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Genesis 30:34-36

King James Version (KJV)

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34. And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word. 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. 36. And he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.

Genesis 30:34-36 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 30:34

Theological / Devotional

According to thy word. Laban cheerfully accepted the proposal, but did not leave Jacob to make the selection (vs. 34–36). He undertook that himself, probably to make certain that it was done according to his interpretation of the agreement. He then gave the off-color sheep and goats to his own sons (here mentioned for the first time) to tend, and left Jacob in charge of only the pure-color animals of the flock. Finally, Laban “set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob,” namely, between the flock to be tended by himself through his sons and that to be tended by Jacob, in order to prevent breeding between the two flocks.

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