Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Genesis 30

^{2 a} It is onely God that maketh baren and fruteful, and therfore I am not in faute.

^{3 /} Ebr. I shalbe buylded.

^{3 b} I wil receiue her children on my lapep, as thogh they were mine owne.

^{4 !} Rahel and Leah being bothe barren giue their maides vnto their husbands, and they bear him children.

^{8 c} The arrogancie of mans nature appeareth in that she contemneth her sister, after she hathe receiued this benefit of God to beare children.

^{8 /} Ebr. wrestlings of God.

^{11 d} That is, God doeth increase me with a multitude of children: for so Jaakob doeth expounde this name, Gad, {chap. 49,9}.

^{14 e} Which is a kinde of herb whose rote hathe a certeine likenes of the figure of a man.

^{15 !} Leah giueth mandrakes to Rahel that Jaakob might lie with her.

^{16 /} Ebr. bying I haue boght.

^{18 f} In stede of acknolledging her faute, she boasteth as if God had rewarded her therefore.

^{22 /} Or, made her fruteful.

^{23 g} Because frutefulnes came of Gods blessing, who said, Increase and multiplie: barenes was counted as a curse.

^{27 /} Or, tried by experience.

^{27 !} Laban is enriched for Jaakobs sake.

^{29 /} Or, with me.

^{30 /} Ebr. at my fote.

^{30 h} The ordre of nature requireth that euerie one prouide for his owne familie.

^{32 i} That which shal hereafter be thus spotted.

^{32 /} Or, separat thou.

^{32 /} Or, red.

^{33 /} Or, counted theft.

^{33 k} God shal testifie for my righteous dealing by rewarding my labours.

^{35 /} Or, Laban.

^{35 /} Or, red, or, browne.

^{37 l} Jaakob herein vsed no deceit: for it was Gods commandement as he declareth in the next chapter, {vers. 9 and 11}.

^{39 /} Or, conceiued.

^{41 m} As thei which toke the ram about Septembre, and broght forthe about marche: so the feebler in marche and lambed in Septembre.

^{43 !} Jaakob is made very riche.