Revised Literal Translation
Genesis 31:8-41
8If he saidH559 thus, The speckledH5348 shall be thy wagesH7939; then all the cattleH6629 bareH3205 speckledH5348: and if he saidH559 thus, The ringstrakedH6124 shall be thy hireH7939; then bareH3205 all the cattleH6629 ringstrakedH6124. 9Thus GodH430 hath taken awayH5337 the cattleH4735 of your fatherH1, and givenH5414 them to me. 10And it came to pass at the timeH6256 that the cattleH6629 conceivedH3179, that I lifted upH5375 mine eyesH5869, and sawH7200 in a dreamH2472, and, behold, the ramsH6260 which leapedH5927 upon the cattleH6629 were ringstrakedH6124, speckledH5348, and grisledH1261.1 11And the angelH4397 of GodH430 spakeH559 unto me in a dreamH2472, saying, JacobH3290: And I saidH559, Here am I. 12And he saidH559, Lift upH5375 now thine eyesH5869, and seeH7200, all the ramsH6260 which leapH5927 upon the cattleH6629 are ringstrakedH6124, speckledH5348, and grisledH1261: for I have seenH7200 all that LabanH3837 doethH6213 unto thee. 13I am the GodH410 of Beth–elH1008, where thou anointedstH4886 the pillarH4676, and where thou vowedstH5087 a vowH5088 unto me: now ariseH6965, get thee outH3318 from this landH776, and returnH7725 unto the landH776 of thy kindredH4138. 14And RachelH7354 and LeahH3812 answeredH6030 and saidH559 unto him, Is there yet any portionH2506 or inheritanceH5159 for us in our father’sH1 houseH1004? 15Are we not countedH2803 of him strangersH5237? for he hath soldH4376 us, and hath quiteH398 devouredH398 also our moneyH3701. 16For all the richesH6239 which GodH430 hath takenH5337 from our fatherH1, that is ours, and our children’sH1121: now then, whatsoever GodH430 hath saidH559 unto thee, doH6213.
17Then JacobH3290 rose upH6965, and setH5375 his sonsH1121 and his wivesH802 upon camelsH1581; 18And he carried awayH5090 all his cattleH4735, and all his goodsH7399 which he had gottenH7408, the cattleH4735 of his gettingH7075, which he had gottenH7408 in Padan–aramH6307, for to goH935 to IsaacH3327 his fatherH1 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667. 19And LabanH3837 wentH1980 to shearH1494 his sheepH6629: and RachelH7354 had stolenH1589 the imagesH8655 that were her father’sH1.2 20And JacobH3290 stole awayH1589 unawaresH3820 to LabanH3837 the SyrianH761, in thatH5921 he toldH5046 him notH1097 that he fledH1272.3 21So he fledH1272 with all that he had; and he rose upH6965, and passed overH5674 the riverH5104, and setH7760 his faceH6440 toward the mountH2022 GileadH1568. 22And it was toldH5046 LabanH3837 on the thirdH7992 dayH3117 that JacobH3290 was fledH1272. 23And he tookH3947 his brethrenH251 with him, and pursuedH7291 after himH310 sevenH7651 days’H3117 journeyH1870; and they overtookH1692 him in the mountH2022 GileadH1568. 24And GodH430 cameH935 to LabanH3837 the SyrianH761 in a dreamH2472 by nightH3915, and saidH559 unto him, Take heedH8104 that thou speakH1696 not toH5973 JacobH3290 either goodH2896 orH5704 badH7451.4
