Genesis 31:11 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 31:11

In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the angel of God said unto me in the dream, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.

KJV

And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The angel of God spake unto me in a dream - It is strange that we had not heard of this dream before; and yet it seems to have taken place before the cattle brought forth, immediately after the bargain between him and Laban.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֵלַ֜י	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
מַלְאַ֧ךְ	mal.'Akh	[the] angel of	H4397 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	<the> God	H430 →
בַּחֲל֖וֹם	ba.cha.Lom	in a dream	H2472 →
יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב	ya.'a.Ko	O Jacob	H3290 →
וָאֹמַ֖ר	va.'o.Mar	and I said	H559 →
הִנֵּֽנִי׃	hi.Ne.ni	here [am] I	H2009 →

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.

Through
Isaiah 58:9
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and…
leads to
- Psalms 50:15
  Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Jeremiah 29:12–13
  Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- Isaiah 65:24
  Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Psalms 91:15
  When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
- Matthew 7:7–8
  Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Through
Genesis 18:17
And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
leads to
- Amos 3:7
  Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
- Psalms 25:14
  The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
Through
Genesis 31:13
I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up and leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’”
leads to
- Genesis 31:3
  Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”