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Genesis 30:26 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Genesis 30:26 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 30 verse 26 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Genesis 30:26 (KJV)
Commentary on Genesis 30:26
Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my se... This passage belongs to the Jacob narratives which demonstrate God's sovereign election overriding human merit and the transformation of a deceiver into Israel, the father of the twelve tribes. The Jacob cycle shows how divine purposes advance through flawed individuals whom God graciously transforms.Key themes include God's sovereign choice ("the older shall serve the younger"), the consequences of deception and family dysfunction, exile and return patterns, wrestling with God leading to bl...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Genesis 30:26
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“and Israel served to get a wife”
“and he loved also Rachel more than Leah”
“and I haven't eaten the rams of your flocks.”
“What have you done, that you have deceived me, and carried away my daughters like captives of the sword?,And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?,וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן לְיַעֲקֹב מֶה עָשִׂיתָ וַתִּגְנֹב אֶת־לְבָבִי וַתְּנַהֵג אֶת־בְּנֹתַי כִּשְׁבֻיוֹת חָרֶב׃ ,And Laban said to Jacob: What hast thou done”
“Because I was afraid, for I said, 'Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.',And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.,וַיַּעַן יַעֲקֹב וַיֹּאמֶר לְלָבָן כִּי יָרֵאתִי כִּי אָמַרְתִּי פֶּן־תִּגְזֹל אֶת־בְּנוֹתֶיךָ מֵעִמִּי׃ ,And Jacob answered and said to Laban: Because I was afraid; for I said: Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force.”
“And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.”
“It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”
“You know how I have served you, and how your livestock have fared with me.,And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.,וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר עֲבַדְתִּיךָ וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה מִקְנְךָ אִתִּי׃ ,And he said unto him: Thou knowest how I have served thee”