Genesis 31:39 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 31:39

I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night.

BSB

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ASV

That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.

KJV

That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

That which was torn - of my hand didst thou require it - This more particularly marks the covetous and rigorous disposition of Laban; for the law of God required that what had been torn by beasts the shepherd should not be obliged to make good, Exo 22:10, Exo 22:13. And it is very likely that this law was in force from the earliest times.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee--The shepherds are strictly responsible for losses in the flock, unless they can prove these were occasioned by wild beasts.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
טְרֵפָה֙	te.re.Fah	a torn animal	H2966 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
הֵבֵ֣אתִי	he.Ve.ti	I brought	H935 →
אֵלֶ֔יךָ	'e.Lei.kha	to you	H413 →
אָנֹכִ֣י	'a.no.Khi	I	H595 →
אֲחַטֶּ֔נָּה	'a.chat.Te.nah	I bore [the] loss of it	H2398 →
מִיָּדִ֖י	mi.ya.Di	from hand my	H3027 →
תְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נָּה	te.vak.She.nah	you sought it	H1245 →
גְּנֻֽבְתִ֣י	ge.nuv.Ti	[one] stolen of	H1589 →
י֔וֹם	Yom	day	H3117 →
וּגְנֻֽבְתִ֖י	u.ge.nuv.Ti	and [one] stolen of	H1589 →
לָֽיְלָה׃	La.ye.lah	night	H3915 →

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Through
Exodus 22:31
You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 14:21
  You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ezekiel 44:31
  The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ezekiel 4:14
  “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my…
- Leviticus 19:2
  “Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
- Leviticus 22:8
  He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
Through
Leviticus 22:8
He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
leads to
- Leviticus 17:15
  And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he…
Through
Luke 2:8
And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
leads to
- Psalms 78:70–71
  He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
- Genesis 31:39–40
  I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night.

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