Apologetics Bible

Genesis 30:1

Hebrew

וַתֵּרֶא רָחֵל כִּי לֹא יָֽלְדָה לְיַעֲקֹב וַתְּקַנֵּא רָחֵל בַּאֲחֹתָהּ וַתֹּאמֶר אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב הָֽבָה־לִּי בָנִים וְאִם־אַיִן מֵתָה אָנֹֽכִי׃

vatere'-rachel-khiy-lo'-yaledah-leya'aqov-vateqane'-rachel-va'achotah-vato'mer-'el-ya'aqov-havah-liy-vaniym-ve'im-'ayin-metah-'anokhiy

KJV: And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

AKJV: And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

ASV: And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

YLT: And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, ‘Give me sons, and if there is none--I die.’

Exposition: Genesis 30:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:2

Hebrew

וַיִּֽחַר־אַף יַעֲקֹב בְּרָחֵל וַיֹּאמֶר הֲתַחַת אֱלֹהִים אָנֹכִי אֲשֶׁר־מָנַע מִמֵּךְ פְּרִי־בָֽטֶן׃

vayichar-'af-ya'aqov-verachel-vayo'mer-hatachat-'elohiym-'anokhiy-'asher-mana'-mimekhe-feriy-vaten

KJV: And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

AKJV: And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?

ASV: And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

YLT: And Jacob's anger burneth against Rachel, and he saith, ‘Am I in stead of God who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?’

Exposition: Genesis 30:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:3

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה אֲמָתִי בִלְהָה בֹּא אֵלֶיהָ וְתֵלֵד עַל־בִּרְכַּי וְאִבָּנֶה גַם־אָנֹכִי מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

vato'mer-hineh-'amatiy-vilehah-vo'-'eleyha-veteled-'al-virekhay-ve'ivaneh-gam-'anokhiy-mimenah

KJV: And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.

AKJV: And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in to her; and she shall bear on my knees, that I may also have children by her.

ASV: And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.

YLT: And she saith, ‘Lo, my handmaid Bilhah, go in unto her, and she doth bear on my knees, and I am built up, even I, from her;’

Exposition: Genesis 30:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:4

Hebrew

וַתִּתֶּן־לוֹ אֶת־בִּלְהָה שִׁפְחָתָהּ לְאִשָּׁה וַיָּבֹא אֵלֶיהָ יַעֲקֹֽב׃

vatiten-lvo-'et-vilehah-shifechatah-le'ishah-vayavo'-'eleyha-ya'aqov

KJV: And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

AKJV: And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in to her.

ASV: And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

YLT: and she giveth to him Bilhah her maid-servant for a wife, and Jacob goeth in unto her;

Exposition: Genesis 30:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:5

Hebrew

וַתַּהַר בִּלְהָה וַתֵּלֶד לְיַעֲקֹב בֵּֽן׃

vatahar-vilehah-vateled-leya'aqov-ven

KJV: And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

AKJV: And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

ASV: And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

YLT: and Bilhah conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son,

Exposition: Genesis 30:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:6

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר רָחֵל דָּנַנִּי אֱלֹהִים וְגַם שָׁמַע בְּקֹלִי וַיִּתֶּן־לִי בֵּן עַל־כֵּן קָרְאָה שְׁמוֹ דָּֽן׃

vato'mer-rachel-dananiy-'elohiym-vegam-shama'-veqoliy-vayiten-liy-ven-'al-khen-qare'ah-shemvo-dan

KJV: And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

AKJV: And Rachel said, God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

ASV: And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

YLT: and Rachel saith, ‘God hath decided for me, and also hath hearkened to my voice, and giveth to me a son;' therefore hath she called his name Dan.

