Genesis 31 - King James Bible with Strong Numbers1 H8085And he heard[H8799] H1697the wordsH3837of Laban'sH1121sonsH559, saying[H8800] H3290, JacobH3947hath taken away[H8804] H1all that was our father'sH1; and of that which was our father'sH6213hath he gotten[H8804] H3519all this glory. 2 H3290And JacobH7200beheld[H8799] H6440the countenanceH3837of LabanH8543, and, behold, it was not toward him asH8032before. 3 H3068And the LORDH559said[H8799] H3290unto JacobH7725, Return[H8798] H776unto the landH1of thy fathersH4138, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. 4 H3290And JacobH7971sent[H8799] H7121and called[H8799] H7354RachelH3812and LeahH7704to the fieldH6629unto his flock, 5 H559And said[H8799] H7200unto them, I see[H8802] H1your father'sH6440countenanceH8543, that it is not toward me asH8032beforeH430; but the GodH1of my fatherH1961hath been[H8804] with me. 6 H859And yeH3045know[H8804] H3581that with all my powerH5647I have served[H8804] H1your father. 7 H1And your fatherH2048hath deceived[H8765] H2498me, and changed[H8689] H4909my wagesH6235tenH4489timesH430; but GodH5414suffered him[H8804] H7489not to hurt[H8687] H5978me. 8 H559If he said[H8799] H5348thus, The speckledH7939shall be thy wagesH6629; then all the cattleH3205bare[H8804] H5348speckledH559: and if he said[H8799] H6124thus, The ringstrakedH7939shall be thy hireH3205; then bare[H8804] H6629all the cattleH6124ringstraked. 9 H430Thus GodH5337hath taken away[H8686] H4735the cattleH1of your fatherH5414, and given[H8799] them to me. 10 H6256And it came to pass at the timeH6629that the cattleH3179conceived[H8763] H5375, that I lifted up[H8799] H5869mine eyesH7200, and saw[H8799] H2472in a dreamH6260, and, behold, the ramsH5927which leaped[H8802] H6629upon the cattleH6124were ringstrakedH5348, speckledH1261, and grisled. 11 H4397And the angelH430of GodH559spake[H8799] H2472unto me in a dreamH3290, saying, JacobH559: And I said[H8799] , Here am I. 12 H559And he said[H8799] H5375, Lift up[H8798] H5869now thine eyesH7200, and see[H8798] H6260, all the ramsH5927which leap[H8802] H6629upon the cattleH6124are ringstrakedH5348, speckledH1261, and grisledH7200: for I have seen[H8804] H3837all that LabanH6213doeth[H8802] unto thee. 13 H410I am the GodH1008of BethelH4886, where thou anointedst[H8804] H4676the pillarH5087, and where thou vowedst[H8804] H5088a vowH6965unto me: now arise[H8798] H3318, get thee out[H8798] H776from this landH7725, and return[H8798] H776unto the landH4138of thy kindred. 14 H7354And RachelH3812and LeahH6030answered[H8799] H559and said[H8799] H2506unto him, Is there yet any portionH5159or inheritanceH1for us in our father'sH1004house? 15 H2803Are we not counted[H8738] H5237of him strangersH4376? for he hath sold[H8804] H398us, and hath quite[H8800] H398devoured[H8799] H3701also our money. 16 H6239For all the richesH430which GodH5337hath taken[H8689] H1from our fatherH1121, that is ours, and our children'sH430: now then, whatsoever GodH559hath said[H8804] H6213unto thee, do[H8798] . 17 H3290Then JacobH6965rose up[H8799] H5375, and set[H8799] H1121his sonsH802and his wivesH1581upon camels; 18 H5090And he carried away[H8799] H4735all his cattleH7399, and all his goodsH7408which he had gotten[H8804] H4735, the cattleH7075of his gettingH7408, which he had gotten[H8804] H6307in PadanaramH935, for to go[H8800] H3327to IsaacH1his fatherH776in the landH3667of Canaan. 19 H3837And LabanH1980went[H8804] H1494to shear[H8800] H6629his sheepH7354: and RachelH1589had stolen[H8799] H8655the imagesH1that were her father's. 20 H3290And JacobH1589stole away[H8799] H3820unawaresH3837to LabanH761the SyrianH5921, in thatH5046he told[H8689] H1097him notH1272that he fled[H8802] . 