創世記 31:22-42 JC

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:29

It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt ,.... Jacob and his family, wives, children, and servants, who were not able to stand against Laban and the men he brought with him; and so the Jerusalem Targum paraphrases it,"I have an army and a multitude;'a large force, which Jacob could not withstand: or, "my hand could have been for a god" F8 יש לאל ידי "esset mihi pro deo manus mea", Schmidt. to me: you could have no more escaped it, or got out of it, or withstood me, than you... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:30

And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone ,.... Or, "in going wouldest go" F9 הלך הלכת "eundo ivisti", Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius. , was determined upon it, and in haste to do it: because thou sore longedst after thy father's house , or "desiring didst desire it" F11 כסף נכספתה "desiderando desiderabis", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Drusius, Piscator. ; had a vehement desire for it, which Laban signifies he should not have opposed, if he had let him know his... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:31

And Jacob answered and said to Laban, because I was afraid ,.... That he would have done all he could to have hindered him from going away himself; and not only so, but would have prevented his taking his daughters with him; and especially would have detained his cattle; but of this last Jacob makes no mention, only of the former: for I said ; either within himself, or to his wives: peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me ; which of right belonged to him; for... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:32

With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live ,.... This is the answer to his last question, as what goes before is to his first: Jacob knew nothing of their being taken away by any, and thought himself safe in saying what he did, being confident that no one with him could ever take them; but it was too rashly spoken by him, giving leave to Laban to put to death the person with whom they should be found, or imprecating death on him by the hand of God; "may he not live", but die,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:33

And Laban went into Jacob's tent ,.... Into that first where he most suspected they were, being taken not out of value for them, but contempt of them: and into Leah's tent ; and not Leah's tent next, whom next to Jacob he might suspect of taking them, out of veneration to them, because her tent lay next: and into the two maidservants' tents : Bilhah and Zilpah; or "the" tent of them; for the word is singular, and perhaps they had but one tent for them both, which distinguished them... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:34

Now Rachel had taken the images ,.... Hearing her father inquire about them, and her husband having given leave to search for them, and to put to death whoever should be found to have them, took them from the place where she had before laid them: and put them into the camel's furniture ; perhaps the camel's furniture she rode on, and therefore it was in her tent, which some understand of the saddle on which she rode; rather, it seems to be the saddle cloth or housing, in which she might... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:35

And she said to her father ,.... As he approached nearer to her, having searched her tent all over: let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee : she addresses him with great honour and respect; calling him her lord, being her father, though an unkind one, and entreats him not to be displeased that she did not rise up and yield that obeisance to him which was due from her to a father: for the custom of women is upon me ; her menstrues; which before the law of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:36

And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban ,.... Having answered Laban's questions to the silencing of him, and nothing of his upon search, being found with him, Jacob took heart, and was of good courage and in high spirits, and in his turn was heated also; and perhaps might carry his passion a little too far, and is not to be excused from some degree of sin and weakness; however, his reasoning is strong and nervous, and his expostulations very just and pathetic; whatever may be said for the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:37

Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff ,.... Or all my vessels F14 כל כלי "omnia vasa mea", Montanus, Munster, Vatablus, Drusius, Schmidt. , or utensils; whether household goods, or such as were used with regard to the cattle, or armour for defence: what hast thou found of all thy household stuff ? is there any vessel or utensil, or anything whatever thou canst claim as thine own? is there anything that has been taken away from thee either by me or mine? set it here... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:38

This twenty years have I been with thee ,.... So that he now must have been ninety seven years of age: thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young : or very few of them: it was a rare case for any to be abortive, if ever: this, though owing to the blessing of God, was for Jacob's sake, and, under God, to be ascribed to his care and diligence in watching and keeping the flock, and doing everything needful for them: and the rams of the flock have I not eaten : being... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:34

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:35

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:36

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:37

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 31:38

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