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These twenty years have I been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.
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A 20-Year Summary of Injustice
Jacob summarizes two decades of his life: 14 years of labor for his wives and 6 for his flock. Commentators like Gill note the injustice in this, as Laban should have provided a dowry, not demanded servitude. The "ten times" Laban changed his wages signifies repeated, deliberate attempts to exploit Jacob, highlighting the long-suffering Jacob demonstrated under a deceitful master.
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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.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus have I been twenty years in your house Attended with these difficulties, inconveniencies, and hardships;
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