Exposition: Genesis 30:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:7

Hebrew

וַתַּהַר עוֹד וַתֵּלֶד בִּלְהָה שִׁפְחַת רָחֵל בֵּן שֵׁנִי לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃

vatahar-'vod-vateled-vilehah-shifechat-rachel-ven-sheniy-leya'aqov

KJV: And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

AKJV: And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

ASV: And Bilhah Rachel’s handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

YLT: And Bilhah, Rachel's maid-servant, conceiveth again, and beareth a second son to Jacob,

Exposition: Genesis 30:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:8

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר רָחֵל נַפְתּוּלֵי אֱלֹהִים ׀ נִפְתַּלְתִּי עִם־אֲחֹתִי גַּם־יָכֹלְתִּי וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ נַפְתָּלִֽי׃

vato'mer-rachel-nafetvley-'elohiym- -nifetaletiy-'im-'achotiy-gam-yakholetiy-vatiqera'-shemvo-nafetaliy

KJV: And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

AKJV: And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

ASV: And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

YLT: and Rachel saith, ‘With wrestlings of God I have wrestled with my sister, yea, I have prevailed;' and she calleth his name Napthali.

Exposition: Genesis 30:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:9

Hebrew

וַתֵּרֶא לֵאָה כִּי עָמְדָה מִלֶּדֶת וַתִּקַּח אֶת־זִלְפָּה שִׁפְחָתָהּ וַתִּתֵּן אֹתָהּ לְיַעֲקֹב לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

vatere'-le'ah-khiy-'amedah-miledet-vatiqach-'et-zilefah-shifechatah-vatiten-'otah-leya'aqov-le'ishah

KJV: When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

AKJV: When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

ASV: When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.

YLT: And Leah seeth that she hath ceased from bearing, and she taketh Zilpah her maid-servant, and giveth her to Jacob for a wife;

Exposition: Genesis 30:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:10

Hebrew

וַתֵּלֶד זִלְפָּה שִׁפְחַת לֵאָה לְיַעֲקֹב בֵּֽן׃

vateled-zilefah-shifechat-le'ah-leya'aqov-ven

KJV: And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.

AKJV: And Zilpah Leah’s maid bore Jacob a son.

ASV: And Zilpah Leah’s handmaid bare Jacob a son.

YLT: and Zilpah, Leah's maid-servant, beareth to Jacob a son,

Exposition: Genesis 30:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:11

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאָה בגד בָּא גָד וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ גָּֽד׃

vato'mer-le'ah-vgd-va'-gad-vatiqera'-'et-shemvo-gad

KJV: And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

AKJV: And Leah said, A troop comes: and she called his name Gad.

ASV: And Leah said, Fortunate! and she called his name Gad.

YLT: and Leah saith, ‘A troop is coming;' and she calleth his name Gad.

Exposition: Genesis 30:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:12

Hebrew

וַתֵּלֶד זִלְפָּה שִׁפְחַת לֵאָה בֵּן שֵׁנִי לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃

vateled-zilefah-shifechat-le'ah-ven-sheniy-leya'aqov

KJV: And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.

AKJV: And Zilpah Leah’s maid bore Jacob a second son.

ASV: And Zilpah Leah’s handmaid bare Jacob a second son.

YLT: And Zilpah, Leah's maid-servant, beareth a second son to Jacob,

Exposition: Genesis 30:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:13

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאָה בְּאָשְׁרִי כִּי אִשְּׁרוּנִי בָּנוֹת וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ אָשֵֽׁר׃

vato'mer-le'ah-ve'asheriy-khiy-'ishervniy-vanvot-vatiqera'-'et-shemvo-'asher

KJV: And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

AKJV: And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher. ¶

ASV: And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher.

YLT: and Leah saith, ‘Because of my happiness, for daughters have pronounced me happy;' and she calleth his name Asher.

Exposition: Genesis 30:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:14

Hebrew

וַיֵּלֶךְ רְאוּבֵן בִּימֵי קְצִיר־חִטִּים וַיִּמְצָא דֽוּדָאִים בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיָּבֵא אֹתָם אֶל־לֵאָה אִמּוֹ וַתֹּאמֶר רָחֵל אֶל־לֵאָה תְּנִי־נָא לִי מִדּוּדָאֵי בְּנֵֽךְ׃

vayelekhe-re'vven-viymey-qetziyr-chitiym-vayimetza'-dvda'iym-vashadeh-vayave'-'otam-'el-le'ah-'imvo-vato'mer-rachel-'el-le'ah-teniy-na'-liy-midvda'ey-venekhe

KJV: And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.

AKJV: And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray you, of your son’s mandrakes.

ASV: And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.

YLT: And Reuben goeth in the days of wheat-harvest, and findeth love-apples in the field, and bringeth them in unto Leah, his mother, and Rachel saith unto Leah, ‘Give to me, I pray thee, of the love-apples of thy son.’

