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Your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times, but God didn`t allow him to hurt me.
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Laban's Repeated Deception
Commentators explain that Laban changing Jacob's wages "ten times" signifies repeated, systematic deception. One scholar suggests Laban likely altered the terms of their agreement every breeding season for five years, each time trying to disadvantage Jacob. This highlights the persistent injustice Jacob faced from his own family.
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Genesis
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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
And your father has deceived me In the bargain he had made with him about his wages for keeping his cattle the six y…
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