Gênesis 29:23-27 NVIPT

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 29:25

Verse 25 25.And he said to Laban. Jacob rightly expostulates respecting the fraud practiced upon him. And the answer of Laban, though it is not without a pretext, yet forms no excuse for the fraud. It was not the custom to give the younger daughters in marriage before the elder: and injustice would have been done to the firstborn by disturbing this accustomed order. But he ought not, on that account, craftily to have betrothed Rachel to Jacob, and then to have substituted Leah in her place. He... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 29:27

Verse 27 27.Fulfil her week. Laban now is become callous in wickedness, for he extorts other seven years from his nephew to allow him to marry his other daughter. If he had had ten more daughters, he would have been ready thus to dispose of them all: yea, of his own accord, he obtrudes his daughter as an object of merchandise, thinking nothing of the disgrace of this illicit sale, if only he may make it a source of gain. In this truly he grievously sins, that he not only involves his nephew in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 29:1-35

Jacob among his mother's kindred. Taught by experience to be patient. His own craft reflected in Laban. Lessons to be learned. I. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TEACHING OF GOD IN THE INNER MAN AND HIS LEADINGS IN PROVIDENCE . Jacob learned what he needed to learn—dependence, self-humiliation. Saw the evil of selfishness; understood that the Divine purposes must not be identified in our thought with our personal feelings and desires. We must wait on God to know what... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 29:15-30

Jacob and Laban, or the deceiver deceived. I. JACOB 'S CONTRACT WITH LABAN . The promised service —seven years of pastoral assistance. 2. The stipulated wages—Rachel in marriage as a wife. This part of the contract was— II. LABAN 'S DECEPTION OF JACOB . 1. The just request . "Give me my wife." "The laborer is worthy of his hire," and the servant is entitled to his wages. 2. The marriage festival . "Laban made a feast." Seemingly assenting to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 29:23

And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. The deception practiced on Jacob was rendered possible by the fact that the bride was usually conducted into the marriage chamber veiled; the veil being so long and close as to conceal not only the face, but much of the person ( vide Genesis 14:1-24 :65). And he went in unto her. The conduct of Laban is perfectly intelligible as the outcome of his sordid avarice; but it is difficult to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 29:24

And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah —"the Dropping"? (Gesenius), "Myrrh-juice" (Furst)—his maid (according to Gesenius the word is closely connected with an unused root signifying to spread out, hence a maid-servant) for an handmaid . This was in accordance with Oriental custom ( vide Genesis 14:1-24 :61). That Leah obtained only one damsel need not be ascribed to Laban's parsimonious character, but to his already-formed intention to bestow a second on Rachel. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 29:25

And it came to pass, that in the morning, Behold, it was Leah. If Jacob's deception, even with the veiled bride, may still be difficult to understand, it is easy to perceive in Leah's substitution for Rachel a clear instance of Divine retribution for the imposition he had practiced on his father. So the Lord oftentimes rewards evil-doers according to their wickedness (cf. 2 Samuel 12:10-12 ). And he said to Laban (who, Calvin conjectures, had given Jacob a splendid entertainment the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 29:26

And Laban said, It must not be so done— the future expresses the thought that the custom has grown into a strong moral obligation (Kalisch)— in our country (Hebrew, place ), to give the younger before the first-born . The same custom exists among the Indians, Egyptians (Lane), and other Oriental countries (Delitzsch). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 29:27

Fulfill her week ,—literally, make full the week of this one , i . e . of Leah, if Leah was given to Jacob on the first night of the festivities (Calmer, Rosenmüller, Keil, Kalisch, Lange, Ainsworth); but id Leah was married at the close of the seven days, then it must refer to Rachel's week (Bush, Murphy)— and we (including Laban's wife and eldest son, as in Genesis 14:1-24 :50, 55) will give thee this also ( i . e . Rachel) for the service which thou shalt serve with me... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 29:1-35

- Jacob’s Marriage6. רחל rāchēl, Rachel, “a ewe.”16. לאה lê'âh, Leah, “wearied.”24. זלפה zı̂lpâh, Zilpah, “drop?”29. בלהה bı̂lhâh, Bilhah, “timidity.”32. ראוּבן re'uvbēn, Reuben, “behold a son.” A paronomasia in allusion to the phrase בעניי ראה be‛ānyı̂y rā'âh. Derivatives and compounds, being formed by the common speaker, are sometimes founded upon resemblance in sound, and not always on precise forms of the original sentence which prompted them.33. שׁמעין shı̂m‛ôn, Shim‘on,... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 29:25

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 29:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 29:1-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 29:15-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 29:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 29:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 29:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 29:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 29:27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 29:1-35

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