Genesis 31:39

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Any time a sheep was killed by wild animals, I always paid for the loss myself. I did not take the dead animal to you and say that it was not my fault. But I was robbed day and night.

Cross References

Luke 2:8

That night, some shepherds were out in the fields near Bethlehem watching their sheep.

Leviticus 22:8

“A priest must not eat any animal that died by itself or that was killed by wild animals. If he eats that animal, he will be unclean. I am the Lord.

Exodus 22:31

“You are my special people. So don’t eat the meat from something that was killed by wild animals. Let the dogs eat that dead animal.

Genesis 31:38

I have worked 20 years for you. During all that time none of the baby sheep and goats died during birth. And I have not eaten any of the rams from your flocks.

Genesis 31:40

In the daytime the sun took away my strength, and at night sleep was taken from my eyes by the cold.

Exodus 22:9

“What should you do if two men disagree about a bull or a donkey or sheep or clothing or something that is lost? One man says, ‘This is mine,’ and the other says, ‘No, it is mine.’ Both men should go before the judges who will decide who is guilty. The one who was wrong must pay the other man twice as much as the thing is worth.