42 But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
42 But when the cattle H6629 were feeble, H5848 he put them not in: H7760 so the feebler H5848 were Laban's, H3837 and the stronger H7194 Jacob's. H3290
42 but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
42 and when the flock is feeble, he doth not set `them'; and the feeble ones have been Laban's, and the strong ones Jacob's.
42 but when the sheep were feeble, he put [them] not in; so the feeble were Laban's, and the strong Jacob's.
42 but when the flock were feeble, he didn't put them in. So the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
42 But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put the sticks before them; so that the feebler flocks were Laban's and the stronger were Jacob's.
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Commentary on Genesis 30 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 30
In this chapter we have an account of the increase,
Gen 30:1-13
We have here the bad consequences of that strange marriage which Jacob made with the two sisters. Here is,
Gen 30:14-24
Here is,
Gen 30:25-36
We have here,
Gen 30:37-43
Here is Jacob's honest policy to make his bargain more advantageous to himself than it was likely to be. If he had not taken some course to help himself, it would have been a bad bargain indeed, which he knew Laban would never consider, or rather would be well pleased to see him a loser by, so little did Laban consult any one's interest but his own. Now Jacob's contrivances were,