Genesis 31:3 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

³ Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ Then the Lord said to Jacob, Return to the land of your fathers and to your people, and I will be with you.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And Jehovah said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

Common English Bible

³ Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your ancestors and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Most importantly, the Lord was saying to him, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your generation, and I will be with you."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ Especially the Lord saying to him: Return into the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred, and I will be with thee.

Genesis 31:3 Cross References

Genesis 13:15

for all the land which you see I will give to you and to your descendants for ever.

Genesis 21:22

At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do;

Genesis 26:24

And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father; fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your descendants for my servant Abraham's sake.”

Genesis 28:13

And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your descendants;

Genesis 28:15

Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done that of which I have spoken to you.”

Genesis 28:4

May he give the blessing of Abraham to you and to your descendants with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojournings which God gave to Abraham!”

Genesis 30:25

When Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away, that I may go to my own home and country.

Genesis 31:13

I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now arise, go forth from this land, and return to the land of your birth.’ ”

Genesis 31:18

and he drove away all his cattle, all his livestock which he had gained, the cattle in his possession which he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac.

Genesis 31:2

And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him with favor as before.

Genesis 31:4

So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was,

Genesis 32:10

I am not worthy of the least of all the steadfast love and all the faithfulness which thou hast shown to thy servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan; and now I have become two companies.

Genesis 32:5

and I have oxen, asses, flocks, menservants, and maidservants; and I have sent to tell my lord, in order that I may find favor in your sight.’ ”

Genesis 32:9

And Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O Lord who didst say to me, ‘Return to your country and to your kindred, and I will do you good,’

Genesis 35:1

God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there; and make there an altar to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”

Genesis 35:3

then let us arise and go up to Bethel, that I may make there an altar to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone.”

Genesis 50:24

And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die; but God will visit you, and bring you up out of this land to the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”

Psalm 46:1

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Psalm 50:15

and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”

Psalm 90:15

Make us glad as many days as thou hast afflicted us, and as many years as we have seen evil.

Exodus 3:12

He said, “But I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God upon this mountain.”

Isaiah 41:10

fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never fail you nor forsake you.”