- Bible
- Genesis
- Chapter 29
- Verse 14
And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
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Gill's Exposition
And Laban said to him, surely thou art my bone and my flesh,.... Nearly allied in blood, being his sister's son:
and he abode with him the space of a month; or "a month of days" (m), a full month to…
- Jacob’s Marriage 6. רחל rāchēl, Rachel, “a ewe.” 16. לאה lê'âh, Leah, “wearied.” 24. זלפה zı̂lpâh, Zilpah, “drop?” 29. בלהה bı̂lhâh, Bilhah, “timidity.” 32. ראוּבן re'uvbēn, Reuben, “behold a…
Adam Clarke
My bone and my flesh - One of my nearest relatives.
Here we see, 1. Rachel's humility and industry: She kept her father's sheep (Gen 29:9), that is, she took the care of them, having servants under her that were employed about them. Rachel's name…
Cambridge Bible
my bone and my flesh See note on Gen 2:23, and cf. Gen 37:27. Laban readily acknowledges the relationship which Jacob claims.
the space of a month Lit. "a month of days." See on Gen 24:55, "a…
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