן dān, Dan, “judge, lord.” 8. נפתלי naptālı̂y, Naphtali, “wrestling.” 11. גד gād,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And Leah said, Happy am I - באשרי beoshri, in my happiness, therefore she called his name אשר asher, that is,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 30:1-13
We have here the bad consequences of that strange marriage which Jacob made with the two sisters. Here is,
I. An unhappy…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
call me happy Heb. asher, to call happy. The "daughters" are probably the daughters of the land. Cf. Son 6:9, "the…
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