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Ge 29:1-35.
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Ge 29:1-35.
THE WELL OF HARAN.
1. Then Jacob went, &c.--Hebrew, "lifted up his feet." He resumed his way next morning with a light heart and elastic step after the vision of the ladder; for tokens of the divine favor tend to quicken the discharge of duty
(Ne 8:10).
and came into the land, &c.--Mesopotamia and the whole region beyond the Euphrates are by the sacred writers designated "the East"
(Jud 6:3; 1Ki 4:30; Job 1:3).
Between the first and the second clause of this verse is included a journey of four hundred miles.
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2. 他观看，等——他既到了目的地附近，便按惯例到城旁的井边去，在那里他很容易被引见给亲戚。
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2. And he looked, &c.--As he approached the place of his destination, he, according to custom, repaired to the well adjoining the town where he would obtain an easy introduction to his relatives.
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3. 那里的羊群都聚在一处；有石头，等——在亚拉伯，因风沙移动，在别处因蒸发强烈，井口通常有遮盖，尤其是私人产业。许多井上铺一块宽厚扁平的石头，中间凿一圆洞，作为井口。这洞用一块需二三人才能滚开的重石盖住。哈兰那井正是如此。
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3. thither were all the flocks gathered; and a stone, &c.--In Arabia, owing to the shifting sands and in other places, owing to the strong evaporation, the mouth of a well is generally covered, especially when it is private property. Over many is laid a broad, thick, flat stone, with a round hole cut in the middle, forming the mouth of the cistern. This hole is covered with a heavy stone which it would require two or three men to roll away. Such was the description of the well at Haran.
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4. 雅各说，弟兄们——他从那些在那里歇息的、都属哈兰的牧人得知，他在哈兰的亲戚都平安，家族中有一人不久也将来；他便问他们，为何在这里白耗一天中最好的时光，而不给羊群喝水，再送它们回去吃草。
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4. Jacob said, My brethren--Finding from the shepherds who were reposing there with flocks and who all belonged to Haran, that his relatives in Haran were well and that one of the family was shortly expected, he enquired why they were idling the best part of the day there instead of watering their flocks and sending them back to pasture.
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8. 他们说，我们不能，必须等羊群都聚齐了——为了防止水少之处因过频暴露所生的后果，井不仅有盖，习惯上还要在主人或其代表面前，等所有羊群聚集后才开盖；正因如此，那些带着三群羊在哈兰井旁歇息的人，才等拉结到来。
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8. They said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered--In order to prevent the consequences of too frequent exposure in places where water is scarce, the well is not only covered, but it is customary to have all the flocks collected round it before the covering is removed in presence of the owner or one of his representatives; and it was for this reason that those who were reposing at the well of Haran with the three flocks were waiting the arrival of Rachel.
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9-11. 雅各正和他们说话的时候，拉结来了——在牧民部族中，最大的酋长们的未婚女儿也牧放羊群，日出而出，直到日落才歇息看守这些毛茸茸的羊群。每日两次给它们喝水，是一项费时费力的工作，雅各主动帮助这位年轻的牧女，提供了不小的服务。这次会面动人，接待欢迎，雅各在米所波大米亲戚的交往中忘却了一切劳苦。我们能不疑心他在路上为神的恩慈而向神感谢吗？
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9-11. While he yet spake with them, Rachel came--Among the pastoral tribes the young unmarried daughters of the greatest sheiks tend the flocks, going out at sunrise and continuing to watch their fleecy charges till sunset. Watering them, which is done twice a day, is a work of time and labor, and Jacob rendered no small service in volunteering his aid to the young shepherdess. The interview was affecting, the reception welcome, and Jacob forgot all his toils in the society of his Mesopotamian relatives. Can we doubt that he returned thanks to God for His goodness by the way?
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12. 雅各告诉拉结，等——按东方的惯例，“兄弟”一词延及远房的亲属，如叔父、表兄弟、或侄子。
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12. Jacob told Rachel, &c.--According to the practice of the East, the term "brother" is extended to remote degrees of relationship, as uncle, cousin, or nephew.
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14-20. 他住了一个月——在牧民中，陌生人可白白受款待三日；第四日便当说出姓名和来意；若再延长停留，便须按所议定的作某种工。拉班家也有类似的规矩；他外甥继续作工所得的工价，便是拉结的手。
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14-20. he abode a month--Among pastoral people a stranger is freely entertained for three days; on the fourth day he is expected to tell his name and errand; and if he prolongs his stay after that time, he must set his hand to work in some way, as may be agreed upon. A similar rule obtained in Laban's establishment, and the wages for which his nephew engaged to continue in his employment was the hand of Rachel.
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17. 利亚的眼睛没有神气——即柔和的蓝眼睛——被视为瑕疵。
拉结却生得美貌俊秀——即形态秀丽俊美。后者是雅各所选的。
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17. Leah tender-eyed--that is, soft blue eyes--thought a blemish.
