Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 30:34 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 34. 34And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
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Role in This Section
Laban accepts Jacob's proposed terms. This brief agreement must be read with the wage definition before it and Laban's immediate removal of marked animals after it.
Read It With
- Genesis 30:25–43
Read verses 31–36 together. Verses 31–33 define the proposal and audit rule; verse 34 records acceptance; verses 35–36 show how Laban immediately controls the starting conditions by removing the marked animals and separating the flocks.
Why It Needs Context
The verse records assent but does not independently explain the contract, establish good faith, or evaluate what Laban does next.
Read Genesis 30:31–34 together
Why these verses belong together: Jacob proposes a marked-animal wage and inspection rule, and Laban accepts.
Verse 31. 31 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:
Verse 32. 32 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.
Verse 33. 33 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.
Verse 34. 34 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Genesis 30:25–43 — Jacob's Flocks Increase Under a New AgreementSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? very strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, unit boundary, negotiation, flock procedure, wealth summary, later divine explanation, and return movement.
Exact location: Genesis 30:25–43 in the pinned eng-kjv2006 source; compared with Genesis 28:10–22; 29:31–30:24; 31:1–16, 36–42; 32:9–12; and 33:1–17
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Hebrew vocabulary, participant tracking, animal-color uncertainty, wordplays, syntax, and breeding language.
Exact location: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, wlc/Gen.xml, Genesis 30:25–43; morphology and wording for divined, blessed, wages, righteousness, speckled, spotted, dark, streaked, rods, peeled, troughs, mating, stronger, weaker, and increased
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