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BrLXXΤῷ δὲ Λάβαν ἦσαν δύο θυγατέρες· ὄνομα τῇ μείζονι, Λεία, καὶ ὄνομα τῇ νεωτέρᾳ, Ῥαχήλ. (Tōi de Laban aʸsan duo thugateres; onoma taʸ meizoni, Leia, kai onoma taʸ neōtera, Ɽaⱪaʸl. )
BrTrNow Laban had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lea, and the name of the younger, Rachel.
ULTNow Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
USTNow Laban had two daughters: The name of the older onewas Leah, and the younger one was Rachel.
BSB § Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.
OEBNow Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
WEBBELaban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
JPSNow Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
ASVAnd Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
DRANow he had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lia: and the younger was called Rachel.
YLTAnd Laban hath two daughters, the name of the elder [is] Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,
DrbyAnd Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger, Rachel.
RVAnd Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
WbstrAnd Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
KJB-1769And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
KJB-1611And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the yonger was Rachel.
BshpsLaban had two daughters, the elder called Lea, and the younger Rachel.
GnvaNow Laban had two daughters, the elder called Leah, and the yonger called Rahel.
CvdlLaban had two doughters, the eldest was called Lea, & the yongest Rachel. (Laban had two daughters, the eldest was called Lea, and the youngest Rachel.)
WyclForsothe Laban hadde twei douytris, the name of the more was Lya, sotheli the lesse was clepid Rachel; (Forsothe Laban had two daughters, the name of the more was Lya, truly the less was called Rachel;)
LuthLaban aber hatte zwo Töchter: die älteste hieß Lea, und die jüngste hieß Rahel. (Laban but had zwo Töchter: the älteste was_called Lea, and the jüngste was_called Rahel.)
ClVgHabebat vero duas filias: nomen majoris Lia, minor vero appellabatur Rachel.[fn] (Habebat vero duas daughters: nomen mayoris Lia, minor vero appellabatur Rachel. )
29.16Nomen majoris Lia, etc. Victorinus martyr Rachel et Liam in similitudinem Ecclesiæ et Synagogæ interpretatus est. Liam majorem natu Synagogam significare existimat, quia prior populum Dei genuit: quæ oculis lippa dicitur, quia lex per Mosen data cooperata est et signata. Rachel minor et pulchra, prius sterilis, post fecunda, Ecclesiam signat, quæ tempore posterior, sed sancta corpore et spiritu. Oculi ejus decori, quia Evangelium videre meruerunt. Sed diu sterilis dum Synagoga populum generavit. Pro Rachel Jacob servivit, et supponitur ei Lia: quia Christus ut Ecclesiam sibi assumeret, prius sibi Synagogam conjunxit.
29.16Nomen mayoris Lia, etc. Victorinus martyr Rachel and Liam in similitudinem Ecclesiæ and Synagogæ interpretatus it_is. Liam mayorem natu Synagogam significare existimat, because prior the_people of_God genuit: which oculis lippa it_is_said, because lex through Mosen data cooperata it_is and signata. Rachel minor and pulchra, first/before sterilis, after fecunda, Ecclesiam signat, which tempore posterior, but sancta corpore and spiritu. Oculi his decori, because the_Gospel videre meruerunt. But diu sterilis dum Synagoga the_people generavit. Pro Rachel Yacob servivit, and supponitur to_him Lia: because Christus as Ecclesiam sibi assumeret, first/before sibi Synagogam conyunxit.
29:14-30 Jacob’s joyful prospect of marriage to the lovely Rachel became an occasion for Laban’s shrewdness and Jacob’s discipline. Jacob and his mother had deceived his father and brother to gain the blessing; now his mother’s brother deceived him. Jacob received a dose of his own duplicity through twenty years of labor, affliction, and deception in Laban’s service (31:38). In God’s justice, people harvest what they plant (Gal 6:7). Laban’s deception was perfectly designed to make Jacob aware of his own craftiness. God often brings people into the lives of believers to discipline them. But Jacob was tenacious, and God blessed him abundantly with a large family and many possessions (30:25-43) during this time of service.
Verses 16-17 introduce background information for what happens in the verses that follow that. Translate this in a way that is natural and clear in your language. Alternate translation: “Now it so happened that Laban had two daughters:”
Alternate translation: “The name of the older daughter was Leah, and the younger daughter was Rachel.” or “The older one was named Leah and the younger daughter was named Rachel.”
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
