Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set [it] here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge between us both.
Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff,…. Or all my vessels n, or utensils; whether household goods, or such as were used with regard to the cattle, or armour for defence:
what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? is there any vessel or utensil, or anything whatever thou canst claim as thine own? is there anything that has been taken away from thee either by me or mine?
set [it] here before my brethren and thy brethren; publicly before them all, and let it be thoroughly inquired into whose property it was, and whether lawfully taken or not:
that they may judge betwixt us both; Jacob was so conscious to himself of his own uprightness, that he could safely leave anything that might be disputed in arbitration with the very men that Laban had brought with him: it was so clear a case that he had not wronged him of anyone thing.
n “omnia vasa mea”, Montanus, Munster, Vatablus, Drusius, Schmidt.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Gen 31:37 Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set [it] here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.
Ver. 37. Set it here before my brethren. ] See the confidence of a clear conscience! Happy is he that can be acquitted by himself in private; in public by others; in both by God. Lucrum in arca, saepe facit damnum in conscientia. But all such as conceive with guile, by that time they have reckoned their months aright, though they grow never so big, shall bring forth nothing but wind and vanity. Yea, they that “sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind”. Hos 8:7 Let that thou hast be well gotten, and thou needest not care whom thou lookest in the face; thou shalt not be ashamed to “speak with thine enemies in the gate”. Psa 127:5
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
set it here: Gen 31:32, Jos 7:23, 1Sa 12:3, 1Sa 12:4, Mat 18:16, 1Co 6:4, 1Co 6:5, 1Th 2:10, Heb 13:18, 1Pe 2:12, 1Pe 3:16
Reciprocal: Gen 30:33 – righteousness Gen 31:46 – brethren Pro 11:6 – righteousness Tit 2:10 – showing