Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Genesis 30

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

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^{3 /} Ebr. I shalbe buylded.

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

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

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^{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.

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^{8 /} Ebr. wrestlings of God.

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

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

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

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

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

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^{22 /} Or, made her fruteful.

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

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^{27 /} Or, tried by experience.

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

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^{29 /} Or, with me.

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^{30 /} Ebr. at my fote.

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

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

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^{32 /} Or, separat thou.

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^{32 /} Or, red.

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^{33 /} Or, counted theft.

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

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^{35 /} Or, Laban.

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

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

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^{39 /} Or, conceiued.

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

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^{43 !} Jaakob is made very riche.

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