Exposition: Genesis 30:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:15

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר לָהּ הַמְעַט קַחְתֵּךְ אֶת־אִישִׁי וְלָקַחַת גַּם אֶת־דּוּדָאֵי בְּנִי וַתֹּאמֶר רָחֵל לָכֵן יִשְׁכַּב עִמָּךְ הַלַּיְלָה תַּחַת דּוּדָאֵי בְנֵֽךְ׃

vato'mer-lah-hame'at-qachetekhe-'et-'iyshiy-velaqachat-gam-'et-dvda'ey-veniy-vato'mer-rachel-lakhen-yishekhav-'imakhe-halayelah-tachat-dvda'ey-venekhe

KJV: And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.

AKJV: And she said to her, Is it a small matter that you have taken my husband? and would you take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with you to night for your son’s mandrakes.

ASV: And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son’s mandrakes.

YLT: And she saith to her, ‘Is thy taking my husband a little thing, that thou hast taken also the love-apples of my son?' and Rachel saith, ‘Therefore doth he lie with thee to-night, for thy son's love-apples.’

Exposition: Genesis 30:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:16

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹא יַעֲקֹב מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה בָּעֶרֶב וַתֵּצֵא לֵאָה לִקְרָאתוֹ וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלַי תָּבוֹא כִּי שָׂכֹר שְׂכַרְתִּיךָ בְּדוּדָאֵי בְּנִי וַיִּשְׁכַּב עִמָּהּ בַּלַּיְלָה הֽוּא׃

vayavo'-ya'aqov-min-hashadeh-va'erev-vatetze'-le'ah-liqera'tvo-vato'mer-'elay-tavvo'-khiy-shakhor-shekharetiykha-vedvda'ey-veniy-vayishekhav-'imah-valayelah-hv'

KJV: And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

AKJV: And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, You must come in to me; for surely I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

ASV: And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

YLT: And Jacob cometh in from the field at evening; and Leah goeth to meet him, and saith, ‘Unto me dost thou come in, for hiring I have hired thee with my son's love-apples;' and he lieth with her during that night.

Exposition: Genesis 30:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:17

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹהִים אֶל־לֵאָה וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד לְיַעֲקֹב בֵּן חֲמִישִֽׁי׃

vayishema'-'elohiym-'el-le'ah-vatahar-vateled-leya'aqov-ven-chamiyshiy

KJV: And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.

AKJV: And God listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob the fifth son.

ASV: And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son.

YLT: And God hearkeneth unto Leah, and she conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son, a fifth,

Exposition: Genesis 30:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:18

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאָה נָתַן אֱלֹהִים שְׂכָרִי אֲשֶׁר־נָתַתִּי שִׁפְחָתִי לְאִישִׁי וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ יִשָׂשכָֽר׃

vato'mer-le'ah-natan-'elohiym-shekhariy-'asher-natatiy-shifechatiy-le'iyshiy-vatiqera'-shemvo-yishashkhar

KJV: And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

AKJV: And Leah said, God has given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

ASV: And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

YLT: and Leah saith, ‘God hath given my hire, because I have given my maid-servant to my husband;' and she calleth his name Issachar.

Exposition: Genesis 30:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:19

Hebrew

וַתַּהַר עוֹד לֵאָה וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן־שִׁשִּׁי לְּיַעֲקֹֽב׃

vatahar-'vod-le'ah-vateled-ven-shishiy-leya'aqov

KJV: And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.

AKJV: And Leah conceived again, and bore Jacob the sixth son.

ASV: And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob.

YLT: And conceive again doth Leah, and she beareth a sixth son to Jacob,

Exposition: Genesis 30:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:20

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאָה זְבָדַנִי אֱלֹהִים ׀ אֹתִי זֵבֶד טוֹב הַפַּעַם יִזְבְּלֵנִי אִישִׁי כִּֽי־יָלַדְתִּי לוֹ שִׁשָּׁה בָנִים וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ זְבֻלֽוּן׃

vato'mer-le'ah-zevadaniy-'elohiym- -'otiy-zeved-tvov-hafa'am-yizeveleniy-'iyshiy-khiy-yaladetiy-lvo-shishah-vaniym-vatiqera'-'et-shemvo-zevulvn

KJV: And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.

