Genesis 31 Parallel Bible

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	SLT Smith's Literal Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And he will hear the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob took all which was to our father, and from what was to our father he made all this multitude.	Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has gained all this wealth.”	Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.”
2	And Jacob will see the face of Laban, and behold, it was not towards him as yesterday, the third day.	And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him with favor as before.	And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been.
3	And Jehovah will say to Jacob, Turn back to the land of thy fathers, and to thy lineage; and I will be with thee.	Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”	Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”
4	And Jacob will send and call to Rachel and to Leah in the field to his sheep.	So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was	So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to come out to the fields where his flocks were.
5	And will say to them, I saw the face of your father that it is not towards me as yesterday the third day: and the God of my father was with me.	and said to them, “I see that your father does not regard me with favor as he did before. But the God of my father has been with me.	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.
6	And ye yourselves knew that with all my strength I served, your father,	You know that I have served your father with all my strength,	You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength,
7	And your father deceived me and changed my wages ten parts; and God gave him not to do evil by me.	yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God did not permit him to harm me.	yet your father has cheated me by changing my wages ten times. However, God has not allowed him to harm me.
8	If thus he will say, The speckled shall be thy hire; and all the sheep shall bring forth speckled: and if thus he will say, The banded shall be thy hire, and all the sheep will bring forth white-footed.	If he said, ‘The spotted shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore spotted; and if he said, ‘The striped shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore striped.	If he said, ‘The speckled ones will be your wages,’ then all the flocks gave birth to speckled young; and if he said, ‘The streaked ones will be your wages,’ then all the flocks bore streaked young.
9	And God will take away the cattle of your father and will give them to me.	Thus God has taken away the livestock of your father and given them to me.	So God has taken away your father’s livestock and has given them to me.
10	And it shall be in the time the sheep shall conceive, and I shall lift up mine eyes, and I shall see in a dream, and behold, the he-goats ascending upon the sheep, banded, speckled and sprinkled with spots.	In the breeding season of the flock I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream that the goats that mated with the flock were striped, spotted, and mottled.	“In breeding season I once had a dream in which I looked up and saw that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled or spotted.
11	And the messenger of God will say to me in a dream, Jacob: and I shall say, Behold me.	Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am!’	The angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob.’ I answered, ‘Here I am.’
12	And he will say, Lift up now thine eyes and see all the he-goats ascending upon the sheep, banded, speckled and sprinkled with spots; for I saw all that Laban did to thee.	And he said, ‘Lift up your eyes and see, all the goats that mate with the flock are striped, spotted, and mottled, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you.	And he said, ‘Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled or spotted, for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you.
13	I the God of the house of God, where thou didst anoint there a pillar; where thou didst vow to me there a vow: now arise, go forth from this land, and turn back to the land of thy kindred.	I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now arise, go out from this land and return to the land of your kindred.’”	I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and where you made a vow to me. Now leave this land at once and go back to your native land.’”
14	And Rachel will answer, and Leah, and they will say to him, Is yet to us a portion and inheritance in our father's house?	Then Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, “Is there any portion or inheritance left to us in our father’s house?	Then Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we still have any share in the inheritance of our father’s estate?
15	Were we not reckoned strangers by him? for he sold us, and also eating, he ate up our silver.	Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and he has indeed devoured our money.	Does he not regard us as foreigners? Not only has he sold us, but he has used up what was paid for us.
16	For all the riches which God took away from our father, that is to us and to our sons: and now all which God said to thee, do.	All the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. Now then, whatever God has said to you, do.”	Surely all the wealth that God took away from our father belongs to us and our children. So do whatever God has told you.”
17	And Jacob will rise, and lift up his sons and his wives upon the camels.	So Jacob arose and set his sons and his wives on camels.	Then Jacob put his children and his wives on camels,
18	And he will lead away all his cattle and all his horse which he acquired, the cattle of his acquisition, which he acquired in Padan Aram, to go to Isaak his father in the land of Canaan.	He drove away all his livestock, all his property that he had gained, the livestock in his possession that he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac.	and he drove all his livestock ahead of him, along with all the goods he had accumulated in Paddan Aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.
19	And Laban went to shear his sheep; and Rachel will steal the family gods which were to her father.	Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole her father’s household gods.	When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household gods.
20	And Jacob will steal the heart of Laban the Syrian, for not announcing to him that he broke away.	And Jacob tricked Laban the Aramean, by not telling him that he intended to flee.	Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him he was running away.