25Then LabanH3837 overtookH5381 JacobH3290. Now JacobH3290 had pitchedH8628 his tentH168 in the mountH2022: and LabanH3837 with his brethrenH251 pitchedH8628 in the mountH2022 of GileadH1568. 26And LabanH3837 saidH559 to JacobH3290, What hast thou doneH6213, that thou hast stolen awayH1589 unawaresH3824 to me, and carried awayH5090 my daughtersH1323, as captivesH7617 taken with the swordH2719? 27Wherefore didst thou flee awayH1272 secretlyH2244, and steal awayH1589 from me; and didst not tellH5046 me, that I might have sent thee awayH7971 with mirthH8057, and with songsH7892, with tabretH8596, and with harpH3658?5 28And hast not sufferedH5203 me to kissH5401 my sonsH1121 and my daughtersH1323? thou hast now done foolishlyH5528 in so doingH6213. 29It isH3426 in the powerH410 of my handH3027 to doH6213 you hurtH7451: but the GodH430 of your fatherH1 spakeH559 unto me yesternightH570, sayingH559, Take thou heedH8104 that thou speak notH1696 to JacobH3290 either goodH2896 or badH7451. 30And now, though thou wouldest needsH1980 be goneH1980, because thou soreH3700 longedstH3700 after thy father’sH1 houseH1004, yet wherefore hast thou stolenH1589 my godsH430? 31And JacobH3290 answeredH6030 and saidH559 to LabanH3837, Because I was afraidH3372: for I saidH559, PeradventureH6435 thou wouldest take by forceH1497 thy daughtersH1323 from me. 32With whomsoeverH834 thou findestH4672 thy godsH430, let him not liveH2421: beforeH5048 our brethrenH251 discernH5234 thou what is thine with me, and takeH3947 it to thee. For JacobH3290 knewH3045 not that RachelH7354 had stolenH1589 them. 33And LabanH3837 wentH935 into Jacob’sH3290 tentH168, and into Leah’sH3812 tentH168, and into the twoH8147 maidservants’H519 tentsH168; but he foundH4672 them not. Then went he outH3318 of Leah’sH3812 tentH168, and enteredH935 into Rachel’sH7354 tentH168. 34Now RachelH7354 had takenH3947 the imagesH8655, and putH7760 them in the camel’sH1581 furnitureH3733, and satH3427 upon them. And LabanH3837 searchedH4959 all the tentH168, but foundH4672 them not.6 35And she saidH559 to her fatherH1, Let it not displeaseH5869H2734 my lordH113 that I cannotH3201 rise upH6965 before theeH6440; for the customH1870 of womenH802 is upon me. And he searchedH2664, but foundH4672 not the imagesH8655.
36And JacobH3290 was wrothH2734, and chodeH7378 with LabanH3837: and JacobH3290 answeredH6030 and saidH559 to LabanH3837, What is my trespassH6588? what is my sinH2403, that thou hast so hotly pursuedH1814 after meH310? 37WhereasH3588 thou hast searchedH4959 all my stuffH3627, what hast thou foundH4672 of all thy householdH1004 stuffH3627? setH7760 it hereH3541 before my brethrenH251 and thy brethrenH251, that they may judgeH3198 betwixtH996 us bothH8147.7 38This twentyH6242 yearsH8141 have I been with thee; thy ewesH7353 and thy she goatsH5795 have not cast their youngH7921, and the ramsH352 of thy flockH6629 have I not eatenH398. 39That which was tornH2966 of beasts I broughtH935 not unto thee; I bare the lossH2398 of it; of my handH3027 didst thou requireH1245 it, whether stolenH1589 by dayH3117, or stolenH1589 by nightH3915. 40Thus I was; in the dayH3117 the droughtH2721 consumedH398 me, and the frostH7140 by nightH3915; and my sleepH8142 departedH5074 from mine eyesH5869. 41Thus have I been twentyH6242 yearsH8141 in thy houseH1004; I served theeH5647 fourteenH6240H702 yearsH8141 for thy twoH8147 daughtersH1323, and sixH8337 yearsH8141 for thy cattleH6629: and thou hast changedH2498 my wagesH4909 tenH6235 timesH4489.
Notes
- 1. Genesis 31:10 rams: or, he goats. ↩
- 2. Genesis 31:19 images: Heb. teraphim. ↩
- 3. Genesis 31:20 unawares…: Heb. the heart of Laban. ↩
- 4. Genesis 31:24 either…: Heb. from good to bad. ↩
- 5. Genesis 31:27 steal…: Heb. hast stolen me. ↩
- 6. Genesis 31:34 searched: Heb. felt. ↩
- 7. Genesis 31:37 searched: Heb. felt. ↩
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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