John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 29:26
And Laban said, it must not be so done in, our country ,.... Or "in our place" F19 במקומנו "in loco nostro", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.; ; in this our city it is not usual and customary to do so; he does not deny what he had done in beguiling him, nor the agreement he had made with him, but pleads the custom of the place as contrary to it: to give the younger , that is, in marriage: before the firstborn ; but it does not appear there was any such custom, and it was a mere... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 29:25
And it came to pass, that, in the morning, behold, it was Leah ,.... The morning light discovered her, and her veil being off, her tender eyes showed who she was: it is much her voice had not betrayed her; but perhaps there might be a likeness of voice in her and her sister; or she might keep silence, and so not be discovered in that way; but to excuse her from sin is not easy, even the sin of adultery and incest. Manythings may be said indeed in her favour, as obedience to her father,... read more