Genesis 30:42
“But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.”
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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,…
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
the feebler … the stronger These words were a difficulty to the versions. LXX τὰ ἄσημα … τὰ ἐπίσημα, Lat. quae erant…