New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 31:4-13
4So JacobH3290 sentH7971 and calledH7121 RachelH7354 and LeahH3812 to his flockH6629 in the fieldH7704,
5and saidH559 to them, “1I seeH7200 your father’sH1 2attitudeH6440, that it is not friendly towardH413 me as formerlyH8543, but 3the GodH430 of my fatherH1 has beenH1961 with me.
64You knowH3045 that I have servedH5647 your fatherH1 with allH3605 my strengthH3581.
7Yet your fatherH1 has 5cheatedH8524 me and 6changedH2498 my wagesH4909 tenH6235 timesH4489; however, 7GodH430 did not allowH5414 him to hurtH7489 me.
8IfH518 8he spokeH559 thusH3541, ‘The speckledH5348 shall be your wagesH7939,’ then allH3605 the flockH6629 broughtH3205 forthH3205 speckledH5348; and ifH518 he spokeH559 thusH3541, ‘The stripedH6124 shall be your wagesH7939,’ then allH3605 the flockH6629 broughtH3205 forthH3205 stripedH6124.
9Thus GodH430 has 9takenH5337 awayH5337 your father’sH1 livestockH4735 and givenH5414 them to me.
10And it cameH1961 about at the timeH6256 when the flockH6629 were 10matingH3179 that I liftedH5375 up my eyesH5869 and sawH7200 in a dreamH2472, and beholdH2009, the maleH6260 goatsH6260 which were 11matingH5927 were stripedH6124, speckledH5348, and mottledH1261.
11Then 12the angelH4397 of GodH430 saidH559 to me in the dreamH2472, ‘JacobH3290,’ and I saidH559, ‘HereH2009 I am.’
12He saidH559, ‘LiftH5375 up nowH4994 your eyesH5869 and seeH7200 that allH3605 the maleH6260 goatsH6260 which are 13matingH5927 are stripedH6124, speckledH5348, and mottledH1261; for 14I have seenH7200 allH3605 that LabanH3837 has been doingH6213 to you.
13I am 15the GodH410 of BethelH1008, whereH834H8033 you 16anointedH4886 a pillarH4676, whereH834H8033 you madeH5087 a vowH5088 to Me; nowH6258 ariseH6965, 17leaveH3318 thisH2088 landH776, and 18returnH7725 to the landH776 of your birthH4138.’”
Notes
- 1. Genesis 31:5 Gen 31:2 ↩
- 2. Genesis 31:5 Lit face ↩
- 3. Genesis 31:5 Gen 21:22; 28:13, 15; 31:29, 42, 53; Is 41:10; Heb 13:5 ↩
- 4. Genesis 31:6 Gen 30:29 ↩
- 5. Genesis 31:7 Gen 29:25 ↩
- 6. Genesis 31:7 Gen 31:41 ↩
- 7. Genesis 31:7 Gen 15:1; 31:29 ↩
- 8. Genesis 31:8 Gen 30:32 ↩
- 9. Genesis 31:9 Gen 31:1, 16 ↩
- 10. Genesis 31:10 Or conceiving ↩
- 11. Genesis 31:10 Lit leaping upon the flock ↩
- 12. Genesis 31:11 Gen 16:7-11; 22:11, 15; 31:13; 48:16 ↩
- 13. Genesis 31:12 Lit leaping upon the flock ↩
- 14. Genesis 31:12 Ex 3:7 ↩
- 15. Genesis 31:13 Gen 28:13, 19 ↩
- 16. Genesis 31:13 Gen 28:18, 20 ↩
- 17. Genesis 31:13 Lit go out from ↩
- 18. Genesis 31:13 Gen 28:15; 32:9 ↩
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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