21	And he will break away, and all which was to him; and he will rise and pass over the river, and will set his face to Mount Gilead.	He fled with all that he had and arose and crossed the Euphrates, and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead.	So he fled with all he had, crossed the Euphrates River, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
22	And it will be announced to Laban in the third day, that Jacob broke away.	When it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled,	On the third day Laban was told that Jacob had fled.
23	And he will take his brethren with him, and pursue after him a way of seven days: and he will overtake him in Mount Gilead.	he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him for seven days and followed close after him into the hill country of Gilead.	Taking his relatives with him, he pursued Jacob for seven days and caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.
24	And God will come to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night and will say to him, Watch to thyself, lest thou shalt speak with Jacob from good to evil.	But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream by night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”	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.”
25	And Laban will overtake Jacob. And Jacob pitched his tent in the mount; and Laban pitched with his brethren in Mount Gilead.	And Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban with his kinsmen pitched tents in the hill country of Gilead.	Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there too.
26	And Laban will say to Jacob, What didst thou and thou didst steal my heart, and will carry away my daughters as captives of the sword?	And Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done, that you have tricked me and driven away my daughters like captives of the sword?	Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You’ve deceived me, and you’ve carried off my daughters like captives in war.
27	For what didst thou hide to break away, and didst steal me, and didst not announce to me? and I will send thee away with gladness and with songs, with the drum and with the harp?	Why did you flee secretly and trick me, and did not tell me, so that I might have sent you away with mirth and songs, with tambourine and lyre?	Why did you run off secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me, so I could send you away with joy and singing to the music of timbrels and harps?
28	And didst not permit me to kiss my sons and to my daughters? now thou wert foolish doing it.	And why did you not permit me to kiss my sons and my daughters farewell? Now you have done foolishly.	You didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. You have done a foolish thing.
29	It is for the power of my hand mighty to do with you evil: and the God of your father yesterday spake to me, saying, Watch to thyself from speaking with Jacob from good to evil.	It is in my power to do you harm. But the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’	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.’
30	And now going thou didst go, for desiring thou didst greatly desire after the house of thy father; for what didst thou steal my gods?	And now you have gone away because you longed greatly for your father’s house, but why did you steal my gods?”	Now you have gone off because you longed to return to your father’s household. But why did you steal my gods?”
31	And Jacob will answer and say to Laban, Because I was afraid; for I said, Lest thou wilt tear away my daughters from me;	Jacob answered and said to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.	Jacob answered Laban, “I was afraid, because I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.
32	With whom thou shalt find thy gods, he shall not live: before our brethren, behold for thyself what is with me and take to thee: and Jacob knew not that Rachel stole them.	Anyone with whom you find your gods shall not live. In the presence of our kinsmen point out what I have that is yours, and take it.” Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.	But if you find anyone who has your gods, that person shall not live. In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself whether there is anything of yours here with me; and if so, take it.” Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the gods.
33	And Laban will go into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the two maids, and he found them not And he will go out from the tent of Leah and will go into Rachel's tent.	So Laban went into Jacob’s tent and into Leah’s tent and into the tent of the two female servants, but he did not find them. And he went out of Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s.	So Laban went into Jacob’s tent and into Leah’s tent and into the tent of the two female servants, but he found nothing. After he came out of Leah’s tent, he entered Rachel’s tent.
34	And Rachel took the family gods, and she will put them in the camel's saddle and will sit upon them. And Laban will feel all the tent, and he found not.	Now Rachel had taken the household gods and put them in the camel’s saddle and sat on them. Laban felt all about the tent, but did not find them.	Now Rachel had taken the household gods and put them inside her camel’s saddle and was sitting on them. Laban searched through everything in the tent but found nothing.
35	And she will say to her father, My lord will not be angry in his eyes, that I shall not be able to rise from thy face, for the way of women is to me. And he will search and he found not the family gods,	And she said to her father, “Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise before you, for the way of women is upon me.” So he searched but did not find the household gods.	Rachel said to her father, “Don’t be angry, my lord, that I cannot stand up in your presence; I’m having my period.” So he searched but could not find the household gods.
36	And it kindled to Jacob, and he will contend with Laban, and Jacob will answer and say to Laban, What my fault? what my sin that thou didst hotly pursue after me?	Then Jacob became angry and berated Laban. Jacob said to Laban, “What is my offense? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued me?	Jacob was angry and took Laban to task. “What is my crime?” he asked Laban. “How have I wronged you that you hunt me down?
