Genesis 30:36

And he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
set	וַיָּ֗שֶׂם vai.Ya.sem	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
three	שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת she.Lo.shet	H7969	three · cardinal number, both genders singular construct
days’	יָמִ֔ים ya.Mim	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
journey	דֶּ֚רֶךְ De.rekh	H1870	a road (as trodden) · noun, common both genders singular construct
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֑ב ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name
Jacob	וְיַעֲקֹ֗ב ve.ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
fed	רֹעֶ֛ה ro.'Eh	H7462	to tend a flock · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
rest	הַנּוֹתָרֹֽת ha.no.ta.Rot	H3498	to jut over or exceed · definite article + verb, niphal active participle, feminine plural absolute
Laban’s	לָבָ֖ן la.Van	H3837	Laban · proper noun, a man's name
flocks	צֹ֥אן tzon	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · noun, common both genders singular construct

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

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…
Weights And Measures — A. WEIGHTS.—The general principle of the present inquiry is to give the evidence of the monuments the preference on all doubtful points. All ancient Greek systems of weight were derived, either…
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 30:36

Word by word — the Hebrew

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 30:36

Word by word — the Hebrew

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 30:36

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 30:36