Genesis 30:40
“And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle.”
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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
Jacob did separate the lambs, etc. - When Jacob undertook the care of Laban's flock, according to the agreement already…
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
set the faces … Laban This is a very obscure sentence in the original. It probably describes a second device practised…