Genesis 31

Genesis 31:7

And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times, &c.

But your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages agreed upon, very often; but God hath so ordered it, that his changes have been no loss to my estate.

Genesis 31:10

And it came to pass that at the time the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold,

the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled. For in ramming time, God premonished me in a dream, of this course of enriching myself, by the party-coloured goats male and female; and, of this means, to effect that diversity of colour.

Genesis 31:15

Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.

Had he not dealt with us as strangers? for he hath sold us to thee for thy service, instead of a dowry; and since he hath thus used us, shall we stay still, that he may prey upon us, and consume that substance which we have.

Genesis 31:19

And Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.

Then Rachel, whether out of some superstition of her own, or in some purpose to bereave her father of those means of his idolatry, stole the images which her father had wont to worship.

Genesis 31:20

And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian.

Then Jacob stole away secretly, without the knowledge or consent of Laban, his father-in-law.

Genesis 31:23

And he took his brethren with him.

He took his kinsfolk with him, &c.

Genesis 31:35

Let it not displease my Lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me.

The accustomed infirmity of women is upon me, and makes me unfit for these outward duties of courtesy; I beseech thee hold me excused, in the forbearance of this ceremony of my due respect to thee.

Genesis 31:42

Except 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.

If the God of my father, I mean the God of Abraham, and the same God whom Isaac my father feareth and worshippeth, had not been with me, and prospered me, &c.

Genesis 31:47

And Laban called it Jegar-Sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.

And Laban, in the Syrian tongue, and Jacob in the Hebrew called it, The heap of the witness.

Genesis 31:53

The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. But Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.

The God which once Abraham worshipped, and the gods of his predecessors, be judge between us; but Jacob swore by the true God, whom his father Isaac feared.