Genesis 30:35

And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked 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, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
removed	וַיָּ֣סַר vai.Ya.sar	H5493	to turn off (literal or figurative) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
day	בַּיּוֹם֩ bai.yOm	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
goats	הַתְּיָשִׁ֜ים ha.te.ya.Shim	H8495	a buck or he-goat (as given to butting) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
ringstraked	הָֽעֲקֻדִּ֣ים ha.'a.ku.Dim	H6124	striped (with bands) · definite article + adjective, masculine plural absolute
spotted	וְהַטְּלֻאִ֗ים ve.ha.te.lu.'Im	H2921	properly · conjunction + definite article + verb, qal passive participle, masculine plural absolute
goats	הָֽעִזִּים֙ ha.'i.Zim	H5795	a she-goat (as strong) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
speckled	הַנְּקֻדּ֣וֹת ha.ne.ku.Dot	H5348	spotted · definite article + adjective, feminine plural absolute
spotted	וְהַטְּלֻאֹ֔ת ve.ha.te.lu.'Ot	H2921	properly · conjunction + definite article + verb, qal passive participle, feminine plural absolute
white	לָבָן֙ la.Van	H3836	white · adjective, masculine singular absolute
brown	ח֖וּם chum	H2345	sunburnt or swarthy (blackish) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
sheep	בַּכְּשָׂבִ֑ים ba.ke.sa.Vim	H3775	a young sheep · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
gave	וַיִּתֵּ֖ן vai.yi.Ten	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hand	בְּיַד be.yad-	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
sons	בָּנָֽיו ba.Nav	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Genesis 31:9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 30:25-36

We have here, I. Jacob's thoughts of home. He faithfully served his time out with Laban, even his second apprenticeship, though he was an old man, had a large family to provide for, and it was high time for him to set up for himself. Though Laban's service was hard, and he had cheated him in the first bargain he had made, yet Jacob honestly performs his engagements. Note, A good man, though he swear to his own hurt, will not change. And though others have deceived us this will not justify us in deceiving them. Our rule is to do as we would be done by, not as we are done by. Jacob's term having expired, he begs leave to be gone, Gen 30:25. Observe, 1. He retained his affection for the land of…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 30:32

I will pass through all thy flock to-day--Eastern sheep being generally white, the goats black, and spotted or speckled ones comparatively few and rare, Jacob proposed to remove all existing ones of that description from the flock, and to be content with what might appear at the next lambing time. The proposal seemed so much in favor of Laban, that he at once agreed to it. But Jacob has been accused of taking advantage of his uncle, and though it is difficult to exculpate him from practising some degree of dissimulation, he was only availing himself of the results of his great skill and experience in the breeding of cattle. But it is evident from the next chapter (Gen 31:5-13) that there was…

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Adam Clarke on Genesis 30:35

The he-goats that were ring-streaked - התישים העקדים hatteyashim haakuddim, the he-goats that had rings of black or other colored hair around their feet or legs. It is extremely difficult to find out, from Gen 30:32 and Gen 30:35, in what the bargain of Jacob with his father-in-law properly consisted. It appears from Gen 30:32, that Jacob was to have for his wages all the speckled, spotted, and brown among the sheep and the goats; and of course that all those which were not party-colored should be considered as the property of Laban. But in Gen 30:35 it appears that Laban separated all the party-colored cattle, delivered them into the hands of his own sons; which seems as if he had taken the…

Dictionary and topics

Concubine — In the Bible denotes a female conjugally united to a man, but in a relation inferior to that of a wife. Among the early Jews, from various causes, the difference between a wife and a concubine was…
Goat — (1.) Heb. ‘ez, the she-goat (Gen. 15:9; 30:35; 31:38). This Hebrew word is also used for the he-goat (Ex. 12:5; Lev. 4:23; Num. 28:15), and to denote a kid (Gen. 38:17, 20). Hence it may be regarded…
Craftiness · .In management of Laban’s flocks and herds — .In management of Laban’s flocks and herds
Dishonesty · .Jacob gains from Laban’s flocks by skillful manipulation — .Jacob gains from Laban’s flocks by skillful manipulation
Jacob · Sharp practice of, with the flocks and herds of Laban — Sharp practice of, with the flocks and herds of Laban
Laban · Jacob becomes his servant — Jacob becomes his servant
Sheep · .Jacob’ s management of — .Jacob’ s management of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 30:35

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 30:25-36

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 30:32

Adam Clarke on Genesis 30:35

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 30:35

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 30:25-36

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 30:32

Adam Clarke on Genesis 30:35

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Genesis 30:35

John Calvin on Genesis 30:35-36

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 30:34-40

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 30:34-36

Rashi on Genesis 30:35