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Genesis 30:43

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 30:43 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.
Genesis 30:43 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
40And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstreaked and all the black in the flock of Laban: and he put his own droves apart, and put them not unto Laban`s flock.
41And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger of the flock did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods;
42but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban`s, and the stronger Jacob`s.
43And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the man increased exceedingly, etc.] Jacob grew very rich: and had much cattle; the greater part of Laban’s flocks brought forth speckled, spotted, and brown cattle, which, according to agreement, were Jacob’s: and maidservants, and menservants; which he got to take care of his household affairs, and to assist him in keeping his flocks: and camels, and asses; for his flocks increasing so very much, he sold many of his sheep at a good price, as Jarchi observes, and with it bought camels and asses; and these were very fit for his use, when he should be obliged or think fit to remove into his own country, and which he was meditating, and had a direction from the Lord for, as in the…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“30:43 Jacob became very wealthy, in fulfillment of God’s promises to him (27:28; 28:13-15).”
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