Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 31:2
2And Jacob saw from Laban’s face that his attitude toward him was not the same as before.
Genesis 31:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
- New International Version (NIV)And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him with favor as before.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and indeed it was not favorable toward him as before.
Context of Genesis 31:2
1Now Jacob heard what Laban’s sons were saying: “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s and has built this wealth from what belonged to our father.” And Jacob saw from Laban’s face that his attitude toward him was not the same as before. 3The Lord said to him, “Go back to the land of your ancestors and to your family, and I will be with you.” 4Jacob had Rachel and Leah called to the field where his flocks were.
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וַיַּ֥רְא יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י לָבָ֑ן וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵינֶ֛נּוּ עִמּ֖וֹ כִּתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 31:2
- Genesis 4:5but he did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he looked despondent.
- Deuteronomy 28:54The most sensitive and refined man among you will look grudgingly at his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children,
- 1 Samuel 18:9So Saul watched David jealously from that day forward.
- Daniel 3:19Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times more than was customary,
- Genesis 30:27But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor with you, stay. I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you.”
- Exodus 4:10But Moses replied to the Lord, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent — either in the past or recently or since you have been speaking to your servant — because my mouth and my tongue are sluggish.”
- Deuteronomy 19:4“Here is the law concerning a case of someone who kills a person and flees there to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally without previously hating him:
- 1 Samuel 19:7So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these words. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he served him as he did before.
Commentaries on Genesis 31:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-55Verses 1-55 - Jacob‘s Flight from Haran 19. תרפים terāpı̂ym Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapter, and nowhere else in the Pentateuch. It is always in the plural number. The root does not appear in Biblical Hebrew. It perhaps means “to live well,” intransitively (Gesenius, Roedig.), “to nourish,” transitively (Furst). The teraphim were symbols or representatives of the Deity, as Laban calls…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Laban’s sons became more hostile toward Jacob because his flocks were growing faster than theirs. They were jealous because God was blessing Jacob. They were also afraid that he might take over everything they had.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban--literally, "was not the same as yesterday, and the day before," a common Oriental form of speech. The insinuations against Jacob's fidelity by Laban's sons, and the sullen reserve, the churlish conduct, of Laban himself, had made Jacob's situation, in his uncle's establishment, most trying and painful. It is always one of the vexations attendant on worldly prosperity, that it excites the envy of others (Ec…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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