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

38This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten. 39That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night. Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes. 41Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times. 42Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

Genesis 31:40 word by word

הָיִ֧יתִי בַיּ֛וֹם אֲכָלַ֥נִי חֹ֖רֶב וְקֶ֣רַח בַּלָּ֑יְלָה וַתִּדַּ֥ד שְׁנָתִ֖י מֵֽעֵינָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• 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 2:19And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.
• Exodus 3:1Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
• Psalms 78:70He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
• Hosea 12:12And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
• Luke 2:8And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
• John 21:15So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
• Hebrews 13:7Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
• 1 Peter 5:2Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

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