Genesis 31:7
“And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
If he said thus, the speckled shall be thy wages,.... Sometimes Laban would say to Jacob, only the speckled lambs which…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 31:1-55
- Jacob’s Flight from Haran 19. תרפים terāpı̂ym, Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Changed my wages ten times - There is a strange diversity among the ancient versions, and ancient and modern…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 31:1-16
Jacob is here taking up a resolution immediately to quit his uncle's service, to take what he had and go back to Canaan.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
changed my wages The account given in the following passage differs from that in the preceding chapter, Gen 30:25-31.…
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