New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 30:27-36
27But Laban said to him, “If now 1it pleases you, stay with me; I have divined 2that the Lord has blessed me on your account.” 28He 3continued, “4Name me your wages, and I will give it.” 29But he said to him, “5You yourself know how I have served you and how your cattle have 6fared with me. 30For you had little before 7I came and it has 8increased to a multitude, and the Lord has blessed you 9wherever I turned. But now, when shall I provide for my own household also?” 31So he said, “What shall I give you?” And Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. If you will do this one thing for me, I will again pasture and keep your flock: 32let me pass through your entire flock today, removing from there every 10speckled and spotted sheep and every black 11one among the lambs and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and such shall be my wages. 33So my 12honesty will answer for me later, when you come concerning my 13wages. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats and black among the lambs, if found with me, will be considered stolen.” 34Laban said, “14Good, let it be according to your word.” 35So he removed on that day the striped and spotted male goats and all the speckled and spotted female goats, every one with white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave them into the 15care of his sons. 36And he put a distance of three days’ journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.
Notes
- 1. Genesis 30:27 Lit I have found favor in your eyes ↩
- 2. Genesis 30:27 Gen 26:24; 39:3, 5; Is 61:9 ↩
- 3. Genesis 30:28 Lit said ↩
- 4. Genesis 30:28 Gen 29:15; 31:7, 41 ↩
- 5. Genesis 30:29 Gen 31:6 ↩
- 6. Genesis 30:29 Lit been ↩
- 7. Genesis 30:30 Lit me ↩
- 8. Genesis 30:30 Lit broken forth ↩
- 9. Genesis 30:30 Lit at my foot ↩
- 10. Genesis 30:32 Gen 31:8 ↩
- 11. Genesis 30:32 Lit sheep ↩
- 12. Genesis 30:33 Lit righteousness ↩
- 13. Genesis 30:33 Lit wages which are before you ↩
- 14. Genesis 30:34 Lit Behold, would that it might be ↩
- 15. Genesis 30:35 Lit hand ↩
Commentaries on Genesis 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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