Genesis 31:1 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 31:1

Now Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father and built all this wealth at our father’s expense.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And 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.

KJV

And 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.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

He has gotten all his glory - And what was this glory? It was a parcel of brown sheep and speckled goats, and some camels and asses. Jacob has taken away all that was our fathers - Not all, sure; what was become of those cattle which were committed to the custody of Laban's sons, and sent three days journey off?

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע	vai.yish.Ma'	and he heard	H8085 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
דִּבְרֵ֤י	div.Rei	[the] words of	H1697 →
בְנֵֽי־	ve.nei-	[the] sons of	H1121 →
לָבָן֙	la.Van	Laban	H3837 →
לֵאמֹ֔ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
לָקַ֣ח	la.Kach	he has taken	H3947 →
יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya.'a.Ko	Jacob	H3290 →
אֵ֖ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
לְאָבִ֑ינוּ	le.'a.Vi.nu	[belonged] to father our	H1 →
וּמֵאֲשֶׁ֣ר	u.me.'a.Sher	and from [that] which	H834 →
לְאָבִ֔ינוּ	le.'a.Vi.nu	[belonged] to father our	H1 →
עָשָׂ֕ה	'a.Sah	he has acquired	H6213 →
אֵ֥ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הַכָּבֹ֖ד	ha.ka.Vod	the abundance	H3519 →
הַזֶּֽה׃	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Matthew 4:8
Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
leads to
- 1 John 2:15–16
  Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
- Revelation 11:15
  Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign…
- Matthew 16:26
  What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Psalms 49:16–17
  Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
- Luke 4:5–7
  Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
Through
Ecclesiastes 4:4
I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
leads to
- 1 John 3:12
  Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
- Ecclesiastes 2:21
  When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a…
Through
Ezekiel 16:44
Behold, all who speak in proverbs will quote this proverb about you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’
leads to
- Ezekiel 18:2–3
  “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?