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Genesis 31:39

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37 Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.

38 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.

40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

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.

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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
I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night.
KJV
That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.
WEB
That which was torn of animals, I didn’t bring to you. I bore its loss. Of my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.
ASV
That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.
DARBY
What was torn I have not brought to thee; I had to bear the loss of it: of my hand hast thou required it, [whether] stolen by day or stolen by night.
BLB
That which was torn I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it. From my hand you required it, [whether] stolen by day or stolen by night.
ÅB
det som var sønderrevet, kom jeg ikke hjem til deg med; jeg godtgjorde selv skaden; av meg krevde du det, enten det var stjålet om dagen, eller det var stjålet om natten.
OTB
Jeg brakte deg ikke dyr revet i hjel av ville dyr; jeg bar tapet selv. Og du krevde betaling fra meg for alt som ble stjålet om dagen eller natten.
B1930
det som var sønderrevet, kom jeg ikke hjem til dig med; jeg godtgjorde selv skaden; av mig krevde du det, enten det var stjålet om dagen, eller det var stjålet om natten.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 22:10–13

    If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:

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  • Leviticus 22:8

    That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.

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  • Luke 2:8

    And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

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  • Exodus 22:31

    And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

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  • John 10:12–13

    But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:34–35

    And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:

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