New English Translation
Genesis 31:5
5There he said to them, “I can tell that your father’s attitude toward me has changed, 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- 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.
Context of Genesis 31:5
3The Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.” 4So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were. There he said to them, “I can tell that your father’s attitude toward me has changed, but the God of my father has been with me. 6You know that I’ve worked for your father as hard as I could, 7but your father has humiliated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not permitted him to do me any harm.
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 31:2When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.
- Genesis 31:3The Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”
- Genesis 32:9Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, O Lord, you said to me, ‘Return to your land and to your relatives and I will make you prosper.’
- Genesis 48:15Then he blessed Joseph and said, “May 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‘Tell Joseph this: Please forgive the sin of your brothers and the wrong they did when they treated you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sin of the servants of the God of your father.” When this message was reported to him, Joseph wept.
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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