Genesis 31:1-7
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 31
1Now Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, 'Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what belonged to our father he has made all this wealth.' 2And Jacob saw the attitude of Laban, and behold, it was not friendly toward him as it had been before. 3Then the Lord said to Jacob, 'Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.' 4So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to his flock in the field, 5and said to them, 'I see your father’s attitude, that it is not friendly toward me as it was before, but the God of my father has been with me. 6You know that I have served your father with all my strength. 7Yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times; however, God did not allow him to do me harm.King James Version
Chapter 31
1And 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. 2And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
3And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
4And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,
5And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.
6And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
7And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 31
1Now Jacob heard what Laban’s sons were saying: "Jacob has taken all that was our father’s and has built this wealth from what belonged to our father." 2And Jacob saw from Laban’s face that his attitude toward him was not the same as before.
4Jacob had Rachel and Leah called to the field where his flocks were.
5He said to them, "I can see from your father’s face that his attitude toward me is not the same as before, but the God of my father has been with me.
6You know that with all my strength I have served your father
7and that he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not let him harm me.
New Living Translation
Chapter 31
1But Jacob soon learned that Laban’s sons were grumbling about him. 'Jacob has robbed our father of everything!' they said. 'He has gained all his wealth at our father’s expense.' 2And Jacob began to notice a change in Laban’s attitude toward him.
4So Jacob called Rachel and Leah out to the field where he was watching his flock.
5He said to them, 'I have noticed that your father’s attitude toward me has changed. But the God of my father has been with me.
6You know how hard I have worked for your father,
7but he has cheated me, changing my wages ten times. But God has not allowed him to do me any harm.
English Standard Version
Chapter 31
1Now 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." 2And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him with favor as before. 3Then the Lord said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you."
4So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was
5and 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.
6You know that I have served your father with all my strength,
7yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God did not permit him to harm me.
New International Version
Chapter 31
1Jacob 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." 2And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been.
4So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to come out to the fields where his flocks were.
5He 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.
6You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength,
7yet your father has cheated me by changing my wages ten times. However, God has not allowed him to harm me.
New King James Version
Chapter 31
1Now Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has acquired all this wealth.” 2And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and indeed it was not favorable toward him as before. 3Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will be with you.”
4So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field, to his flock,
5and said to them, “I see your father’s countenance, that it is not favorable toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.
6And you know that with all my might I have served your father.
7Yet your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not allow him to hurt me.
