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That which was torn of animals, I didn`t bring to you. I bore the loss of it. Of my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.
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An Unjust Standard
Jacob reveals that Laban held him to an exceptionally harsh standard, requiring him to personally pay for any animal stolen or killed by predators. Commentators note this was profoundly unjust and contrary to God's later laws (Exodus 22:10–13), which protected shepherds from liability for such losses. This underscores the integrity of Jacob's service in the face of extreme unfairness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
תרפים terāpı̂ym — Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapte…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19–35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham beg…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That which was torn [of beasts] I brought not to you To show what had befallen it; that so it might appear he had one the…
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