Chuàngshìjì 37:1

1 Yǎgè zhù zaì Jiānán dì , jiù shì tā fùqin jìjū de dì .

Chuàngshìjì 37:1 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 37:1

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger,
&c.] And this stands opposed unto, and is distinguished from the case and circumstances of Esau and his posterity, expressed in the preceding chapter, who dwelt in the land of their possession, not as strangers and sojourners, as Jacob and his seed, but as lords and proprietors; and so these words may be introduced and read in connection with the former history; "but Jacob dwelt" ^F1; and this verse would better conclude the preceding chapter than begin a new one. The Targum of Jonathan paraphrases the words, "and Jacob dwelt quietly"; or peaceably, in tranquillity and safety; his brother Esau being gone from him into another country, he remained where his father lived and died, and in the country that by his blessing belonged to him:

in the land of Canaan,
and particularly in Hebron, where Isaac and Abraham before him had dwelt.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 (bvyw) "at habitavit", Schmidt.

Chuàngshìjì 37:1 In-Context

1 Yǎgè zhù zaì Jiānán dì , jiù shì tā fùqin jìjū de dì .

2 Yǎgè de jì lüè rú xià . Yūesè shí qī suì yǔ tā gēge men yītóng mù yáng . tā shì gè tóngzǐ , yǔ tā fùqin de qiè Bìlā , Xīpà de érzi men cháng zaì yī chù . Yūesè jiāng tā gēge men de è xíng bào gĕi tāmende fùqin .

3 Yǐsèliè yuánlái aì Yūesè guòyú aì tāde zhòng zǐ , yīnwei Yūesè shì tā nián lǎo shēng de . tā gĕi Yūesè zuò le yī jiàn cǎi yǐ .

4 Yūesè de gēge men jiàn fùqin aì Yūesè guòyú aì tāmen , jiù hèn Yūesè , bù yǔ tā shuō hémù de huà .

5 Yūesè zuò le yī mèng , gàosu tā gēge men , tāmen jiù yuèfā hèn tā .