Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people
of the east.
PUIS JACOB EST ALLÉ ... - Hébreu, leva les pieds. Il reprit son
chemin le lendemain matin d'un cœur léger et d'un pas élastique,
après la vision de l'échelle; car les jetons de la faveur divine
tendent à accélérer... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were
three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered
the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.
ET IL A REGARDÉ ... - en approchant du lieu de sa destination, il se
rendit, selon la coutume, au puits... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THITHER WERE ALL THE FLOCKS GATHERED: AND THEY ROLLED THE STONE
FROM THE WELL'S MOUTH, AND WATERED THE SHEEP, AND PUT THE STONE AGAIN
UPON THE WELL'S MOUTH IN HIS PLACE._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said,
Of Haran are we.
JACOB A DIT ... MES FRÈRES ... CONNAISSEZ-VOUS LABAN LE FILS DE
NAHOR? Il était le petit-fils de Nahor. Bethuel est ignoré comme
sans note dans la famille (voir la note à Genèse 24:53; Genèse
24:55). Découverte d... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, IS HE WELL? AND THEY SAID, HE IS WELL: AND,
BEHOLD, RACHEL HIS DAUGHTER COMETH WITH THE SHEEP._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together,
and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the
sheep.
ILS ONT DIT: NOUS NE POUVONS PAS, AVANT. Afin d'éviter les
conséquences d'une exposition trop fréquente dans des endroits où
l'eau est rare, elle n'es... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's
sheep: for she kept them.
PENDANT QU'IL PARLAIT ENCORE ... RACHEL EST VENUE. Parmi les tribus
pastorales, les jeunes filles célibataires des plus grands cheikhs
s'occupent des troupeaux, sortant au lever du soleil et continuant à
re... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he
was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.
JACOB A DIT À RACHEL ... Selon la pratique de l'Orient, le terme
"frère" est étendu à des degrés éloignés de relation, comme
oncle, cousin ou neveu .... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN LABAN HEARD THE TIDINGS OF JACOB HIS
SISTER'S SON, THAT HE RAN TO MEET HIM, AND EMBRACED HIM, AND KISSED
HIM, AND BROUGHT HIM TO HIS HOUSE. AND HE TOLD LABAN ALL THESE
THINGS._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he
abode with him the space of a month.
IL A SÉJOURNÉ ... UN MOIS. Parmi les pasteurs, un étranger est
librement diverti pendant trois jours; le quatrième, il doit dire son
nom et sa course; et s'il prolonge son séjour après ce tem... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND LABAN SAID UNTO JACOB, BECAUSE THOU ART MY BROTHER, SHOULDEST
THOU THEREFORE SERVE ME FOR NOUGHT? TELL ME, WHAT SHALL THY WAGES BE?_
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the
name of the younger was Rachel.
LE NOM DE L'AÎNÉ ÉTAIT LEAH (AUX YEUX FAIBLES, GESENIUS), ET LE
NOM DE LA PLUS JEUNE ÉTAIT RACHEL , [ Raacheel ( H7354), mouton,
brebis] - qui pourrait être ainsi appelé à cause de la douceur de... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
LEAH ... AUX YEUX TENDRES - i: e., yeux bleus doux - pensait à une
tache; selon d'autres, yeux faibles, ternes, troubles. [Septante,
astheneis (G772); Vulgate, lippi.]
RACHEL ... BELLE ET BIEN AIMÉE , [ yªpat (H3303) to'ar (H8389... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for
Rachel thy younger daughter.
JE VAIS TE SERVIR SEPT ANS - une proposition de mariage est faite au
père sans que la fille ne soit consultée, et le mariage est
effectué par le prétendant soit en accordant des cadeaux coûteux
sur l... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND LABAN SAID, IT IS BETTER THAT I GIVE HER TO THEE, THAN THAT I
SHOULD GIVE HER TO ANOTHER MAN: ABIDE WITH ME._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are
fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
JACOB A DIT: DONNEZ-MOI MA FEMME. Les fiançailles continuent souvent
pendant des années, comme elles l'ont fait dans le cas de Jacob,
avant qu'un homme ne demande sa femme. Quand un homme demande sa... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a
feast.
LABAN A RASSEMBLÉ TOUS LES HOMMES DU LIEU, ET A FAIT UNE FÊTE , [
waya`as (H6213) mishteh (H4960)] - a fait un banquet, un symposium
[Septante, gamon époïèse]. Dans ces deux phrases, l'idée de la
fête du mariage est plus proé... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter,
and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
LE SOIR, QU'IL A PRIS LEAH ... ET LUI A APPORTÉ. Le large voile de
mariée enveloppait toute la personne, de sorte qu'il était
impossible de discerner le caractéristiques du porteur... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND LABAN GAVE UNTO HIS DAUGHTER LEAH ZILPAH HIS MAID FOR AN
HANDMAID._ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THESE VERSES.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service
which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
ACCOMPLISSEZ SA SEMAINE, ET NOUS VOUS DONNERONS CECI AUSSI, ... i:
e., complétez sans perturbation ni interruption la fête du mariage
de celle-ci, et alors Rachel vous sera donn... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his
daughter to wife also.
LUI A DONNÉ RACHEL ... AUSSI. Il est évident que le mariage des
deux sœurs a eu lieu à peu près au même moment, et qu'une telle
connexion était alors autorisée, mais par la suite interdit
(Lévitique 18:18... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her
maid.
DONNÉ À RACHEL ... BILHAH ... POUR ÊTRE SA FEMME DE CHAMBRE. Un
père en bonne condition donne encore à sa fille de sa maison une
esclave, sur laquelle le la jeune femme, indépendamment de son mari,
a le contrôle absolu.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than
Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
IL AIMAIT AUSSI RACHEL PLUS QUE LÉA. Cette affection pour Rachel
semble avoir été le coup de foudre, et du caractère le plus ardent;
plus comme ce qui est lu dans le livre de roma... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but
Rachel was barren.
QUAND LE SEIGNEUR A VU ... Cette déclaration est d'une grande
importance dans le développement progressif de l'alliance. Il ne doit
pas être considéré comme fait par l'historien sacré simplement
dans le style d... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben:
for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now
therefore my husband will love me.
FILS ... A APPELÉ SON NOM REUBEN - i: e., voici! un fils. Les noms
étaient toujours significatifs; et celles que Léa donna à se... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And she conceived again and bare a son; and said Because the LORD
hath heard that I was hated he And she conceived again, and bare a
son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath
therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.
SIMEON - i: e., relèvement f... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will
my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons:
therefore was his name called Levi.
LEVI - i: e., une jointure.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I
praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left
bearing.
JUDA , [ Yªhuwdaah (H3063)] - i: e., louange ou action de grâce.
[C'est un Chaldéisme dérivé du Hiphil de yaadaah (H3027), à louer,
dont la forme commune est... [ Continuer la lecture ]