Kejadian 31:1

Jacob’s Flight from Laban

31:1 Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were complaining, ¹  “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father! He has gotten rich ²  at our father’s expense!” ³ 

Kejadian 31:9

31:9 In this way God has snatched away your father’s livestock and given them to me.

Kejadian 31:16

31:16 Surely all the wealth that God snatched away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So now do everything God has told you.”

Kejadian 31:43

31:43 Laban replied ⁴  to Jacob, “These women ⁵  are my daughters, these children are my grandchildren, ⁶  and these flocks are my flocks. All that you see belongs to me. But how can I harm these daughters of mine today ⁷  or the children to whom they have given birth?

[31:1]  ¹ tn Heb “and he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying.”

[31:1]  ² sn The Hebrew word translated “gotten rich” (כָּבוֹד, cavod) has the basic idea of “weight.” If one is heavy with possessions, then that one is wealthy (13:2). Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph all became wealthy when they left the promised land. Jacob’s wealth foreshadows what will happen to Israel when they leave the land of Egypt (Exod 12:35-38).

[31:1]  ³ tn Heb “and from that which belonged to our father he has gained all this wealth.”

[31:43]  ⁴ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[31:43]  ⁵ tn Heb “daughters.”

[31:43]  ⁶ tn Heb “children.”

[31:43]  ⁷ tn Heb “but to my daughters what can I do to these today?”