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Genesis 31:2

IsraelLaban

1 And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.

And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

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BSB
And Jacob saw from the countenance of Laban that his attitude toward him had changed.
KJV
And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
WEB
Jacob saw the expression on Laban’s face, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
ASV
And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as beforetime.
DARBY
And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and behold, it was not toward him as previously.
BLB
And Jacob saw the face of Laban, and behold, it [was] not with him as yesterday and the day before yesterday.
ÅB
Og Jakob så på Labans ansikt at han ikke var den samme mot ham som før.
OTB
Og Jakob la merke til at Labans holdning til ham ikke var som før.
B1930
Og Jakob så på Labans ansikt at han ikke var den samme mot ham som før.

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Cross references

  • Daniel 3:19

    Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

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  • 1 Samuel 18:9–11

    And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

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  • Genesis 4:5

    But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

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  • Genesis 30:27

    And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.

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  • 1 Samuel 19:7

    And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.

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  • Exodus 4:10

    And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:54

    So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:

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  • Deuteronomy 19:4

    And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;

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