AKJV: And Leah said, God has endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.

ASV: And Leah said, God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.

YLT: and Leah saith, ‘God hath endowed me--a good dowry; this time doth my husband dwell with me, for I have borne to him six sons;' and she calleth his name Zebulun;

Exposition: Genesis 30:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:21

Hebrew

וְאַחַר יָלְדָה בַּת וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמָהּ דִּינָֽה׃

ve'achar-yaledah-vat-vatiqera'-'et-shemah-diynah

KJV: And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

AKJV: And afterwards she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah. ¶

ASV: And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

YLT: and afterwards hath she born a daughter, and calleth her name Dinah.

Exposition: Genesis 30:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:22

Hebrew

וַיִּזְכֹּר אֱלֹהִים אֶת־רָחֵל וַיִּשְׁמַע אֵלֶיהָ אֱלֹהִים וַיִּפְתַּח אֶת־רַחְמָֽהּ׃

vayizekhor-'elohiym-'et-rachel-vayishema'-'eleyha-'elohiym-vayifetach-'et-rachemah

KJV: And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

AKJV: And God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb.

ASV: And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

YLT: And God remembereth Rachel, and God hearkeneth unto her, and openeth her womb,

Exposition: Genesis 30:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:23

Hebrew

וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתֹּאמֶר אָסַף אֱלֹהִים אֶת־חֶרְפָּתִֽי׃

vatahar-vateled-ven-vato'mer-'asaf-'elohiym-'et-cherefatiy

KJV: And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

AKJV: And she conceived, and bore a son; and said, God has taken away my reproach:

ASV: And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

YLT: and she conceiveth and beareth a son, and saith, ‘God hath gathered up my reproach;’

Exposition: Genesis 30:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:24

Hebrew

וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ יוֹסֵף לֵאמֹר יֹסֵף יְהוָה לִי בֵּן אַחֵֽר׃

vatiqera'-'et-shemvo-yvosef-le'mor-yosef-yehvah-liy-ven-'acher

KJV: And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.

AKJV: And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son. ¶

ASV: and she called his name Joseph, saying, Jehovah add to me another son.

YLT: and she calleth his name Joseph, saying, ‘Jehovah is adding to me another son.’

Exposition: Genesis 30:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:25

Hebrew

וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה רָחֵל אֶת־יוֹסֵף וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־לָבָן שַׁלְּחֵנִי וְאֵלְכָה אֶל־מְקוֹמִי וּלְאַרְצִֽי׃

vayehiy-kha'asher-yaledah-rachel-'et-yvosef-vayo'mer-ya'aqov-'el-lavan-shalecheniy-ve'elekhah-'el-meqvomiy-vle'aretziy

KJV: And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.

AKJV: And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, when Rachel hath borne Joseph, that Jacob saith unto Laban, ‘Send me away, and I go unto my place, and to my land;

Exposition: Genesis 30:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:26

Hebrew

תְּנָה אֶת־נָשַׁי וְאֶת־יְלָדַי אֲשֶׁר עָבַדְתִּי אֹֽתְךָ בָּהֵן וְאֵלֵכָה כִּי אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֶת־עֲבֹדָתִי אֲשֶׁר עֲבַדְתִּֽיךָ׃

tenah-'et-nashay-ve'et-yeladay-'asher-'avadetiy-'otekha-vahen-ve'elekhah-khiy-'atah-yada'eta-'et-'avodatiy-'asher-'avadetiykha

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, and let me go: for you know my service which I have done you.

ASV: Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service wherewith I have served thee.

YLT: give up my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and I go; for thou--thou hast known my service which I have served thee.'

Exposition: Genesis 30:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:27

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לָבָן אִם־נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ נִחַשְׁתִּי וַיְבָרֲכֵנִי יְהוָה בִּגְלָלֶֽךָ׃

vayo'mer-'elayv-lavan-'im-na'-matza'tiy-chen-ve'eyneykha-nichashetiy-vayevarakheniy-yehvah-vigelalekha

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And Laban said to him, I pray you, if I have found favor in your eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD has blessed me for your sake.

ASV: And Laban said unto him, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry: for I have divined that Jehovah hath blessed me for thy sake.

