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He said, "What shall I give you?" Jacob said, "You shall not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I will again feed your flock and keep it.
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A Deal of Faith, Not Folly
Commentators clarify that when Jacob said, "Thou shalt not give me aught," he wasn't refusing payment. He was rejecting a fixed salary or any of Laban's current flock. Instead, he proposed a unique arrangement where his wages would be the rare, unusually colored animals born in the future, making his success dependent on God's blessing, not Laban's generosity.
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Genesis
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
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16th Century
Protestant
Thou shalt not give me anything. The contrast between this and the preceding clause should be noted. For Jacob does not demand for himself…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said, what shall I give you ? &c.] So said Laban to Jacob, still avoiding making any offer himself, but waiti…
The fourteen years having passed, Jacob was willing to depart without any provision, except God's promise. But he had in many ways a just claim on …
