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

38Jacob continued to say to Laban, ‘I have worked for you for 20 years. Your female sheep and goats have all safely given birth to young ones. I have not taken any of your male animals as food for myself. 39If wild animals attacked your sheep or goats, I did not show them to you. I myself paid you for them. If any animal was lost, in the day or at night, you said that I must pay you for it. This is what it was like to work for you: I worked in the strong heat of the sun in the day. I had pain from the cold at night. I could not always sleep. 41It was like this for 20 years as I worked like a slave for you. I worked for 14 years to pay you for your two daughters. Then I worked for six years for your sheep and goats. You changed what you paid me at least ten times! 42The God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac was with me. If he had not helped me, then you would have sent me away with nothing. But God has seen what you have done to hurt me. He has seen how hard I have worked for you. So last night he told you that you had done wrong.’

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 man saved us from the shepherds. He even took water from the well and he gave it to our animals.’
• Exodus 3:1Moses worked as a shepherd and he took care of Jethro's sheep. Jethro was his wife's father and he was the priest of Midian. Moses led the sheep to the far side of the desert. He came to Sinai, the mountain of God.
• Psalms 78:70Also, he chose his servant, David. He took David away from the fields,
• Hosea 12:12Jacob ran away to the land of Aram. He worked there as a shepherd so that he could get a wife.
• Luke 2:8That night some shepherds were living out in the fields near Bethlehem. They were keeping their sheep safe.
• John 21:15When they had finished eating, Jesus spoke to Simon Peter. He said, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these other disciples love me?’ Peter answered, ‘Yes Lord, you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’
• Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders, who taught God's message to you. Think about the way in which they have lived and the good things that they have done. They have trusted God, so you should have faith like they have.
• 1 Peter 5:2Watch over the group of believers that God has given to you. Be like a shepherd that takes care of his sheep. Lead them well because you want to do it. Do not do it just because you have to do it. Do it in the way that God wants for you. Do not be a leader because you want to receive money for yourself. Instead, do it because you want to help people.

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