Genesis 31:42

Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.”

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WEBBE

Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty. God has seen my affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked you last night.”

BSB

If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”

KJV

Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

ASV

Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

BBE

If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would have sent me away with nothing in my hands. But God has seen my troubles and the work of my hands, and this night he kept you back.

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לוּלֵי lu·lei if not H3884 אֱלֹהֵי 'e·lo·hei [the] God of H430 אָבִי 'a·vi father my H1 אֱלֹהֵי 'e·lo·hei [the] God of H430 אַבְרָהָם 'av·ra·ham Abraham H85 וּפַחַד u·fa·chad and [the] fear of H6343 יִצְחָק yitz·chak Isaac H3327 הָיָה ha·yah he had been H1961 לִי li to (the) me H9030 כִּי ki for H3588 עַתָּה 'a·tah now H6258 רֵיקָם rei·kam empty H7387 שִׁלַּחְתָּנִי shi·lach·ta·ni you sent away me H7971 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 עָנְיִי 'a·ne·yi affliction my H6040 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 יְגִיַע ye·gi·ya' [the] toil of H3018 כַּפַּי ka·pai hands my H3709 רָאָה ra·'ah he has seen H7200 אֱלֹהִים 'e·lo·him God H430 וַיּוֹכַח vai·yo·khach and he decided H3198 אָמֶשׁ 'a·mesh last night H570

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 36–42

If Jacob were willingly consumed with heat in the day, and frost by night, to become the son-in-law of Laban, what should we refuse to endure, to become the sons of God? Jacob speaks of God as the God of his father; he thought himself unworthy to be regarded, but was beloved for his father's sake. He calls him the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac; for Abraham was dead, and gone to that world where perfect love casts out fear; but Isaac was yet alive, sanctifying the Lord in his heart, as his fear and his dread.

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IsaacAbraham

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Afflictions And AdversitiesThankfulnessCovetousness

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.