Genesis 30:27
in Genesis 30But Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.”
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ASV
And Laban said unto him, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry: for I have divined that Jehovah hath blessed me for thy sake.
KJV
And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.
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This verse in Genesis 30
Commentary
5 notes on this verseI have learned by experience - נחשתי nichashti, from נחש nachash, to view attentively, to observe, to pry into. I have diligently considered the whole of thy conduct, and marked the increase of my property, and find that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake. For the meaning of the word נחש nachash, See note on Gen 3:1, etc.
This site's exposition
I have learned by divination
on Genesis 30:27-28
Laban's own word is the root behind divination, which Clarke marks and which fits a man who later hunts his house for missing gods. He admits the LORD has blessed him because of Jacob, as Abimelech told Isaac at 26:28. Pharaoh learned it by plague at 12:17. The blessing promised through Abraham's seed is landing on a household in Haran.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry,....
Note, There is many a profitable good lesson to be learned by experience. We are very unapt scholars if we have not learned by experience the evil of sin, the treachery of our own hearts, the vanity of the world, the goodness of God, the gains of godliness, and the like. He owns, (1.) That his prosperity was owing to God's blessing: The Lord has blessed me.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
This was a remarkable testimony that good men are blessings to the places where they reside. Men of the world are often blessed with temporal benefits on account of their pious relatives, though they have not always, like Laban, the wisdom to discern, or the grace to acknowledge it.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלָיו֙ | ʾelav | to him | H413 → | 5510 times |
| לָבָ֔ן | lavan | Laban | H3837 → | 55 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| נָ֛א | na' | please | H4994 → | 404 times |
| מָצָ֥אתִי | matzati | I have found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| חֵ֖ן | chen | favor | H2580 → | 69 times |
| בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ | beeineikha | in view your | H5869 → | 887 times |
| נִחַ֕שְׁתִּי | nichashti | I have learned by divination | H5172 → | 11 times |
| וַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִי | vayvarakheni | and he has blessed me | H1288 → | 330 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בִּגְלָלֶֽךָ׃ | biglalekha | on account of you | H1558 → | 10 times |
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֵלָיו֙to him
ʾelavH413 →5510 times
לָבָ֔ןLaban
lavanH3837 →55 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
נָ֛אplease
na'H4994 →404 times
מָצָ֥אתִיI have found
matzatiH4672 →455 times
חֵ֖ןfavor
chenH2580 →69 times
בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָin view your
beeineikhaH5869 →887 times
נִחַ֕שְׁתִּיI have learned by divination
nichashtiH5172 →11 times
וַיְבָרֲכֵ֥נִיand he has blessed me
vayvarakheniH1288 →330 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בִּגְלָלֶֽךָ׃on account of you
biglalekhaH1558 →10 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 26:24and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your…
it leads to
- Genesis 15:1
After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
- Exodus 3:6
Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to…
- Genesis 15:1
Through
Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
it leads to
- Proverbs 3:4
Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
- 2 Timothy 4:18
And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Genesis 48:16
the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow…
- Proverbs 2:6
For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
- Psalms 22:24
For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
- Proverbs 3:4
Through
Isaiah 61:9Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.
it leads to
- Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
- Isaiah 44:3
Where this verse is studied
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About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.