Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version yet your father has cheated me by changing my wages ten times. However, God has not allowed him to harm me. New Living Translation but he has cheated me, changing my wages ten times. But God has not allowed him to do me any harm. English Standard Version yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God did not permit him to harm me. Berean Standard Bible And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me. King James Bible And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me. New King James Version Yet your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not allow him to hurt me. New American Standard Bible Yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times; however, God did not allow him to do me harm. NASB 1995 “Yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times; however, God did not allow him to hurt me. NASB 1977 “Yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times; however, God did not allow him to hurt me. Legacy Standard Bible Yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times; however, God did not allow him to harm me. Amplified Bible Yet your father has cheated me [as often as possible] and changed my wages ten times; but God did not allow him to hurt me. Christian Standard Bible and that he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not let him harm me. Holman Christian Standard Bible and that he has cheated me and changed my wages 10 times. But God has not let him harm me. American Standard Version And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me. Contemporary English Version and that he keeps cheating me by changing my wages time after time. But God has protected me. English Revised Version And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me. GOD'S WORD® Translation Your father has cheated me. He has changed my wages ten times. But God hasn't let him harm me. Good News Translation Yet he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God did not let him harm me. International Standard Version Even so, your father has cheated me. He broke our wage agreement ten times. However, God didn't allow him to harm me. Majority Standard Bible And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me. NET Bible but your father has humiliated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not permitted him to do me any harm. New Heart English Bible Yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not allow him to hurt me. Webster's Bible Translation And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times: but God suffered him not to hurt me. World English Bible Your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times, but God didn’t allow him to hurt me. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand your father has played on me, and has changed my hire ten times; and God has not permitted him to do evil with me. Young's Literal Translation and your father hath played upon me, and hath changed my hire ten times; and God hath not suffered him to do evil with me. Smith's Literal Translation And your father deceived me and changed my wages ten parts; and God gave him not to do evil by me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleYea, your father also hath overreached me, and hath changes my wages ten times: and yet God hath not suffered him to hurt me. Catholic Public Domain Version Even so, your father has circumvented me, and he has changed my wages ten times. And yet God has not permitted him to harm me. New American Bible yet your father cheated me and changed my wages ten times. God, however, did not let him do me any harm. New Revised Standard Version yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not permit him to harm me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd yet your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God has not permitted him to hurt me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And your father has deceived me and has changed my wages ten times, and God did not allow him to do evil to me. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And your father hath mocked me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me. Brenton Septuagint Translation But your father deceived me, and changed my wages for the ten lambs, yet God gave him not power to hurt me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob Flees from Laban…6You know that I have served your father with all my strength. 7And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me. 8If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore speckled offspring. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore streaked offspring.… Cross References Exodus 12:36 And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians. Leviticus 19:13 You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand. Deuteronomy 24:14-15 Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. / You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. Malachi 3:5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts. James 5:4 Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. 1 Samuel 24:15 May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.” Psalm 105:14-15 He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf: / “Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!” Proverbs 22:22-23 Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate, / for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them. Jeremiah 22:13 “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages, Micah 2:1-3 Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. / Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity. 1 Thessalonians 4:6 and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you. 1 Peter 2:18-20 Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable. / For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended. / How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. Colossians 3:22-25 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord. / Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men, / because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. ... Ephesians 6:9 And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him. Luke 16:10-12 Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. / So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches? / And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own? Treasury of Scripture And your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me. ten times. Genesis 31:41 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times. Leviticus 26:26 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. Numbers 14:22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; Nehemiah 4:12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you. God. 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 not to Jacob either good or bad. Genesis 20:6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. Job 1:10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. Jump to Previous Allow Allowed Changed Changes Changing Cheated Damage Deceived Evil Faith Harm Hire However Hurt Kept Mocked Payment Permit Played Suffered Ten Times WagesJump to Next Allow Allowed Changed Changes Changing Cheated Damage Deceived Evil Faith Harm Hire However Hurt Kept Mocked Payment Permit Played Suffered Ten Times WagesGenesis 31 1. Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly.19. Rachel steals her father's household gods. 22. Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong. 34. Rachel's plan to hide the images. 36. Jacob's complaint of Laban. 43. The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed. although he has cheated me The Hebrew root for "cheated" is "רָמָה" (ramah), which conveys the idea of deceit or betrayal. In the historical context, Jacob is speaking about Laban, his father-in-law, who repeatedly deceived him. This phrase highlights the recurring theme of human deceit contrasted with divine faithfulness. Despite Laban's attempts to exploit Jacob, God's providence and protection over Jacob's life are evident. This serves as a reminder that while humans may fail us, God's plans and purposes remain steadfast. and changed my wages ten times God has not allowed him to harm me Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And although heוַאֲבִיכֶן֙ (wa·’ă·ḇî·ḵen) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine plural Strong's 1: Father has cheated הֵ֣תֶל (hê·ṯel) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2048: To deride, to cheat me בִּ֔י (bî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew and changed וְהֶחֱלִ֥ף (wə·he·ḥĕ·lip̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2498: To slide by, to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce, change my wages מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖י (maś·kur·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4909: Wages, a reward ten עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת (‘ă·śe·reṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 6235: Ten times, מֹנִ֑ים (mō·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4489: Something weighed out, a portion of time, an instance God אֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative has not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no allowed him נְתָנ֣וֹ (nə·ṯā·nōw) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to harm me. לְהָרַ֖ע (lə·hā·ra‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad Links Genesis 31:7 NIVGenesis 31:7 NLT Genesis 31:7 ESV Genesis 31:7 NASB Genesis 31:7 KJV Genesis 31:7 BibleApps.com Genesis 31:7 Biblia Paralela Genesis 31:7 Chinese Bible Genesis 31:7 French Bible Genesis 31:7 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 31:7 Your father has deceived me and changed (Gen. 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