Genesis 30:26
“Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For it was little which thou hadst before I came,.... Perhaps but a single flock, and that not a very large one, since…
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,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 30:25-36
We have here,
I. Jacob's thoughts of home. He faithfully served his time out with Laban, even his second apprenticeship,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
my wives and my children Jacob's request implies that Laban as the head of the family possessed control over his married…
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