Parallel Verses New International Version I have the power to harm you; but last night the God of your father said to me, 'Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.' King James Bible 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. Darby Bible Translation It would be in the power of my hand to do you hurt; but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, Take care that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. World English Bible It is in the power of my hand to hurt you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, 'Take heed to yourself that you don't speak to Jacob either good or bad.' Young's Literal Translation my hand is to God to do evil with you, but the God of your father yesternight hath spoken unto me, saying, Take heed to thyself from speaking with Jacob from good unto evil. Genesis 31:29 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleIt is in the power of my hand to do you hurt - Literally, My hand is unto God to do you evil, i.e., I have vowed to God that I will punish thee for thy flight, and the stealing of my teraphim; but the God of Your father has prevented me from doing it. It is a singular instance that the plural pronoun, when addressing an individual, should be twice used in this place - the God of your father, אביכם abichem, for אביך abicha, thy father. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge the power. the God. yesternight. Take. Library Gen. xxxi. 11Of no less importance and significance is the passage Gen. xxxi. 11 seq. According to ver. 11, the Angel of God, [Hebrew: mlaK halhiM] appears toJacob in a dream. In ver. 13, the same person calls himself the God of Bethel, with reference to the event recorded in chap. xxviii. 11-22. It cannot be supposed that in chap xxviii. the mediation of a common angel took place, who, however, had not been expressly mentioned; for Jehovah is there contrasted with the angels. In ver. 12, we read: "And behold … Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament Epistle Xlix. To Anastasius, Bishop of Antioch . Cross References Genesis 24:50 Laban and Bethuel answered, "This is from the LORD; we can say nothing to you one way or the other. Genesis 31:5 He said to them, "I see that your father's attitude toward me is not what it was before, but the God of my father has been with me. Genesis 31:7 yet your father has cheated me by changing my wages ten times. However, God has not allowed him to harm me. Genesis 31:24 Then God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, "Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad." Genesis 31:42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you." Micah 2:1 Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning's light they carry it out because it is in their power to do it. Jump to Previous Bad Care Careful Damage Either Evil Good Hand Harm Heed Hurt Jacob Last Night Power Speak Thyself YesternightJump to Next Bad Care Careful Damage Either Evil Good Hand Harm Heed Hurt Jacob Last Night Power Speak Thyself YesternightLinks Genesis 31:29 NIVGenesis 31:29 NLT Genesis 31:29 ESV Genesis 31:29 NASB Genesis 31:29 KJV Genesis 31:29 Bible Apps Genesis 31:29 Biblia Paralela Genesis 31:29 Chinese Bible Genesis 31:29 French Bible Genesis 31:29 German Bible Genesis 31:29 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |
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