New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 31:26-42
26Then LabanH3837 saidH559 to JacobH3290, “WhatH4100 have you doneH6213 1by deceivingH1589 me and carryingH5090 awayH5090 my daughtersH1323 like captivesH7617 of the swordH2719? 27WhyH4100 did you fleeH1272 secretlyH2244 and 2deceiveH1589 me, and did not tellH5046 me so that I might have sentH7971 you awayH7971 with joyH8057 and with songsH7892, with 3timbrelH8596 and with 4lyreH3658; 28and did not allowH5203 me 5to kissH5401 my sonsH1121 and my daughtersH1323? NowH6258 you have doneH5528H6213 foolishlyH5528. 29It is in 6my powerH3027 to doH6213 you harmH7451, but 7the GodH430 of your fatherH1 spokeH559 to me lastH570 nightH570, sayingH559, ‘89Be carefulH8104 not to speakH1696 eitherH4480 goodH2896 orH5704 badH7451 to JacobH3290.’ 30NowH6258 you have indeedH1980 goneH1980 away becauseH3588 you longedH3700 greatlyH3700 for your father’sH1 houseH1004; but whyH4100 did you stealH1589 10my godsH430?” 31Then JacobH3290 repliedH6030 to LabanH3837, “BecauseH3588 I was afraidH3372, for I thoughtH559 that you would takeH1497 your daughtersH1323 from me by forceH1497. 3211The one with whomH834 you findH4672 your godsH430 shall not liveH2421; in the presenceH5048 of our 12kinsmenH251 13pointH5234 out whatH4100 is yours 14amongH5973 my belongingsH5973 and takeH3947 it for yourself.” For JacobH3290 did not knowH3045 that RachelH7354 had stolenH1589 them.
33So LabanH3837 wentH935 into Jacob’sH3290 tentH168 and into Leah’sH3812 tentH168 and into the tentH168 of the twoH8147 maidsH519, but he did not findH4672 them. Then he wentH3318 out of Leah’sH3812 tentH168 and enteredH935 Rachel’sH7354 tentH168. 34Now RachelH7354 had takenH3947 the 15householdH8655 idolsH8655 and putH7760 them in the camel’sH1581 saddleH3733, and she satH3427 on them. And LabanH3837 feltH4959 throughH4959 allH3605 the tentH168 but did not findH4672 them. 35She saidH559 to her fatherH1, “Let not my lordH113 be angryH2734 that I cannotH3201H3808 16riseH6965 beforeH4480H6440 you, for the mannerH1870 of womenH802 is upon me.” So he searchedH2664 but did not findH4672 the 1718householdH8655 idolsH8655.
36Then JacobH3290 becameH2734 angryH2734 and contendedH7378 with LabanH3837; and JacobH3290 saidH559 to LabanH3837, “WhatH4100 is my transgressionH6588? WhatH4100 is my sinH2403 that you have hotlyH1814 pursuedH1814 me? 37ThoughH3588 you have feltH4959 throughH4959 allH3605 my goodsH3627, whatH4100 have you foundH4672 of allH3605 your householdH1004 goodsH3627? SetH7760 it hereH3541 beforeH5048 my 19kinsmenH251 and your 20kinsmenH251, that they may decideH3198 betweenH996 us twoH8147. 38TheseH2088 twentyH6242 yearsH8141 I have been with you; your ewesH7353 and your femaleH5795 goatsH5795 have not miscarriedH7921, norH3808 have I eatenH398 the ramsH352 of your flocksH6629. 39That which was tornH2966 of beasts I did not bringH935 to you; I boreH2398 the lossH2398 of it myselfH595. You requiredH1245 it of my handH3027 whether stolenH1589 by dayH3117 or stolenH1589 by nightH3915. 40Thus I was: by dayH3117 the 21heatH2721 consumedH398 me and the frostH7140 by nightH3915, and my sleepH8142 fledH5074 from my eyesH5869. 41TheseH2088 twentyH6242 yearsH8141 I have been in your houseH1004; 22I servedH5647 you fourteenH702H6240 yearsH8141 for your twoH8147 daughtersH1323 and sixH8337 yearsH8141 for your flockH6629, and you 23changedH2498 my wagesH4909 tenH6235 timesH4489. 42IfH3884 24the GodH430 of my fatherH1, the GodH430 of AbrahamH85, and the fearH6343 of IsaacH3327, hadH1961 not beenH1961 for me, surelyH3588 nowH6258 you would have sentH7971 me awayH7971 empty-handedH7387. 25GodH430 has seenH7200 my afflictionH6040 and the toilH3018 of my handsH3709, so He 26renderedH3198 judgmentH3198 lastH570 nightH570.”
Notes
- 1. Genesis 31:26 Lit and you have stolen my heart ↩
- 2. Genesis 31:27 Lit steal me ↩
- 3. Genesis 31:27 Ex 15:20 ↩
- 4. Genesis 31:27 Gen 4:21 ↩
- 5. Genesis 31:28 Gen 31:55 ↩
- 6. Genesis 31:29 Lit the power of my hand ↩
- 7. Genesis 31:29 Gen 31:5, 24, 42, 53 ↩
- 8. Genesis 31:29 Lit Take heed to yourself ↩
- 9. Genesis 31:29 Gen 31:24 ↩
- 10. Genesis 31:30 Gen 31:19; Josh 24:2; Judg 18:24 ↩
- 11. Genesis 31:32 Gen 44:9 ↩
- 12. Genesis 31:32 Lit brothers ↩
- 13. Genesis 31:32 Lit recognize ↩
- 14. Genesis 31:32 Lit with me ↩
- 15. Genesis 31:34 Heb teraphim ↩
- 16. Genesis 31:35 Lev 19:32 ↩
- 17. Genesis 31:35 Heb teraphim ↩
- 18. Genesis 31:35 Gen 31:19 ↩
- 19. Genesis 31:37 Lit brothers ↩
- 20. Genesis 31:37 Lit brothers ↩
- 21. Genesis 31:40 Or drought ↩
- 22. Genesis 31:41 Gen 29:27, 30 ↩
- 23. Genesis 31:41 Gen 31:7 ↩
- 24. Genesis 31:42 Gen 31:5, 29, 53 ↩
- 25. Genesis 31:42 Gen 29:32; Ex 3:7 ↩
- 26. Genesis 31:42 Gen 31:24, 29 ↩
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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