Rachel beautiful and well-favored--that is, comely and handsome in form. The latter was Jacob's choice.
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18. 我愿为你的女儿拉结服事你七年——求婚之事向父亲提出，并不征询女儿；婚事由求婚者或给家中贵重的礼物，或按父亲对女儿的定价付牛群，或在指定期间亲身服事而成。后者是雅各因需要所采的方法；他在那里七年忍受了作雇工牧人的苦工，为要得着拉结。时间过得很快；因为当爱是行动之源时，连艰难的工作也变得轻省。
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18. I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy daughter--A proposal of marriage is made to the father without the daughter being consulted, and the match is effected by the suitor either bestowing costly presents on the family, or by giving cattle to the value the father sets upon his daughter, or else by giving personal services for a specified period. The last was the course necessity imposed on Jacob; and there for seven years he submitted to the drudgery of a hired shepherd, with the view of obtaining Rachel. The time went rapidly away; for even severe and difficult duties become light when love is the spring of action.
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21. 雅各说，把我的妻子给我——到了约定的期限，便举行婚筵。但雅各却遭受了卑鄙的欺诈；当他流露义愤时，对方却以本地风俗为借口来开脱。任何亲属关系的借口都不应被容许来抵挡公义的要求。但这往往是人自私的心所忽略的，时尚或风俗取代了神的旨意。拉班所做的就是如此，他说："我们这地方断不可这样行，把妹妹在姐姐之前给人。"然而，假若这真是哈兰当时社会盛行的风俗，他就应当早早以体面的方式告知侄儿。可惜，这仍是东方人现今大多采取的方式。先嫁长女再嫁幼女的责任，父母为摆脱相貌平庸或残疾的长女所耍的花招（她们借着婚礼当天完全遮蔽容貌的长长新娘面纱而得以得逞），以及在较大族长中长达一周的婚筵，都与现今阿拉伯和亚美尼亚百姓的习俗相符。
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21. Jacob said, Give me my wife--At the expiry of the stipulated term the marriage festivities were held. But an infamous fraud was practised on Jacob, and on his showing a righteous indignation, the usage of the country was pleaded in excuse. No plea of kindred should ever be allowed to come in opposition to the claim of justice. But this is often overlooked by the selfish mind of man, and fashion or custom rules instead of the will of God. This was what Laban did, as he said, "It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the first-born." But, then, if that were the prevailing custom of society at Haran, he should have apprized his nephew of it at an early period in an honorable manner. This, however, is too much the way with the people of the East still. The duty of marrying an elder daughter before a younger, the tricks which parents take to get off an elder daughter that is plain or deformed and in which they are favored by the long bridal veil that entirely conceals her features all the wedding day, and the prolongation for a week of the marriage festivities among the greater sheiks, are accordant with the habits of the people in Arabia and Armenia in the present day.
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28. 又把拉结给雅各为妻——显然这对姐妹的婚事几乎在同时举行，而这姻亲关系当时是许可的，虽然后来被禁止
(利 18:18)。
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28. gave him Rachel also--It is evident that the marriage of both sisters took place nearly about the same time, and that such a connection was then allowed, though afterwards prohibited
(Le 18:18).
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29. 又将使女辟拉给女儿拉结作使女——家境好的父亲至今仍从家中给女儿一个女奴，年轻妻子对她的管理独立于丈夫，有绝对的控制权。
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29. gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah to be her maid--A father in good circumstances still gives his daughter from his household a female slave, over whom the young wife, independently of her husband, has the absolute control.
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31. 利亚……失宠——即不如所当得的那样被爱。她作母亲之后，便保证她在丈夫和社会中的地位都有所提升。
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31. Leah . . . hated--that is, not loved so much as she ought to have been. Her becoming a mother ensured her rising in the estimation both of her husband and of society.
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32-35. 儿子……给他起名叫流便——名字也都有含义；利百加给众子所起的名，表达了她或感谢或欢乐的各种感受，或暗示家族历史中的某些境遇。赋予名字以意义，既有敬虔，也有智慧，因为能使那承受名字的人常常记念自己的本分和对神当尽的责。
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32-35. son . . . his name Reuben--Names were also significant; and those which Leah gave to her sons were expressive of her varying feelings of thankfulness or joy, or allusive to circumstances in the history of the family. There was piety and wisdom in attaching a signification to names, as it tended to keep the bearer in remembrance of his duty and the claims of God.
Ge 29:1-35.
哈兰的井。
1. 雅各继续前行，等——希伯来文作“抬起他的脚”。他在见了梯子的异象之后，次日早晨便以轻松的心情和轻快的脚步继续上路；因为蒙恩的凭据能激励人尽本分
(Ne 8:10)。
到了那地，等——米所波大米和伯拉大河以外全境，被圣史称为“东方”
(Jud 6:3； 1Ki 4:30； Job 1:3)。
本节第一句与第二句之间，包含了一段四百里的旅程。