Essay zu Bereschit 29:15
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָבָן֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב הֲכִי־אָחִ֣י אַ֔תָּה וַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִי חִנָּ֑ם הַגִּ֥ידָה לִּ֖י מַה־מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ׃
Da sprach Laban zu Jakob: Weil du mein Verwandter bist, solltest du mir darum umsonst dienen? Gib mir an, was dein Lohn sein soll. —
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
The language of the text here, as well as the tenor of the situation, suggest that the Bible has set up Yaakov’s punishment for having stolen Yitzhak’s blessing from his brother. “Deceived” (v.25) and “younger … firstborn” (v.26) echo the Chap. 27 narrative, and provide another example of biblical justice.
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