Genesis 31:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the LORD said to Jacob, 'Return to the land of your ancestors and to your family, and I will be with you.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֔ב שׁ֛וּב אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ אֲבוֹתֶ֖יךָ וּלְמוֹלַדְתֶּ֑ךָ וְאֶֽהְיֶ֖ה עִמָּֽךְ׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer YHWH to-Yaʿăqōḇ, šûḇ to-land of-fathers-your and-to-native-land-your, and-ʾehyeh with-you.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said
• *YHWH*: Divine name - Yahweh/the LORD
• *Yaʿăqōḇ*: Proper noun - Jacob
• *šûḇ*: Qal imperative masculine singular - return
• *ʾehyeh*: Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will be

Word Meanings

• *šûḇ*: return/go back/turn back
• *môleḏet*: birthplace/kindred/native land

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the LORD said to Jacob, Return to the land of your fathers, and to your kindred; and I will be with you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Jacob,{H3290} Return{H7725} unto the land{H776} of thy fathers,{H1} and to thy kindred;{H4138} and I will be with thee.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Jacob{H3290}, Return{H7725}{(H8798)} unto the land{H776} of thy fathers{H1}, and to thy kindred{H4138}; and I will be with thee.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the LORde sayde vnto Iacob: turne agayne in to the lade of thy fathers and to thy kynred and I wilbe with ye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the LORDE sayde vnto him: Departe agayne to thy fatherlade, and to thy kynred, I wyll be with the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lorde had said vnto Iaakob, Turne againe into the lande of thy fathers, and to thy kinred, and I wilbe with thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lorde sayde vnto Iacob: turne agayne into the lande of thy fathers, and to thy kynrede, and I wyll be with thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers, and to your relatives, and I will be with you."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah saith unto Jacob, `Turn back unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred, and I am with thee.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers, and to your relatives, and I will be with you."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD said to Jacob,“Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 28:15 : 15 Look, I am with you, and I will guard you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, because I will not leave you until I have done everything I promised you.
• Gen 32:9 : 9 He thought, 'If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp that is left will escape.'
• Gen 31:13 : 13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now leave this land immediately and return to the land of your birth.'
• Gen 21:22 : 22 At that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, 'God is with you in everything you do.'
• Gen 26:3-5 : 3 Stay in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your descendants and will fulfill the oath I swore to Abraham your father. 4 I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and give them all these lands, and through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed. 5 This is because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My instructions.
• Gen 26:24 : 24 That night the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham."
• Gen 28:4 : 4 May he give to you and your descendants with you the blessing of Abraham, that you may take possession of the land where you now live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.
• Gen 28:13 : 13 And there was the Lord standing above it, and He said, 'I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.'
• Gen 31:18 : 18 He drove all his livestock and all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan Aram to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.
• Gen 28:20-22 : 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, 'If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey I am taking, and give me food to eat and clothes to wear, 21 'so that I return safely to my father’s house, then the Lord will be my God.' 22 And this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God's house, and of everything you give me, I will surely give a tenth back to you.'
• Gen 30:25 : 25 After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, 'Send me on my way so I can go back to my homeland.'
• Gen 35:1 : 1 God said to Jacob, "Get up, go to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."
• Gen 46:2-3 : 2 God spoke to Israel in visions during the night, calling, 'Jacob, Jacob!' And he replied, 'Here I am.' 3 God said, 'I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.'
• Gen 50:24 : 24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, 'I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.'
• Ps 46:1 : 1 For the choirmaster. A song of the sons of Korah, set to soprano voices.
• Ps 50:15 : 15 Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me.
• Ps 90:15 : 15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen trouble.
• Isa 41:10 : 10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; indeed, I will help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
• Heb 13:5 : 5 Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have, for He has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'
• Gen 13:15 : 15 For all the land you see, I will give to you and your descendants forever.