Genesis 31:40

Genesis 31:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
• New International Version (NIV)This was my situation: The heat consumed me in the daytime and the cold at night, and sleep fled from my eyes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There I was: by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There I was! In the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes.

Context of Genesis 31:40

38I’ve been with you these twenty years. Your ewes and female goats have not miscarried, and I have not eaten the rams from your flock. 39I did not bring you any of the flock torn by wild beasts; I myself bore the loss. You demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or by night. There I was — the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes. 41For twenty years in your household I served you — fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks — and you have changed my wages ten times! 42If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, certainly now you would have sent me off empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and my hard work, and he issued his verdict last night.”

Genesis 31:40 word by word

הָיִ֧יתִי בַיּ֛וֹם אֲכָלַ֥נִי חֹ֖רֶב וְקֶ֣רַח בַּלָּ֑יְלָה וַתִּדַּ֥ד שְׁנָתִ֖י מֵֽעֵינָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I was; in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the droughtחֹ֫רֶבchôreb · droughtH2721
• consumedאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• me, and the frostקֶ֫רַחqerach qôrach · iceH7140
• by nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• and my sleepשֵׁנָהshênâh shênâ' · sleepH8142
• departedנָדַדnâdad · to wanderH5074
• from mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869

Cross-references for Genesis 31:40

• Exodus 2:19They answered, “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”
• Exodus 3:1Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
• Psalms 78:70He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens;
• Hosea 12:12Jacob fled to the territory of Aram. Israel worked to earn a wife; he tended flocks for a wife.
• Luke 2:8In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock.
• John 21:15When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said to him, “you know that I love you.” “Feed my lambs,” he told him.
• Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who have spoken God’s word to you. As you carefully observe the outcome of their lives, imitate their faith.
• 1 Peter 5:2Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed for money but eagerly;

Commentaries on Genesis 31:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40In the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night - The being exposed to the heat by day, and frost by night, is made part of the heaviest punishment of Promethus by Aeschylus. ' ̔ ͅ , · ͅ <-144 ̔ · ' ̔ͅ ̔ ͅ . Aeschyl. Prom. Vinc., v. 22. Opposed to the sun's most fervid beam, The hue of beauty changed; till parch'd by heat The night with spangled stole shall hide its light From thee rejoicing, but again the sun Chases the hoar frost from thy…Read the comment
• 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
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-42Verses 36-42 If Jacob were willingly consumed with heat in the day, and frost by night, to become the son-in-law of Laban, what should we refuse to endure, to become the sons of God? Jacob speaks of God as the God of his father; he thought himself unworthy to be regarded, but was beloved for his father's sake. He calls him the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac; for Abraham was dead, and gone to that world where perfect love casts out fear; but Isaac…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40Jacob, who preferred life at home (25:27), had spent 20 years enduring the hardships of outdoor life, which Esau had loved.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4040. in the day the drought ... and the frost by night--The temperature changes often in twenty-four hours from the greatest extremes of heat and cold, most trying to the shepherd who has to keep watch by his flocks. Much allowance must be made for Jacob. Great and long-continued provocations ruffle the mildest and most disciplined tempers. It is difficult to "be angry and sin not" [Ep 4:26]. But these two relatives, after having given utterance to their…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 31:40

• Chiding
• Dishonesty
• Drought
• Father-In-Law
• Laban
• Shepherd

In the dictionaries

• Agate
• Carry
• Dew
• Discern
• Drought
• Fear
• Frost
• Gather
• Inheritance
• Jacob

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