YLT: And Laban saith unto him, ‘If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes--I have observed diligently that Jehovah doth bless me for thy sake.’

Exposition: Genesis 30:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:28

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמַר נָקְבָה שְׂכָרְךָ עָלַי וְאֶתֵּֽנָה׃

vayo'mar-naqevah-shekharekha-'alay-ve'etenah

KJV: And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

AKJV: And he said, Appoint me your wages, and I will give it.

ASV: And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

YLT: He saith also, ‘Define thy hire to me, and I give.’

Exposition: Genesis 30:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:29

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר עֲבַדְתִּיךָ וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה מִקְנְךָ אִתִּֽי׃

vayo'mer-'elayv-'atah-yada'eta-'et-'asher-'avadetiykha-ve'et-'asher-hayah-miqenekha-'itiy

KJV: And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.

AKJV: And he said to him, You know how I have served you, and how your cattle was with me.

ASV: And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle have fared with me.

YLT: And he saith unto him, ‘Thou--thou hast known that which I have served thee in , and that which thy substance was with me;

Exposition: Genesis 30:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:30

Hebrew

כִּי מְעַט אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה לְךָ לְפָנַי וַיִּפְרֹץ לָרֹב וַיְבָרֶךְ יְהוָה אֹתְךָ לְרַגְלִי וְעַתָּה מָתַי אֽ͏ֶעֱשֶׂה גַם־אָנֹכִי לְבֵיתִֽי׃

khiy-me'at-'asher-hayah-lekha-lefanay-vayiferotz-larov-vayevarekhe-yehvah-'otekha-lerageliy-ve'atah-matay-'e'esheh-gam-'anokhiy-leveytiy

KJV: For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?

AKJV: For it was little which you had before I came, and it is now increased to a multitude; and the LORD has blessed you since my coming: and now when shall I provide for my own house also?

ASV: For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased unto a multitude; and Jehovah hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?

YLT: for it is little which thou hast had at my appearance, and it breaketh forth into a multitude, and Jehovah blesseth thee at my coming; and now, when do I make, I also, for mine own house?'

Exposition: Genesis 30:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:31

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר מָה אֶתֶּן־לָךְ וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב לֹא־תִתֶּן־לִי מְאוּמָה אִם־תּֽ͏ַעֲשֶׂה־לִּי הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אָשׁוּבָה אֶרְעֶה צֹֽאנְךָ אֶשְׁמֹֽר׃

vayo'mer-mah-'eten-lakhe-vayo'mer-ya'aqov-lo'-titen-liy-me'vmah-'im-ta'asheh-liy-hadavar-hazeh-'ashvvah-'ere'eh-tzo'nekha-'eshemor

KJV: And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:

AKJV: And he said, What shall I give you? And Jacob said, You shall not give me any thing: if you will do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep your flock.

ASV: And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me aught: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed thy flock and keep it.

YLT: And he saith, ‘What do I give to thee?' And Jacob saith, ‘Thou dost not give me anything; if thou do for me this thing, I turn back; I have delight; thy flock I watch;

Exposition: Genesis 30:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:32

Hebrew

אֽ͏ֶעֱבֹר בְּכָל־צֹֽאנְךָ הַיּוֹם הָסֵר מִשָּׁם כָּל־שֶׂה ׀ נָקֹד וְטָלוּא וְכָל־שֶׂה־חוּם בַּכְּשָׂבִים וְטָלוּא וְנָקֹד בָּעִזִּים וְהָיָה שְׂכָרִֽי׃

'e'evor-vekhal-tzo'nekha-hayvom-haser-misham-khal-sheh- -naqod-vetalv'-vekhal-sheh-chvm-vakheshaviym-vetalv'-venaqod-va'iziym-vehayah-shekhariy

KJV: I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.

AKJV: I will pass through all your flock to day, removing from there all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.

ASV: I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.

