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 J's lost etymology of Issachar.—18. E's interpretation of, which is, of course, independent of the story of the mandrakes. The name is resolved either into, 'man of hire,' or into ], 'there is a reward' (Tu. Di.); or else the and quiescent  are simply dropped (Gu.): v.i.—20. Two etymologies of Zĕbûlûn; the first from E , and the second, therefore, from J: both are somewhat obscure (v.i.).—21. Dînāh] The absence of an etymology, and the fact that Dinah is excluded from the enumeration of 32$23$, make it probable that the v. is interpolated with a view to ch. 34.—22-24. At last Rachel bears a son, long hoped for and therefore marked out for a brilliant destiny—Yôsēph.—23b, 24b. E derives the name from, 'take away'; J more naturally from , 'add': May Yahwe add to me another son!

XXX. 25-43.—Jacob enriched at Laban's Expense (JE).

Jacob, having accomplished his 14 years of service for his wives, is now in a position to dictate terms to Laban,

J, on account of the numeral.—18a[Greek: b], while correctly expressing the idea of E, contains the word, which E avoids; and is therefore probably redactional.—18b. ] So Ben Asher regularly, with Qrê perp. : B. Naphtali has, or (see Baer-Del. Gen. 84 f.; Ginsburg, Introd. 250 ff.). The duplication of the cannot be disposed of as a Massoretic caprice, and is most naturally explained by the assumption that two components were recognised, of which the first was (We. TBS, p. v). For the second component We. refers to the of 1 Ch. 11$35$ 26$4$; Ba. compares an Eg. deity Sokar; while Mey. (INS, 53$6$) is satisfied with the interpretation 'man of hire,' corresponding to the description of the tribe in Gn. 49$14f.$.—20. ] The [root] (except in proper names) is not found in OT, but is explained by Aram. (cf., 'dowry'), and is common in Palm. prop. names (BDB, s.v.). The interchange of and  is probably dialectic (cf. dacrima = lacrima), and hardly justifies Cheyne's view that the name in the writer's mind was ] (l.c. 380).—] Another apparently connected with, poet. for 'abode': Vns. 'dwell with' (as EVV). This gives a good enough sense here, and is perhaps supported by 49$13$ (see on the v.); but remains without any natural explanation. See Hogg, in EB, 5385 ff. Mey. (538) derives it from the personal name (Ju. 9$28$).—21 end] G + (as 29$35$).—24. ] Probably a contraction of, though the Yšp'r of the list of Thothmes (No. 78)