21 H1272So he fled[H8799] H6965with all that he had; and he rose up[H8799] H5674, and passed over[H8799] H5104the riverH7760, and set[H8799] H6440his faceH2022toward the mountH1568Gilead. 22 H5046And it was told[H8714] H3837LabanH7992on the thirdH3117dayH3290that JacobH1272was fled[H8804] . 23 H3947And he took[H8799] H251his brethrenH7291with him, and pursued[H8799] H310after himH7651sevenH3117daysH1870' journeyH1692; and they overtook[H8686] H2022him in the mountH1568Gilead. 24 H430And GodH935came[H8799] H3837to LabanH761the SyrianH2472in a dreamH3915by nightH559, and said[H8799] H8104unto him, Take heed[H8734] H1696that thou speak[H8762] H5973not toH3290JacobH2896either goodH5704orH7451bad. 25 H3837Then LabanH5381overtook[H8686] H3290JacobH3290. Now JacobH8628had pitched[H8804] H168his tentH2022in the mountH3837: and LabanH251with his brethrenH8628pitched[H8804] H2022in the mountH1568of Gilead. 26 H3837And LabanH559said[H8799] H3290to JacobH6213, What hast thou done[H8804] H1589, that thou hast stolen away[H8799] H3824unawaresH5090to me, and carried away[H8762] H1323my daughtersH7617, as captives[H8803] H2719taken with the sword? 27 H1272Wherefore didst thou flee away[H8800] H2244secretly[H8738] H1589, and steal away[H8799] H5046from me; and didst not tell[H8689] H7971me, that I might have sent thee away[H8762] H8057with mirthH7892, and with songsH8596, with tabretH3658, and with harp? 28 H5203And hast not suffered[H8804] H5401me to kiss[H8763] H1121my sonsH1323and my daughtersH5528? thou hast now done foolishly[H8689] H6213in so doing[H8800] . 29 H3426It isH410in the powerH3027of my handH6213to do[H8800] H7451you hurtH430: but the GodH1of your fatherH559spake[H8804] H570unto me yesternightH559, saying[H8800] H8104, Take thou heed[H8734] H1696that thou speak not[H8763] H3290to JacobH2896either goodH7451or bad. 30 H1980And now, though thou wouldest needs[H8800] H1980be gone[H8804] H3700, because thou sore[H8736] H3700longedst[H8738] H1after thy father'sH1004houseH1589, yet wherefore hast thou stolen[H8804] H430my gods? 31 H3290And JacobH6030answered[H8799] H559and said[H8799] H3837to LabanH3372, Because I was afraid[H8804] H559: for I said[H8804] H6435, PeradventureH1497thou wouldest take by force[H8799] H1323thy daughters from me. 32 H834With whomsoeverH4672thou findest[H8799] H430thy godsH2421, let him not live[H8799] H5048: beforeH251our brethrenH5234discern[H8685] H3947thou what is thine with me, and take[H8798] H3290it to thee. For JacobH3045knew[H8804] H7354not that RachelH1589had stolen[H8804] them. 33 H3837And LabanH935went[H8799] H3290into Jacob'sH168tentH3812, and into Leah'sH168tentH8147, and into the twoH519maidservantsH168' tentsH4672; but he found[H8804] H3318them not. Then went he out[H8799] H3812of Leah'sH168tentH935, and entered[H8799] H7354into Rachel'sH168tent. 34 H7354Now RachelH3947had taken[H8804] H8655the imagesH7760, and put[H8799] H1581them in the camel'sH3733furnitureH3427, and sat[H8799] H3837upon them. And LabanH4959searched[H8762] H168all the tentH4672, but found[H8804] them not. 35 H559And she said[H8799] H1to her fatherH2734, Let it not displease[H8799] H5869 H113my lordH3201that I cannot[H8799] H6965rise up[H8800] H6440before theeH1870; for the customH802of womenH2664is upon me. And he searched[H8762] H4672, but found[H8804] H8655not the images. 36 H3290And JacobH2734was wroth[H8799] H7378, and chode[H8799] H3837with LabanH3290: and JacobH6030answered[H8799] H559and said[H8799] H3837to LabanH6588, What is my trespassH2403? what is my sinH1814, that thou hast so hotly pursued[H8804] H310after me? 37 H3588WhereasH4959thou hast searched[H8765] H3627all my stuffH4672, what hast thou found[H8804] H1004of all thy householdH3627stuffH7760? set[H8798] H3541it hereH251before my brethrenH251and thy brethrenH3198, that they may judge[H8686] H996betwixtH8147us both. 38 H6242This twentyH8141yearsH7353have I been with thee; thy ewesH5795and thy she goatsH7921have not cast their young[H8765] H352, and the ramsH6629of thy flockH398have I not eaten[H8804] . 