Genesis 31:4

Genesis 31:4

2 And Jacob saw the ^acountenance of Laban, and indeed it was not ^bfavorable toward him as before.

3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, ^a“Return to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will ^bbe with you.”

4 So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field, to his flock,

5 and said to them, ^a“I see your father’s countenance, that it is not favorable toward me as before; but the God of my father ^bhas been with me.

6 And ^ayou know that with all my might I have served your father.

7 Yet your father has deceived me and ^achanged my wages ^bten times, but God ^cdid not allow him to hurt me.

8 If he said thus: ‘The speckled shall be your wages,’ then all the flocks bore speckled. And if he said thus: ^a‘The streaked shall be your wages,’ then all the flocks bore streaked.

9 So God has ^ataken away the livestock of your father and given them to me.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah—His wives and family were in their usual residence. Whether he wished them to be present at the festivities of sheep shearing, as some think; or, because he could not leave his flock, he called them both to come to him, in order that, having resolved on immediate departure, he might communicate his intentions. Rachel and Leah only were called, for the other two wives, being secondary and still in a state of servitude, were not entitled to be taken into account. Jacob acted the part of a dutiful husband in telling them his plans; for husbands that love their wives should consult with them and trust in them (Proverbs 31:11).

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