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Labanלָבָןgatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹףallאֶת כָּלthe menאַנְשֵׁיof the placeהַמָּקוֹםand madeוַיַּעַשׂa feast.מִשְׁתֶּה
Genesis 29:22
Study it in the app“Laban gathered all the men of the place and made a feast.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 29:22, word by word
- Labanלָבָןlavan
Laban
Laban, brother of Rebekah and father of Leah and Rachel, Jacob's father-in-law, who lived in Haran. Also a place in the wilderness.
Where else “lavan” appears- gatheredיֶּאֱסֹףyeesof
assemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “yeesof” appears- the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of the placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- and madeיַּעַשׂyaas
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “yaas” appears- a feastמִשְׁתֶּהmishte
feast
A party with food and drink.
Where else “mishte” appears
The context
21Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, so that I may go in to her.”
22 · This verse (above)
23But in the evening he took Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he went in to her.
To study Genesis 29 in a group
1. What it says
What happened when Jacob’s seven years of service were over, and what did he say to Laban (vv. 20-28)?
2. What it means
What irony is there in Jacob, who deceived his father, now being deceived by Laban (v. 25)?
3. How I live it
How can you stay honest with others even when the opposite would suit you better?