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- Chapter 29
- Verse 29
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
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Gill's Exposition
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. As he had given Leah an handmaid he gave Rachel another; and this in the Targum of Jonathan is said to be a daughter of Laban…
- 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…
Here is, I. The fair contract made between Laban and Jacob, during the month that Jacob spent there as a guest, Gen 29:14. It seems he was not idle, nor did he spend his time in sport and pastime; but…
Jacob's Marriage with Leah and Rachel
15. Because … brother Lit. "art thou a brother, and shouldest thou serve me for nothing?" For "brother," see note on Gen 29:29. Laban asks Jacob to state on what…
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