YLT: I pass through all thy flock to-day to turn aside from thence every sheep speckled and spotted, and every brown sheep among the lambs, and speckled and spotted among the goats--and it hath been my hire;

Exposition: Genesis 30:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:33

Hebrew

וְעָֽנְתָה־בִּי צִדְקָתִי בְּיוֹם מָחָר כִּֽי־תָבוֹא עַל־שְׂכָרִי לְפָנֶיךָ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־אֵינֶנּוּ נָקֹד וְטָלוּא בָּֽעִזִּים וְחוּם בַּכְּשָׂבִים גָּנוּב הוּא אִתִּֽי׃

ve'anetah-viy-tzideqatiy-veyvom-machar-khiy-tavvo'-'al-shekhariy-lefaneykha-khol-'asher-'eynenv-naqod-vetalv'-va'iziym-vechvm-vakheshaviym-ganvv-hv'-'itiy

KJV: So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.

AKJV: So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before your face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.

ASV: So shall my righteousness answer for me hereafter, when thou shalt come concerning my hire that is before thee: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that, if found with me, shall be counted stolen.

YLT: and my righteousness hath answered for me in the day to come, when it cometh in for my hire before thy face; --every one which is not speckled and spotted among my goats, and brown among my lambs--it is stolen with me.'

Exposition: Genesis 30:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted sto...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:34

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן הֵן לוּ יְהִי כִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃

vayo'mer-lavan-hen-lv-yehiy-khidevarekha

KJV: And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

AKJV: And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to your word.

ASV: And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

YLT: And Laban saith, ‘Lo, O that it were according to thy word;’

Exposition: Genesis 30:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:35

Hebrew

וַיָּסַר בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אֶת־הַתְּיָשִׁים הָֽעֲקֻדִּים וְהַטְּלֻאִים וְאֵת כָּל־הֽ͏ָעִזִּים הַנְּקֻדּוֹת וְהַטְּלֻאֹת כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־לָבָן בּוֹ וְכָל־חוּם בַּכְּשָׂבִים וַיִּתֵּן בְּיַד־בָּנָֽיו׃

vayasar-vayvom-hahv'-'et-hateyashiym-ha'aqudiym-vehatelu'iym-ve'et-khal-ha'iziym-hanequdvot-vehatelu'ot-khol-'asher-lavan-vvo-vekhal-chvm-vakheshaviym-vayiten-veyad-vanayv

KJV: And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

AKJV: And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

ASV: And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstreaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons;

YLT: and he turneth aside during that day the ring-streaked and the spotted he-goats, and all the speckled and the spotted she-goats, every one that hath white in it, and every brown one among the lambs, and he giveth into the hand of his sons,

Exposition: Genesis 30:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them i...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:36

Hebrew

וַיָּשֶׂם דֶּרֶךְ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים בֵּינוֹ וּבֵין יַעֲקֹב וְיַעֲקֹב רֹעֶה אֶת־צֹאן לָבָן הַנּוֹתָרֹֽת׃

vayashem-derekhe-sheloshet-yamiym-veynvo-vveyn-ya'aqov-veya'aqov-ro'eh-'et-tzo'n-lavan-hanvotarot

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

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

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

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

Exposition: Genesis 30:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:37

Hebrew

וַיִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ יַעֲקֹב מַקַּל לִבְנֶה לַח וְלוּז וְעֶרְמוֹן וַיְפַצֵּל בָּהֵן פְּצָלוֹת לְבָנוֹת מַחְשֹׂף הַלָּבָן אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַמַּקְלֽוֹת׃

vayiqach-lvo-ya'aqov-maqal-liveneh-lach-velvz-ve'eremvon-vayefatzel-vahen-fetzalvot-levanvot-macheshof-halavan-'asher-'al-hamaqelvot

KJV: And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

AKJV: And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

ASV: And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree; and peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

YLT: And Jacob taketh to himself a rod of fresh poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut, and doth peel in them white peelings, making bare the white that is on the rods,

Exposition: Genesis 30:37 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:38

Hebrew

וַיַּצֵּג אֶת־הַמַּקְלוֹת אֲשֶׁר פִּצֵּל בָּרֳהָטִים בְּשִֽׁקֲתוֹת הַמָּיִם אֲשֶׁר תָּבֹאןָ הַצֹּאן לִשְׁתּוֹת לְנֹכַח הַצֹּאן וַיֵּחַמְנָה בְּבֹאָן לִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃

vayatzeg-'et-hamaqelvot-'asher-fitzel-varohatiym-veshiqatvot-hamayim-'asher-tavo'na-hatzo'n-lishetvot-lenokhach-hatzo'n-vayechamenah-vevo'an-lishetvot

KJV: And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.

