Laban gave Zilpah his servant to his daughter Leah for a servant.
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Laban gave Zilpah his servant to his daughter Leah for a servant.
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And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
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And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid.
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Passages linked to Genesis 29:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 16:1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
- Genesis 30:9-12 When Leah saw that she had finished bearing, she took Zilpah, her servant, and gave her to Jacob as a wife. Zilpah, Leah’s servant, bore Jacob a son. Leah said, “How fortunate!” She named him Gad. Zilpah, Leah’s servant, bore Jacob a second son.
- Genesis 46:18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob, even sixteen souls.
- Genesis 24:59 They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 29:24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah…
Gen 29:24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid [for] an handmaid.
Ver. 24. Zilpah his maid.] Who, very likely, was of the conspiracy.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his…
And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid, for an handmaid. It was usual to have many given them at this time, as Rebekah seems to have had, Gen 24:59; but Leah had but one, and this was all the portion Jacob had with her. The Targum of Jonathan is,"and Laban gave her Zilpah his daughter, whom his concubine bore unto him:''hence the Jews say (q), that the daughters of a man by his concubines are called maids.
(q) Pirke Eliezer, c. 36.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 24. And Laban gave - Zilpah his maid]…
Verse 24. And Laban gave - Zilpah his maid] Slaves given in this way to a daughter on her marriage, were the peculiar property of the daughter; and over them the husband had neither right nor power.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Gen 29:24. Laban gave unto Leah, Zilpah his maid…
Gen 29:24. Laban gave unto Leah, Zilpah his maid — Sir John Chardin observes, in his MS. note on this verse, “that none but very poor people marry a daughter in the East, without giving her a female slave for a chamber-maid; there being no hired servants there as in Europe.” He says much the same in another note on Tob 10:10. — Harmer, vol. 2. page 366.
Gen 29:25-26. Behold it was Leah — Surely Jacob’s sin in pretending to be Esau, and cheating his own father, would now be brought to his remembrance, when his father-in-law thus cheated him; and he would be compelled to acknowledge that, how unrighteous soever Laban was, the Lord was righteous. It must not be done so in our country — It is probable there was no such custom in his country; but if there were, and he resolved to observe it, he should have told Jacob so when he undertook to serve him for his younger daughter.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain A handmaid, by way of dowry, as he did…
A handmaid, by way of dowry, as he did afterwards to Rachel. Both sisters considered it so small, as to say they had nothing, chap. xxxi. 14. --- Lia, who committed a great sin of adultery, though she was more excusable than Laban; inasmuch as she obeyed his order. (Menochius) --- Jacob might justly have refused to marry her; and then what a dishonour would have been entailed upon her for life! In consequence of this imposition, the legitimacy of Ruben’s conception was rendered doubtful. We may suppose, that shame hindered Lia from opening her mouth; so that Jacob had no means of discovering the cheat till day-break, having gone into the nuptial chamber after it was dark, according to custom, and the woman being also covered with a veil, Tobias viii. 1. Hence Jacob was guilty of no fault, as his mistake was involuntary. (Haydock) --- He afterwards consented to marry her, (Calmet) probably on the second day of the feast. (Haydock)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 24. Zilpah… for a handmaid — Rebekah had a…
24. Zilpah… for a handmaid — Rebekah had a nurse and several damsels. Gen_24:59; Gen_24:61. Sarah had her handmaid, Hagar. Such maidservants became the special property of the wife to do with as she pleased. See Gen_16:1-6.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (24) Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah .…
(24) Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah . . . —Bethuel had given Rebekah not only Deborah her nurse, but also damsels (Gen_24:61); but then she had been obtained by presents of unusual costliness. Still, Laban does not seem to have acted very liberally by his daughters, and they resented his treatment of them (Gen_31:15).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah Dropping"?…
And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah Dropping"? (Gesenius), "Myrrh-juice" (Furst) his maid (according to Gesenius the word is closely connected with an unused root signifying to spread out, hence a maid-servant) for a handmaid. This was in accordance with Oriental custom. (vide Gen_14:1) That Leah obtained only one damsel need not be ascribed to Laban"s parsimonious character, but to his already-formed intention to bestow a second on Rachel.
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