37	That thou didst feel all my vessels, what didst thou find of all the vessels of thy house? Set here before my brethren and thy brethren, and they shall decide between us two.	For you have felt through all my goods; what have you found of all your household goods? Set it here before my kinsmen and your kinsmen, that they may decide between us two.	Now that you have searched through all my goods, what have you found that belongs to your household? Put it here in front of your relatives and mine, and let them judge between the two of us.
38	These twenty years I am with thee; thy sheep and thy she-goats were not barren, and the rams of thy flock, I ate not.	These twenty years I have been with you. Your ewes and your female goats have not miscarried, and I have not eaten the rams of your flocks.	“I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.
39	The torn I brought not to thee; I shall bear the blame of it; from my hand thou will seek it, thefts of the day, and thefts of the night.	What was torn by wild beasts I did not bring to you. I bore the loss of it myself. From my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.	I did not bring you animals torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for whatever was stolen by day or night.
40	I was in the day, the drought consumed me, and cold in the night, and sleep will flee away from mine eyes.	There I was: by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.	This was my situation: The heat consumed me in the daytime and the cold at night, and sleep fled from my eyes.
41	Here to me twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy sheep; and thou wilt change my hire ten portions.	These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.	It was like this for the twenty years I was in your household. I worked for you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, and you changed my wages ten times.
42	If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaak was not with me, then now, empty thou hadst sent me away. My affliction and the labor of my hand God saw and he rebuked yesterday.	If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my affliction and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last night.”	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.”
43	And Laban will answer and say to Jacob, The daughters, my daughters, and the sons, my sons, and the sheep, my sheep, and all which thou sawest, this to me, and to my daughters: what shall I do to these this day, or to their sons which they brought forth?	Then Laban answered and said to Jacob, “The daughters are my daughters, the children are my children, the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day for these my daughters or for their children whom they have borne?	Laban answered Jacob, “The women are my daughters, the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks. All you see is mine. Yet what can I do today about these daughters of mine, or about the children they have borne?
44	Now come thou we will make a covenant, I and thou; and it was for witness between me and between thee.	Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I. And let it be a witness between you and me.”	Come now, let’s make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between us.”
45	And Jacob will take a stone and raise up a pillar.	So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.	So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.
46	And Jacob will say to his brethren, Gather stones; and they will take stones and make a heap; and they will eat there upon the heap.	And Jacob said to his kinsmen, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there by the heap.	He said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and piled them in a heap, and they ate there by the heap.
47	And Laban will call it the heap of testimony, and Jacob called it the heap of witness.	Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.	Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.
48	And Laban will say, This heap a witness between me and between thee this day, for this its name was called Gilead:	Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me today.” Therefore he named it Galeed,	Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me today.” That is why it was called Galeed.
49	And watchtower: for he said Jehovah will watch between me and between thee when we shall be concealed a man from his Mend.	and Mizpah, for he said, “The LORD watch between you and me, when we are out of one another’s sight.	It was also called Mizpah, because he said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.
50	If thou shalt afflict my daughters, and if thou shalt take wives to my daughters, no man is with us, seeing God a witness between me and between thee.	If you oppress my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one is with us, see, God is witness between you and me.”	If you mistreat my daughters or if you take any wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
51	And Laban will say to Jacob, Behold this heap; and behold the pillar which I cast between me and between thee.	Then Laban said to Jacob, “See this heap and the pillar, which I have set between you and me.	Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is this heap, and here is this pillar I have set up between you and me.
52	A witness this heap, and a witness the pillar, if I will not pass over this heap to thee, and thou shalt not pass over to me, this heap and this pillar for evil.	This heap is a witness, and the pillar is a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, to do harm.	This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this heap to your side to harm you and that you will not go past this heap and pillar to my side to harm me.
53	The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor shall judge between us, the God of their father: and Jacob will swear by the fear of his father Isaak.	The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac,	May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.
54	And Jacob will sacrifice a sacrifice upon the mount, and will call to his brethren to eat bread, and they will eat bread, and they will pass the night in the mount.	and Jacob offered a sacrifice in the hill country and called his kinsmen to eat bread. They ate bread and spent the night in the hill country.	He offered a sacrifice there in the hill country and invited his relatives to a meal. After they had eaten, they spent the night there.
55	And Laban will rise up in the morning and will kiss his sons and his daughters, and will bless them: and Laban will go and turn back to his place.	Early in the morning Laban arose and kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned home.	Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then he left and returned home.
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