AKJV: And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.

ASV: And he set the rods which he had peeled over against the flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs where the flocks came to drink; and they conceived when they came to drink.

YLT: and setteth up the rods which he hath peeled in the gutters in the watering troughs (when the flock cometh in to drink), over-against the flock, that they may conceive in their coming in to drink;

Exposition: Genesis 30:38 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:39

Hebrew

וַיֶּחֱמוּ הַצֹּאן אֶל־הַמַּקְלוֹת וַתֵּלַדְןָ הַצֹּאן עֲקֻדִּים נְקֻדִּים וּטְלֻאִֽים׃

vayechemv-hatzo'n-'el-hamaqelvot-vateladena-hatzo'n-'aqudiym-nequdiym-vtelu'iym

KJV: And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

AKJV: And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

ASV: And the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted.

YLT: and the flocks conceive at the rods, and the flock beareth ring-streaked, speckled, and spotted ones.

Exposition: Genesis 30:39 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:40

Hebrew

וְהַכְּשָׂבִים הִפְרִיד יַעֲקֹב וַיִּתֵּן פְּנֵי הַצֹּאן אֶל־עָקֹד וְכָל־חוּם בְּצֹאן לָבָן וַיָּֽשֶׁת־לוֹ עֲדָרִים לְבַדּוֹ וְלֹא שָׁתָם עַל־צֹאן לָבָֽן׃

vehakheshaviym-hiferiyd-ya'aqov-vayiten-feney-hatzo'n-'el-'aqod-vekhal-chvm-vetzo'n-lavan-vayashet-lvo-'adariym-levadvo-velo'-shatam-'al-tzo'n-lavan

KJV: And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban’s cattle.

AKJV: And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not to Laban’s cattle.

ASV: And 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.

YLT: And the lambs hath Jacob parted, and he putteth the face of the flock towards the ring-streaked, also all the brown in the flock of Laban, and he setteth his own droves by themselves, and hath not set them near Laban's flock.

Exposition: Genesis 30:40 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban’s cattle.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:41

Hebrew

וְהָיָה בְּכָל־יַחֵם הַצֹּאן הַמְקֻשָּׁרוֹת וְשָׂם יַעֲקֹב אֶת־הַמַּקְלוֹת לְעֵינֵי הַצֹּאן בָּרֳהָטִים לְיַחְמֵנָּה בַּמַּקְלֽוֹת׃

vehayah-vekhal-yachem-hatzo'n-hamequsharvot-vesham-ya'aqov-'et-hamaqelvot-le'eyney-hatzo'n-varohatiym-leyachemenah-vamaqelvot

KJV: And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

AKJV: And it came to pass, whenever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

ASV: And 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;

YLT: And it hath come to pass whenever the strong ones of the flock conceive, that Jacob set the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, to cause them to conceive by the rods,

Exposition: Genesis 30:41 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:42

Hebrew

וּבְהַעֲטִיף הַצֹּאן לֹא יָשִׂים וְהָיָה הָעֲטֻפִים לְלָבָן וְהַקְּשֻׁרִים לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃

vveha'atiyf-hatzo'n-lo'-yashiym-vehayah-ha'atufiym-lelavan-vehaqeshuriym-leya'aqov

KJV: But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.

AKJV: But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.

ASV: but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.

YLT: and when the flock is feeble, he doth not set them ; and the feeble ones have been Laban's, and the strong ones Jacob's.

Exposition: Genesis 30:42 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 30:43

Hebrew

וַיִּפְרֹץ הָאִישׁ מְאֹד מְאֹד וֽ͏ַיְהִי־לוֹ צֹאן רַבּוֹת וּשְׁפָחוֹת וַעֲבָדִים וּגְמַלִּים וַחֲמֹרִֽים׃

vayiferotz-ha'iysh-me'od-me'od-vayehiy-lvo-tzo'n-ravvot-vshefachvot-va'avadiym-vgemaliym-vachamoriym

KJV: And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

AKJV: And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

ASV: And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.

YLT: And the man increaseth very exceedingly, and hath many flocks, and maid-servants, and men-servants, and camels, and asses.

Exposition: Genesis 30:43 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.