Genesis 30

Genesis 30:1

children. Hebrew sons.

Genesis 30:3

Bilhah. This was strictly in accordance with the Code of Khammurabi, 145. See App-15. Compare Genesis 29:29.

have children. Hebrew be builded up. See note above, and Compare Genesis 16:1-3.

Genesis 30:6

judged. Hebrew. dananni (judged).

Dan. Hebrew judge. Figure of speech Paronomasia. App-6.

Genesis 30:8

great wrestlings have I wrestled. Hebrew with wrestlings of El (= GOD) i.e. mighty wrestlings. Figure of speech Polyptoton, and Paronomasia. App-6.

Naphtali. Hebrew my wrestling.

Genesis 30:9

Zilpah . . . . wife. This was strictly in accordance with the Code of Khammurabi, 145. Compare Genesis 16:1-3; Genesis 30:3, Genesis 30:4. See App-15.

Genesis 30:11

A troop. Hebrew over-run, or, have victory; so the Septuagint, Syriac, Arabic, Targum of Onkelos, Vulgate.

Gad = Jupiter (of the Babylonians). See Isaiah 65:11 margin, and Joshua 11:17; Joshua 12:7, where Baal-Gad = the God-Jupiter.

Genesis 30:13

Happy. Hebrew. be’ashri (happy).

will call, &c. Hebrew. ’ishshruni (sure to call me).

Asher. Hebrew. Asher (happy). Compare Deuteronomy 33:24. Figure of speech Paronomasia.

Genesis 30:14

mandrakes. Septuagint mandragora, the root easily formed, by pinching it, into the shape of a man. Hence its name; also supposed to be and used as a “love-philtre”. Arabic = “apples of Satan”.

Genesis 30:18

hire. Hebrew. sekari (hire). Figure of speech Paronomasia, with Issachar.

Issachar. Hebrew there is hire, or, he is wages.

Genesis 30:20

dowry = God hath dowered me with a good dowry. Figure of speech Polyptoton.

Zebulun. Hebrew dwelling, or habitation. An Assyrian word, to honour, brought out of Ur.

Genesis 30:21

daughter. Jacob may have had other daughters not named.

Dinah. Hebrew probably vindication, or, judgment.

Genesis 30:22

God remembered. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.

(22-24) Figure of speech Hysterologia, for Joseph born after Naphtali, not after Dinah. This Figure of speech is used to keep Leah’s children together.

Genesis 30:24

Joseph. Hebrew. yoseph, may He add.

The LORD. Note the occurrence of Jehovah here in connection with Joseph.

shall add. Hebrew. yoseph, is adding. Figure of speech Paronomasia, App-6.

Genesis 30:27

tarry: for. Figure of speech Ellipsis, which requires some such supply.

experience = by divination. Heb, nihashti, from nahash (Genesis 3:1).

Genesis 30:30

provide. Hebrew the verb to do, which by Metonymy (of the Cause), means to provide, or, do for.

house. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6, by which “house “is put for all who dwell in it.

Genesis 30:33

answer. By the Figure of speech Prosopopoeia, righteousness is personified.

in time to come. Hebrew. to-morrow. Figure of speech Antimereia (of Adverb), App-6 = some future day.

Genesis 30:43

the man. Hebrew. ha- ’ish. App-14.

exceedingly. Hebrew. meod meod = greatly greatly. Figure of speech Epizeuxis. App-6