Genesis 31:42
in Genesis 31If 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.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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.
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.
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This verse in Genesis 31
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThe fear of Isaac - It is strange that Jacob should say, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, when both words are meant of the same Being.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
He calls him the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac; for Abraham was dead, and had 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. Jacob's Covenant with Laban.
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me,....
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לוּלֵ֡י | lulei | if not | H3884 → | |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אָבִי֩ | ʾavi | father my | H1 → | 1212 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֨י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אַבְרָהָ֜ם | ʾavraham | Abraham | H85 → | 175 times |
| וּפַ֤חַד | ufachad | and [the] fear of | H6343 → | |
| יִצְחָק֙ | yitzchak | Isaac | H3327 → | 108 times |
| הָ֣יָה | hayah | he had been | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לִ֔י | li | to <the> me | ||
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| עַתָּ֖ה | ʾatah | now | H6258 → | 433 times |
| רֵיקָ֣ם | reikam | empty | H7387 → | |
| שִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִי | shilachtani | you sent away me | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עָנְיִ֞י | ʾaneyi | affliction my | H6040 → | 36 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְגִ֧יַע | yegiya' | [the] toil of | H3018 → | |
| כַּפַּ֛י | kapai | hands my | H3709 → | 192 times |
| רָאָ֥ה | raah | he has seen | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ʾelohim | God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| וַיּ֥וֹכַח | vaiyokhach | and he decided | H3198 → | 59 times |
| אָֽמֶשׁ׃ | ʾamesh | last night | H570 → | 5 times |
לוּלֵ֡יif not
luleiH3884 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
אָבִי֩father my
ʾaviH1 →1212 times
אֱלֹהֵ֨י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
אַבְרָהָ֜םAbraham
ʾavrahamH85 →175 times
וּפַ֤חַדand [the] fear of
ufachadH6343 →
יִצְחָק֙Isaac
yitzchakH3327 →108 times
הָ֣יָהhe had been
hayahH1961 →3559 times
לִ֔יto <the> me
li
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
עַתָּ֖הnow
ʾatahH6258 →433 times
רֵיקָ֣םempty
reikamH7387 →
שִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִיyou sent away me
shilachtaniH7971 →845 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עָנְיִ֞יaffliction my
ʾaneyiH6040 →36 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
יְגִ֧יַע[the] toil of
yegiya'H3018 →
כַּפַּ֛יhands my
kapaiH3709 →192 times
רָאָ֥הhe has seen
raahH7200 →1300 times
אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
וַיּ֥וֹכַחand he decided
vaiyokhachH3198 →59 times
אָֽמֶשׁ׃last night
ʾameshH570 →5 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 31:7I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
it leads to
- Isaiah 49:13
Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
- Isaiah 63:9
In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days…
- Psalms 119:153
Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.
- 2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- John 10:27–30
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
- Isaiah 49:13
Through
Isaiah 8:13The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.
it leads to
- Luke 12:5
But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
- Isaiah 26:3–4
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- Revelation 15:4
Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
- Luke 12:5
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.