Genesis 30:34
in Genesis 30“Agreed,” said Laban. “Let it be as you have said.”
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ASV
And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
KJV
And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
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This verse in Genesis 30
Commentary
3 notes on this verseLaban was willing to consent to this bargain, because he thought if those few he had that were now speckled and spotted were separated from the rest, which was to be done immediately, the body of the flock which Jacob was to tend, being of one colour, either all black or all white, would produce few or none of mixt colours, and so he should have Jacob's service for nothing, or next to nothing.
This site's exposition
Let it be as you have said
on Genesis 30:34-36
Laban agrees at once, and Wesley reads the speed as a man who thinks the deal favours him. That same day Laban removes every streaked, speckled and spotted animal and every dark-colored lamb, and puts them under the care of his sons. Three days of travel are set between the two flocks.
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The words behind it
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לָבָ֖ן | lavan | Laban | H3837 → | 55 times |
| הֵ֑ן | hen | there! | H2005 → | 316 times |
| ל֖וּ | lu | if | H3863 → | 22 times |
| יְהִ֥י | yehi | let it be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃ | khidvarekha | according to word your | H1697 → | 1440 times |
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
לָבָ֖ןLaban
lavanH3837 →55 times
הֵ֑ןthere!
henH2005 →316 times
ל֖וּif
luH3863 →22 times
יְהִ֥יlet it be
yehiH1961 →3559 times
כִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃according to word your
khidvarekhaH1697 →1440 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
1 Corinthians 7:7I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
it leads to
- Matthew 19:11–12
“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
- 1 Corinthians 9:5
Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
- Romans 12:6
We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;
- 1 Corinthians 7:8
Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
- 1 Corinthians 12:4
There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
- Matthew 19:11–12
Through
Numbers 22:29Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”
it leads to
- Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
- Proverbs 12:10
Through
1 Corinthians 14:5I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the…
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 12:10
to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
- 1 Corinthians 12:28–30
And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
- 1 Corinthians 12:10
Where this verse is studied
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About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.