English Standard Version
Genesis 31:5
5and said to them, "I see that your father does not regard me with favor as he did before. But the God of my father has been with me.
Genesis 31:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.
- New International Version (NIV)He said to them, “I see that your father’s attitude toward me is not what it was before, but the God of my father has been with me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and said to them, “I see your father’s countenance, that it is not favorable toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He said to them, “I have noticed that your father’s attitude toward me has changed. But the God of my father has been with me.
Context of Genesis 31:5
3Then the Lord said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you." 4So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was and said to them, "I see that your father does not regard me with favor as he did before. But the God of my father has been with me. 6You know that I have served your father with all my strength, 7yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God did not permit him to harm me.
Read all of Genesis 31Genesis 31:5 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֗ן רֹאֶ֤ה אָנֹכִי֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י אֲבִיכֶ֔ן כִּֽי־אֵינֶ֥נּוּ אֵלַ֖י כִּתְמֹ֣ל שִׁלְשֹׁ֑ם וֵֽאלֹהֵ֣י אָבִ֔י הָיָ֖ה עִמָּדִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto them, I seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- your father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
- countenanceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- not toward me asתְּמוֹלtemôl temôl · yesterdayH8543
- beforeשִׁלְשֹׁםshilshôm shilshôm · three days agoH8032
- but the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- hath beenהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
Cross-references for Genesis 31:5
- Genesis 31:2And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him with favor as before.
- Genesis 31:3Then the Lord said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you."
- Genesis 32:9And Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O Lord who said to me, 'Return to your country and to your kindred, that I may do you good,'
- Genesis 48:15And he blessed Joseph and said, "The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,
- Genesis 50:17'Say to Joseph, "Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you."' And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to him.
Commentaries on Genesis 31:5
- 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. 4-13Jacob explained to his wives how God had blessed him, even though Laban opposed him. He was not sure if they wanted to leave Laban and move to Canaan. He wanted his family to agree willingly, so he needed to persuade them. He shared how God had guided and provided for them over the years. He explained that he needed to keep the vow he made at Bethel (28:20–22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-211. he heard the words of Laban's sons--It must have been from rumor that Jacob got knowledge of the invidious reflections cast upon him by his cousins; for they were separated at the distance of three days' journey.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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