Kommentar zu Bereschit 30:34
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לָבָ֖ן הֵ֑ן ל֖וּ יְהִ֥י כִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃
Da sprach Laban: Gut, es sei, wie du gesprochen!
Rashi on Genesis
הן WELL! — an expression denoting agreement with a statement.
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Sforno on Genesis
לו יהי כדברך, so that you will be satisfied with the results of your own proposal. [Lavan assumed that Yaakov had shot himself in the leg with his proposal. Ed.]
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Siftei Chakhamim
A term indicating acceptance of terms. [Rashi is explaining that here it is] not like הן לי לא נתת זרע (15:3), which means הנה (behold).
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Rav Hirsch on Torah
Laban geht darauf gerne ein — um es sofort illusorisch zu machen.
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Rashi on Genesis
לו יהי כדברך I WOULD IT MIGHT BE ACCORDING TO THY WORD — Would that you will remain satisfied with this!
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Siftei Chakhamim
If only you remain satisfied with this. I.e., although Yaakov said it verbally, Lavan thought: perhaps he does not mean it in his heart, or he will change his mind.
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