39 H2966That which was tornH935of beasts I brought[H8689] H2398not unto thee; I bare the loss[H8762] H3027of it; of my handH1245didst thou require[H8762] H1589it, whether stolen[H8803] H3117by dayH1589, or stolen[H8803] H3915by night. 40 H3117Thus I was; in the dayH2721the droughtH398consumed[H8804] H7140me, and the frostH3915by nightH8142; and my sleepH5074departed[H8799] H5869from mine eyes. 41 H6242Thus have I been twentyH8141yearsH1004in thy houseH5647; I served thee[H8804] H702fourteenH6240 H8141yearsH8147for thy twoH1323daughtersH8337, and sixH8141yearsH6629for thy cattleH2498: and thou hast changed[H8686] H4909my wagesH6235tenH4489times. 42 H3884ExceptH430the GodH1of my fatherH430, the GodH85of AbrahamH6343, and the fearH3327of IsaacH7971, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away[H8765] H7387now emptyH430. GodH7200hath seen[H8804] H6040mine afflictionH3018and the labourH3709of my handsH3198, and rebuked[H8686] H570thee yesternight. 43 H3837And LabanH6030answered[H8799] H559and said[H8799] H3290unto JacobH1323, These daughtersH1323are my daughtersH1121, and these childrenH1121are my childrenH6629, and these cattleH6629are my cattleH7200, and all that thou seest[H8802] H6213is mine: and what can I do[H8799] H3117this dayH1323unto these my daughtersH176, orH1121unto their childrenH3205which they have born[H8804] ? 44 H3212Now therefore come thou[H8798] H3772, let us make[H8799] H1285a covenantH5707, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. 45 H3290And JacobH3947took[H8799] H68a stoneH7311, and set it up[H8686] H4676for a pillar. 46 H3290And JacobH559said[H8799] H251unto his brethrenH3950, Gather[H8798] H68stonesH3947; and they took[H8799] H68stonesH6213, and made[H8799] H1530an heapH398: and they did eat[H8799] H1530there upon the heap. 47 H3837And LabanH7121called[H8799] H3026it JegarsahaduthaH3290: but JacobH7121called[H8804] H1567it Galeed. 48 H3837And LabanH559said[H8799] H1530, This heapH5707is a witnessH3117between me and thee this dayH8034. Therefore was the nameH7121of it called[H8804] H1567Galeed; 49 H4709And MizpahH834; forH559he said[H8804] H3068, The LORDH6822watch[H8799] H5641between me and thee, when we are absent[H8735] H376oneH7453from another. 50 H6031If thou shalt afflict[H8762] H1323my daughtersH3947, or if thou shalt take[H8799] H802other wivesH5921besideH1323my daughtersH376, no manH7200is with us; see[H8798] H430, GodH5707is witness betwixt me and thee. 51 H3837And LabanH559said[H8799] H3290to JacobH1530, Behold this heapH4676, and behold this pillarH3384, which I have cast[H8804] betwixt me and thee; 52 H1530This heapH5707be witnessH4676, and this pillarH5713be witnessH5674, that I will not pass over[H8799] H1530this heapH5674to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over[H8799] H1530this heapH4676and this pillarH7451unto me, for harm. 53 H430The GodH85of AbrahamH430, and the GodH5152of NahorH430, the GodH1of their fatherH8199, judge[H8799] H3290betwixt us. And JacobH7650sware[H8735] H6343by the fearH1of his fatherH3327Isaac. 54 H3290Then JacobH2076offered[H8799] H2077sacrificeH2022upon the mountH7121, and called[H8799] H251his brethrenH398to eat[H8800] H3899breadH398: and they did eat[H8799] H3899breadH3885, and tarried all night[H8799] H2022in the mount. 55 H7925And earlyH1242in the morningH3837LabanH7925rose up[H8686] H5401, and kissed[H8762] H1121his sonsH1323and his daughtersH1288, and blessed[H8762] H3837them: and LabanH3212departed[H8799] H7725, and returned[H8799] H4725unto his place. |