And he (Jacob) said unto him (Laban), Thou knowest how (literally, what) I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me —literally, and what thy cattle has been (or become) with me , i . e . to what a number they have grown. read more
For it was little which thou hadst before I came ,—literally, for little (it was) was to thee before me; i . e . not in place, ἰναντίον ἐμοῦ ( LXX .), but in time, i . e . before my arrival— and it is now increased —literally, broken forth (cf. Genesis 30:43 )— unto a multitude; and the Lord (Jehovah) hath blessed thee since my coming (literally, at my foot , i . e . wherever I have gone among your flocks): and now when shall I provide (literally, ... read more
And he (Laban, unwilling to part with so profitable an assistant) said, What shall I give thee? He was apparently prepared to detain Jacob at his own terms. And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me anything. Jacob did not design to serve Laban gratuitously, but chose rather to trust God than Laban for recompense (Wordsworth, Gosman in Lange); or he may have meant that he would have no wages of Laban's setting, but only of his own proposing (Hughes). If thou wilt do this thing for me ... read more
I will pass through all thy flock today ,—wrongly rendered παρελθέτω πάντα τὰ πρόβάτα σου ( LXX ), gyra per omnes greges tuos , but "to remove," the verb being in the inf.— all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats . Since in Oriental countries sheep are commonly white and goats black, the number of speckled and spotted animals ( i . e . sheep with little spots and largo patches of black, and... read more
So shall my righteousness (literally, and my righteousness ) answer for me (or bear testimony in my behalf) in time to come ,—literally, in the day , tomorrow ; meaning in the future (Gesenius) rather than the day following (Delitzsch)— when it shall come for my hire before thy face. Either, read more
And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word. Jacob's chances of obtaining speckled animals by this arrangement were so small that Laban, with his customary selfishness, had no difficulty in closing with the offered bargain. As originally proposed by Jacob it seems to have been an honest desire on his part to commit the question of wages to the decision rather of God's providence than of his kiss-man's greed. That at this time Jacob's mind "had already formed the whole... read more
And he —Laban (Rosenmüller, Keil, Delitzsch, Kalisch, Murphy, et alii ); Jacob (Lange)— removed that day (that the smallest possible chance of success might remain to his nephew) the he-goats that were ringstraked (striped or banded) and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, —four sorts of animals were to be removed: — and gave them into the hand of his (Laban's or Jacob's, ut... read more
And (as if to insure the impossibility of the two flocks mingling and breeding) he set three days journey betwixt himself (with his sons and the parti-colored animals) and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks— out of which he was to pay himself as best he could in accordance with the contract. read more
And Jacob took him rods of green poplar —literally, a rod (the singular being used collectively for rods) of לִבְנֶה , (from לָבַן , to be white, meaning either the) poplar ( LXX ; in Hosea 4:13 ; Vulgate, Kalisch) or the storax fresh green— and of the hazel — לוּז , the hazel tree (Raschi, Kimchi, Arabic, Luther, Furst, Kalisch) or the almond tree (Vulgate, Saadias, Calvin, Gesenius, 'Speaker's Commentary')— and chestnut tree ;— עַרְמוֹן , the plane tree ( LXX... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 30:28
And he said, Appoint me thy wages. Literally, distinctly specify thy hire upon me , i . e . which I will take upon me as binding . Laban's caution to be clear and specific in defining the terms of any engagement he might enter into was much needed, and would doubtless not be neglected by Jacob, whose past experience must have taught him he was dealing with one who, in respect of covenants and contracts, was eminently treacherous. And I will give it. read more