Genesis 31:7
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.
6 You know that I have served your father with all my strength.
And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.
8 If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore speckled offspring. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your wages,’ then the whole flock bore streaked offspring.
9 Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock and given them to me.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.
- KJV
- And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
- WEB
- Your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times, but God didn’t allow him to hurt me.
- ASV
- And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
- DARBY
- And your father has mocked me, and has changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
- BLB
- And your⁺ father has deceived me, and has changed my wage ten times; and God did not allow him to do evil with me.
- ÅB
- Men deres far har sveket meg og forandret min lønn ti ganger; men Gud lot ham ikke få gjøre meg noe ondt.
- OTB
- Likevel har deres far bedratt meg og endret min lønn ti ganger, men Gud tillot ham ikke å skade meg.
- B1930
- Men eders far har sveket mig og forandret min lønn ti ganger; men Gud lot ham ikke få gjøre mig noget ondt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Zechariah 8:23
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
Read in contextGenesis 31:29
I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
Read in contextGenesis 31:41
Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!
Read in contextNehemiah 4:12
At that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”
Read in contextNumbers 14:22
not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—
Read in contextPsalms 37:28
For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
Read in contextJob 19:3
Ten times now you have reproached me; you shamelessly mistreat me.
Read in contextJob 1:10
Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
Read in context