Genesis 31:53

KJV1611 – Modern English

The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.' So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, jud betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The God{H430} of Abraham,{H85} and the God{H430} of Nahor,{H5152} the God{H430} of their father,{H1} judge{H8199} betwixt us. And Jacob{H3290} sware{H7650} by the Fear{H6343} of his father{H1} Isaac.{H3327}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The God{H430} of Abraham{H85}, and the God{H430} of Nahor{H5152}, the God{H430} of their father{H1}, judge{H8199}{(H8799)} betwixt us. And Jacob{H3290} sware{H7650}{(H8735)} by the fear{H6343} of his father{H1} Isaac{H3327}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    The God of Abraham the God of Nahor and the God of theyr fathers be iudge betwixte vs. And Iacob sware by him that his father Isaac feared.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, and the God of their fathers, be iudge betwene vs. And Iacob sware vnto him by the feare of his father Isaac.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The God of Abraham, and the God of Nabor, and the God of their father be iudge betweene vs: But Iaakob sware by the feare of his father Izhak.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The God of Abraham, and the God of Nachor, and the God of theyr father, be iudge betwixt vs. And Iacob sware by the feare of his father Isahac.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." Then Jacob swore by the fear of his father, Isaac.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, doth judge between us -- the God of their father,' and Jacob sweareth by the Fear of his father Isaac.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the Fear of his father Isaac.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the Fear of his father Isaac.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." Then Jacob swore by the fear of his father, Isaac.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    May the God of Abraham and the god of Nahor, the gods of their father, judge between us.” Jacob took an oath by the God whom his father Isaac feared.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 31:42 : 42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely you would have sent me away now empty. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.
  • Gen 16:5 : 5 And Sarai said to Abram, My wrong be upon you; I have given my maid into your arms, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. The LORD judge between me and you.
  • Exod 3:6 : 6 Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.
  • Gen 11:24-29 : 24 And Nahor lived twenty-nine years and begot Terah. 25 And Nahor lived after he begot Terah one hundred and nineteen years and begot sons and daughters. 26 And Terah lived seventy years and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot. 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans. 29 And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
  • Josh 24:2 : 2 And Joshua said to all the people, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers lived on the other side of the river in ancient times, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.
  • Gen 11:31 : 31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife, and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and lived there.
  • Gen 14:22 : 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,
  • Deut 6:13 : 13 You shall fear the LORD your God and serve him, and shall swear by his name.
  • Gen 17:7 : 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.
  • Gen 21:23-24 : 23 Now therefore swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my grandson. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have sojourned. 24 And Abraham said, I will swear.
  • Gen 22:20-24 : 20 And it happened after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor; 21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 23 And Bethuel begot Rebekah: these eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. 24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
  • Gen 24:3-4 : 3 and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell. 4 But you shall go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac."
  • Gen 26:28-31 : 28 And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with you: and we said, Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you; 29 That you will do us no harm, as we have not touched you, and as we have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace: you are now the blessed of the LORD. 30 And he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. 31 And they arose early in the morning, and swore one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
  • Gen 28:13 : 13 And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: the land where you lie, I will give to you and to your descendants;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 31:50-52
    3 verses
    78%

    50 If you afflict my daughters, or if you take other wives besides my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness between me and you.

    51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have set between me and you;

    52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you shall not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.

  • 9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD who said to me, Return to your country and to your relatives, and I will deal well with you:

  • 42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely you would have sent me away now empty. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.

  • 3 and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.

  • 54 Then Jacob offered a sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they ate bread, and stayed all night on the mount.

  • Gen 21:23-24
    2 verses
    74%

    23 Now therefore swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my grandson. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have sojourned.

    24 And Abraham said, I will swear.

  • 44 Now therefore come, let us make a covenant, you and I; and let it be for a witness between me and you.

  • 13 And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: the land where you lie, I will give to you and to your descendants;

  • 29 It is in my power to do you harm: but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, Beware that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

  • 5 And said to them, I see your father's expression, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.

  • 28 And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with you: and we said, Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you;

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

  • 13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar, and where you vowed a vow unto me: now arise, get out of this land, and return unto the land of your kindred.

  • Gen 28:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothes to wear,

    21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:

  • 31 And they arose early in the morning, and swore one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

  • 3 And He said, I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down into Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.

  • 16 Even the covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

  • 33 And Jacob said, Swear to me as of this day; and he swore unto him, and he sold his birthright to Jacob.

  • 24 And the LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham your father: fear not, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your descendants for my servant Abraham's sake.

  • 27 And Jacob came to Isaac his father at Mamre, to the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac lived.

  • 31 And he said, Swear to me. And he swore to him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head.

  • 9 The covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

  • 16 For all the riches which God has taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, whatever God has said to you, do.

  • 73 The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:

  • 9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

  • 32 Saying, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled and did not dare to look.

  • 13 That he may establish you today as a people for himself, and that he may be to you a God, as he has said to you, and as he has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

  • 31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Perhaps you would take your daughters from me by force.

  • 1 And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there: and make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.

  • 16 And said, By myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son:

  • 31 Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because there they both swore an oath.

  • 47 And Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.