Genesis 30:32
“I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he set three days' journey between himself and Jacob,.... Not three days' journey for a man, but for cattle; this…
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
I will pass through all thy flock - צאן tson, implying, as we have before seen, all smaller cattle, such as sheep,…
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
I will pass, &c. Jacob's proposal to Laban is that he should serve for a wage, to be given, not in money, but in…