Genesis 30:36

and sets a journey of three days between himself and Jacob; and Jacob is feeding the rest of the flock of Laban.

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In The King James Version

And he set three days journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.

In Context

35and he turns aside during that day the striped and the spotted male goats, and all the speckled and the spotted female goats, everyone that [has] white in it, and every brown one among the lambs, and he gives into the hand of his sons,

37And Jacob takes to himself a rod of fresh poplar and almond and plane-tree, and peels in them white peelings, making bare the white that [is] on the rods,

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Matthew Henry on Genesis 30:26-37

Jacob's Bargain with Laban. ( b. c. 1745.) 25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country. 26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee. 27 And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake. 28 And he said, Appoint me thy… Read the whole commentary →

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