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Genesis 31:3

Israel
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1 Now Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father and built all this wealth at our father’s expense.”

2 And Jacob saw from the countenance of Laban that his attitude toward him had changed.

Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”

4 So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were,

5 and he told them, “I can see from your father’s countenance that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”
KJV
And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
WEB
The LORD said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers, and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”
ASV
And Jehovah said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
DARBY
And Jehovah said to Jacob, Return into the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
BLB
And YHWH said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”
ÅB
Og Herren sa til Jakob: Vend tilbake til dine fedres land og ditt eget folk, og jeg vil være med deg.
OTB
Da sa Herren til Jakob: «Vend tilbake til dine fedres land og til din slekt, og jeg vil være med deg.»
B1930
Og Herren sa til Jakob: Vend tilbake til dine fedres land og ditt eget folk, og jeg vil være med dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 28:15

    Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

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  • Hebrews 13:5

    Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

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  • Genesis 32:9

    Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’

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  • Genesis 31:13

    I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up and leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’”

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  • Psalms 50:15

    Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

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  • Isaiah 41:10

    Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.

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  • Genesis 21:22

    At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.

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  • Genesis 26:3–5

    Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.

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