Genesis 31:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he said to them, It is clear to me that your father's feeling is no longer what it was to me; but the God of my father has been with me

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  • Gen 31:2-3 : 2 And Jacob saw that Laban's feeling for him was no longer what it had been before. 3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.
  • Gen 31:42 : 42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would have sent me away with nothing in my hands. But God has seen my troubles and the work of my hands, and this night he kept you back.
  • Gen 31:53 : 53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.
  • Gen 32:9 : 9 Then Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, the God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, Go back to your country and your family and I will be good to you:
  • Gen 48:15 : 15 And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,
  • Gen 50:17 : 17 You are to say to Joseph, Let the wrongdoing of your brothers be overlooked, and the evil they did to you: now, if it is your pleasure, let the sin of the servants of your father's God have forgiveness. And at these words, Joseph was overcome with weeping.
  • Gen 31:13 : 13 I am the God of Beth-el, where you put oil on the pillar and took an oath to me: now then, come out of this land and go back to the country of your birth.
  • Gen 21:22 : 22 Now at that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the captain of his army, said to Abraham, I see that God is with you in all you do.

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  • Gen 31:6-7
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    6 And you have seen how I have done all in my power for your father,

    7 But your father has not kept faith with me, and ten times he has made changes in my payment; but God has kept him from doing me damage.

  • Gen 31:1-4
    4 verses
    82%

    1 Now it came to the ears of Jacob that Laban's sons were saying, Jacob has taken away all our father's property, and in this way he has got all this wealth.

    2 And Jacob saw that Laban's feeling for him was no longer what it had been before.

    3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.

    4 And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to him in the field among his flock.

  • Gen 31:42
    81%

    42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would have sent me away with nothing in my hands. But God has seen my troubles and the work of my hands, and this night he kept you back.

  • Gen 31:29-30
    2 verses
    78%

    29 It is in my power to do you damage: but the God of your father came to me this night, saying, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.

    30 And now, it seems, you are going because your heart's desire is for your father's house; but why have you taken my gods?

  • Gen 32:9
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    9 Then Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, the God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, Go back to your country and your family and I will be good to you:

  • Gen 30:29-30
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    76%

    29 Then Jacob said, You have seen what I have done for you, and how your cattle have done well under my care.

    30 For before I came you had little, and it has been greatly increased; and the Lord has given you a blessing in everything I have done; but when am I to do something for my family?

  • Gen 31:11-14
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    76%

    11 And in my dream the angel of the Lord said to me, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.

    12 And he said, See how all the he-goats are banded and marked and coloured: for I have seen what Laban has done to you.

    13 I am the God of Beth-el, where you put oil on the pillar and took an oath to me: now then, come out of this land and go back to the country of your birth.

    14 Then Rachel and Leah said to him in answer, What part or heritage is there for us in our father's house?

  • Gen 31:9
    76%

    9 So God has taken away your father's cattle and has given them to me.

  • Gen 32:20
    76%

    20 And you are to say further, Jacob, your servant, is coming after us. For he said to himself, I will take away his wrath by the offering which I have sent on, and then I will come before him: it may be that I will have grace in his eyes.

  • Gen 33:10
    75%

    10 And Jacob said, Not so; but if I have grace in your eyes, take them as a sign of my love, for I have seen your face as one may see the face of God, and you have been pleased with me.

  • Gen 32:30
    75%

    30 And Jacob gave that place the name of Peniel, saying, I have seen God face to face, and still I am living.

  • Gen 42:29
    75%

    29 So when they came to Jacob their father, in the land of Canaan, they gave him an account of all their experiences, saying,

  • Gen 44:34
    75%

    34 For how may I go back to my father without the boy, and see the evil which will come on my father?

  • Gen 48:11
    75%

    11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had no hope of seeing your face again, but God in his mercy has let me see you and your children.

  • Gen 28:21
    74%

    21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace, then I will take the Lord to be my God,

  • Exod 3:16
    74%

    16 Go and get together the chiefs of the children of Israel, and say to them, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by me, and has said, Truly I have taken up your cause, because of what is done to you in Egypt;

  • Gen 42:36
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    36 And Jacob their father said to them, You have taken my children from me: Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin away; all these things have come on me.

  • Gen 31:50
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    50 If you are cruel to my daughters, or if you take other wives in addition to my daughters, then though no man is there to see, God will be the witness between us.

  • Gen 33:5
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    5 Then Esau, lifting up his eyes, saw the women and the children, and said, Who are these with you? And he said, The children whom God in his mercy has given to your servant.

  • Gen 33:8
    73%

    8 And he said, What were all those herds which I saw on the way? And Jacob said, They were an offering so that I might have grace in my lord's eyes.

  • Gen 48:15
    73%

    15 And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,

  • Gen 31:53
    73%

    53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.

  • Gen 48:21
    73%

    21 Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.

  • Gen 30:27
    73%

    27 And Laban said, If you will let me say so, do not go away; for I have seen by the signs that the Lord has been good to me because of you.

  • Gen 27:12
    73%

    12 If by chance my father puts his hand on me, it will seem to him that I am tricking him, and he will put a curse on me in place of a blessing.

  • Exod 4:5
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    5 So that they may be certain that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by you.

  • Gen 31:16
    72%

    16 For the wealth which God has taken from him is ours and our children's; so now, whatever God has said to you, do.

  • Gen 46:3
    72%

    3 And he said, I am God, the God of your father: go down to Egypt without fear, for I will make a great nation of you there:

  • Gen 26:24
    72%

    24 That night the Lord came to him in a vision, and said, I am the God of your father Abraham: have no fear for I am with you, blessing you, and your seed will be increased because of my servant Abraham.

  • Gen 45:12
    72%

    12 Now truly, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which says these things to you.

  • Gen 43:14
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    14 So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph.

  • Gen 29:6
    72%

    6 And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.

  • Gen 30:25
    72%

    25 Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.

  • Exod 3:6
    72%

    6 And he said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses kept his face covered for fear of looking on God.

  • Gen 33:1
    72%

    1 Then Jacob, lifting up his eyes, saw Esau coming with his four hundred men. So he made a division of the children between Leah and Rachel and the two women-servants.

  • Gen 44:23
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    23 But you said to your servants, If your youngest brother does not come with you, you will not see my face again.