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Genesis 31:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

and he told them: Your father isn't as friendly with me as he used to be, but the God my ancestors worshipped has been on my side.

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About this time Abimelech and his army commander Phicol said to Abraham, “God blesses everything you do!

where the LORD appeared to him that night and told him, “Don't be afraid! I am the God who was worshipped by your father Abraham, my servant. I will be with you and bless you, and because of Abraham I will give you many descendants.”

The LORD was standing beside the ladder and said: I am the LORD God who was worshipped by Abraham and Isaac. I will give to you and your family the land on which you are now sleeping.

Wherever you go, I will watch over you, then later I will bring you back to this land. I won't leave you—I will do all I have promised.

and I am the God you worshipped at Bethel, when you poured olive oil on a rock and made a promise to me. Leave here straight away and return to the land where you were born.”

I could easily hurt you, but the God your father worshipped has warned me not to make any threats or promises.

Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to meet him in the field where he kept his sheep,

If the fearsome God worshipped by Abraham and my father Isaac had not been on my side, you would have sent me away without a thing. But God saw my hard work, and he knew the trouble I was in, so he helped me. Then last night he told you how wrong you were.

My father Nahor, your grandfather Abraham, and their ancestors all worshipped the same God, and he will make sure that we each keep the agreement. Then Jacob made a promise in the name of the fearsome God his father Isaac had worshipped.

Then Jacob prayed: You, LORD, are the God who was worshipped by my grandfather Abraham and by my father Isaac. You told me to return home to my family, and you promised to be with me and make me successful.

Then he gave Joseph his blessing and said: My grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac worshipped the LORD God. He has been with me all my life,

he told us, “You did some cruel and terrible things to Joseph, but you must ask him to forgive you.” Now we ask you to forgive the terrible things we did. After all, we serve the same God that your father worshipped. When Joseph heard this, he started crying.

Don't be afraid. I am with you. Don't tremble with fear. I am your God. I will make you strong, as I protect you with my arm and give you victories.

Don't fall in love with money. Be satisfied with what you have. The Lord has promised that he will not leave us or desert us.




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