Genesis 30:38
“And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in,.... Or "when covered", as Menachem, that is, with wool, and so not…
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 he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks - It has long been an opinion that whatever makes a strong…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 30:37-43
Here is Jacob's honest policy to make his bargain more advantageous to himself than it was likely to be. If he had not…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
over against Jacob places the white peeled rods in front of the flocks, when they come to drink at the breeding season.…