Genesis 31:39

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    That which was torn by beasts I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it; from my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or by night.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    What soeuer was torne of beastes I broughte it not vnto ye but made it good mysilf: of my hade dydest thou requyre it whether it was stollen by daye or nyght

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Loke what was torne of beastes, I brought it not vnto ye, I was fayne to paie it my self: thou requyredest it of my hande, whether it were stollen fro me by daye or by night.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Whatsoeuer was torne of beasts, I brought it not vnto thee, but made it good my selfe: of mine hand diddest thou require it, were it stollen by day or stollen by night.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Whatsoeuer was torne of beastes I brought it not vnto thee, but made it good my selfe: of my hande diddest thou require it that was stolen by day or nyght.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    That which was torn of animals, I didn't bring to you. I bore the loss of it. Of my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    the torn I have not brought in unto thee -- I, I repay it -- from my hand thou dost seek it; I have been deceived by day, and I have been deceived by night;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Anything which was wounded by beasts I did not take to you, but myself made up for the loss of it; you made me responsible for whatever was taken by thieves, by day or by night.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    That which was torn of animals, I didn't bring to you. I bore its loss. Of my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Animals torn by wild beasts I never brought to you; I always absorbed the loss myself. You always made me pay for every missing animal, whether it was taken by day or at night.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 22:10-13 : 10 the issue between them will be settled by an oath before the Lord that the neighbor has not taken the other’s property. The owner must accept this, and no restitution is required. 11 But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner. 12 If it was attacked and torn apart by a wild animal, the neighbor must provide evidence of this, but does not need to pay restitution for the torn animal. 13 If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies when its owner is not present, he must make restitution.
  • Lev 22:8 : 8 He must not eat anything that has died naturally or been torn by wild animals, making himself unclean by it. I am the LORD.
  • 1 Sam 17:34-35 : 34 David said to Saul, 'Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,' 35 'I went after it, struck it, and rescued the lamb from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its mane, struck it, and killed it.'
  • Luke 2:8 : 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.
  • John 10:12-13 : 12 The hired worker, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, abandons the sheep, and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters them. 13 The hired worker runs away because he is a hired worker and does not care about the sheep.

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