In this way, Jacob became very rich. He had large flocks, many servants, camels, and donkeys.
Genesis 31:1 - Easy To Read Version One day, Jacob heard Laban’s sons talking. They said, “Jacob has taken everything that our father owned. Jacob has become rich—and he has taken all this wealth from our father.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition JACOB HEARD Laban's sons complaining, Jacob has taken away all that was our father's; he has acquired all this wealth and honor from what belonged to our father. American Standard Version (1901) And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory. Common English Bible Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob took everything our father owned and from it he produced all of this wealth.” Catholic Public Domain Version But afterwards, he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, "Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and being enlarged by his ability, he has become famous." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But after that he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying: Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's, and being enriched by his substance is become great. |
In this way, Jacob became very rich. He had large flocks, many servants, camels, and donkeys.
Then Jacob noticed that Laban was not as friendly as he had been in the past.
Laban said to Jacob, “These women are my daughters. And these children belong to me. And these animals are mine. Everything you see here belongs to me. But I can do nothing to keep my daughters and their children.
So tell my father about the honor I have received here in Egypt. Tell him about everything you have seen here. Now hurry, go bring my father back to me.”
Haman started bragging about how rich he was. He was bragging to his friends about his many sons, and about all the ways the king had honored him. And he was bragging about how the king had promoted him higher than all the other leaders.
All the people in my house know that\par I have always given food to strangers.\par
Lord, use your power and remove\par bad people from the \{land of\} the living.\par
My life is in danger.\par My enemies are all around me.\par They are like man-eating lions,\par with teeth as sharp as spears\par and arrows,\par and tongues as sharp as a sword.\par
If a person has peace in his mind, then his body will be healthy. But jealousy causes sickness in his body.
Anger is cruel and mean. It causes destruction. But jealousy is much worse.
Then I thought, “Why do people work so hard?” I saw people try to succeed and be better than other people. Why? Because people are jealous. They don’t want other people to have more than they have. This is senseless. It is like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [21]}
Then \{they will die and\} Sheol, {\cf2\super [53]} \{the place of death\}, will get more and more people. That \{place of death\} will open her mouth with no limit. And all those people will go down into Sheol.”
The Lord says:\par “Wise men must not brag\par about their wisdom.\par Strong men must not brag\par about their strength.\par Rich men must not brag\par about their money.\par
“All the people that talk about you will now have one more thing to say. They will say, ‘Like mother, like daughter.’
Then the devil led Jesus to the top of a very high mountain. The devil showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world, and all the great things that are in those kingdoms.
Those people are proud of what they know, but they understand nothing. Those people are sick with a love for arguing and fighting about words. And that brings jealousy, quarrels, insults, and evil mistrust.
Grace (kindness) and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.