Genesis 29 · Verse 22

Genesis 29:22

And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
Genesis 29:22, King James Version

Genesis 29:22 in other translations

BSBSo Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.
WEBLaban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
ASVAnd Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
YLTand Laban gathereth all the men of the place, and maketh a banquet.
DARBYAnd Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
BBEAnd Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.
WebsterAnd Laban assembled all the men of the place, and made a feast.

What does Genesis 29:22 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 Laban - made a feast - משתה mishteh signifies a feast of drinking. As marriage was a very solemn contract, there is much reason to believe that sacrifices were offered on the occasion, and libations poured out; and we know that on festival occasions a cup of wine was offered to every guest; and as this was drunk with particular ceremonies, the feast might derive its name from this circumstance, which was the most prominent and observable on such occasions.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 29:15-30

During the month that Jacob spent as a guest, he was not idle. Wherever we are, it is good to employ ourselves in some useful business. Laban was desirous that Jacob should continue with him. Inferior relations must not be imposed upon; it is our duty to reward them. Jacob made known to Laban the affection he had for his daughter Rachel. And having no wordly goods with which to endow her, he promises seven years'…

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Genesis 29:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.Sofand he gatheredH622
לָבָ֛ןla.VanLabanH3837
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Shei[the] people ofH582
הַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he preparedH6213
מִשְׁתֶּֽה\׃mish.Teha feastH4960

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 29:22

  • Revelation 19:9

    And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

  • Judges 14:10-18

    So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments: But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it. …

  • Matthew 25:1-10

    Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. …

  • Matthew 22:2-10

    The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: …

  • Ruth 4:10-13

    Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day. And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth–lehem: And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman. So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son.

  • John 2:1-10

    And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. …

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Jud 14:10-18; Ru 4:10-13; Mt 22:2-10; 25:1-10; Joh 2:1-10; Re 19:9

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Context

  • Genesis 29:21

    And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

  • Genesis 29:22

    And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

  • Genesis 29:23

    And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

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Genesis 29:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces Labán juntó á todos los varones de aquel lugar, é hizo banquete.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Laban rassembla tous les gens du lieu, et fit un festin.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Laban versammelte alle Männer des Ortes und machte ein Mahl.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Qui vocatis multis amicorum turbis ad convivium, fecit nuptias.