Genesis 31:42

Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Except	לוּלֵ֡י lu.Lei	H3884	if not · particle
God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
father	אָבִי֩ 'a.Vi	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
God	אֱלֹהֵ֨י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֜ם 'av.ra.Ham	H85	Abraham · proper noun, a man's name
fear	וּפַ֤חַד u.Fa.chad	H6343	a (sudden) alarm (properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Isaac	יִצְחָק֙ yitz.Chak	H3327	Jitschak (or Isaac) · proper noun, a man's name
away	שִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִי shi.lach.Ta.ni	H7971	to send away · verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
empty	רֵיקָ֣ם rei.Kam	H7387	emptily · adverb
God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
seen	רָאָ֥ה ra.'Ah	H7200	to see · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
affliction	עָנְיִ֞י 'a.ne.Yi	H6040	depression · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
labour	יְגִ֧יַע ye.Gi.ya'	H3018	toil · noun, common masculine singular construct
hands	כַּפַּ֛י ka.Pai	H3709	the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal · noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix
rebuked	וַיּ֥וֹכַח vai.Yo.khach	H3198	to be right (i.e. correct) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
yesternight	אָֽמֶשׁ 'A.mesh	H570	yesterday or last night · noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 31:7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
Isaiah 8:13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
Genesis 31:29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak n…
Genesis 31:53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
Genesis 29:32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now theref…
Genesis 31:24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
Exodus 3:7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmaster…
Psalms 124:1-3 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 31:36-42

See in these verses, I. The power of provocation. Jacob's natural temper was mild and calm, and grace had improved it; he was a smooth man, and a plain man; and yet Laban's unreasonable carriage towards him put him into a heat that transported him into a heat that transported him into some vehemence, Gen 31:36, Gen 31:37. His chiding with Laban, though it may admit of some excuse, was not justifiable, nor is it written for our imitation. Grievous words stir up anger, and commonly do but make bad worse. It is a very great affront to one that bears an honest mind to be charged with dishonesty, and yet even this we must learn to bear with patience, committing our cause to God. II. The comfort o…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 31:40

in the day the drought . . . and the frost by night--The temperature changes often in twenty-four hours from the greatest extremes of heat and cold, most trying to the shepherd who has to keep watch by his flocks. Much allowance must be made for Jacob. Great and long-continued provocations ruffle the mildest and most disciplined tempers. It is difficult to "be angry and sin not" [Eph 4:26]. But these two relatives, after having given utterance to their pent-up feelings, came at length to a mutual understanding, or rather, God influenced Laban to make reconciliation with his injured nephew (Pro 16:7).

Adam Clarke on Genesis 31:42

The fear of Isaac - It is strange that Jacob should say, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, when both words are meant of the same Being. The reason perhaps was this; Abraham was long since dead, and God was his unalienable portion for ever. Isaac was yet alive in a state of probation, living in the fear of God, not exempt from the danger of falling; therefore God is said to be his fear, not only the object of his religious worship in a general way, but that holy and just God before whom he was still working out his salvation with fear and trembling, fear lest he should fall, and trembling lest he should offend.

John Gill on Genesis 31:42

Dictionary and topics

Fear of the Lord the — Is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety (Prov. 1:7; Job 28:28; Ps. 19:9). It is a fear conjoined with love and hope, and is therefore not a slavish dread, but rather filial…
Jacob — One who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Gen. 25:26; 27:36; Hos. 12:2-4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai-roi, when his father was…
Leah — Weary, the eldest daughter of Laban, and sister of Rachel (Gen. 29:16). Jacob took her to wife through a deceit of her father (Gen. 29:23). She was “tender-eyed” (17). She bore to Jacob six sons…
Chiding · General references — General references
Covetousness · In — In
Dishonesty · .Laban’s treatment of Jacob — .Laban’s treatment of Jacob
Father-In-Law · Unjust, Laban to Jacob — Unjust, Laban to Jacob
Ingratitude · Should be met with: Faithfulness — Should be met with: Faithfulness
Laban · him — him
Servants · When Good: Have God with them — When Good: Have God with them

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 31:42

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 31:36-42

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 31:40

Adam Clarke on Genesis 31:42

John Gill on Genesis 31:42

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 31:42

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 31:36-42

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 31:40

Adam Clarke on Genesis 31:42

John Gill on Genesis 31:42

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 31:42

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 31:42

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 31:42

Rashi on Genesis 31:42