Genesis 31:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

There he said to them,“I can tell that your father’s attitude toward me has changed, but the God of my father has been with me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 31:2-3 : 2 When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed. 3 The LORD said to Jacob,“Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”
  • Gen 31:42 : 42 If the God of my father– the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears– had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”
  • Gen 31:53 : 53 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.
  • Gen 32:9 : 9 Then Jacob prayed,“O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, O LORD, you said to me,‘Return to your land and to your relatives and I will make you prosper.’
  • Gen 48:15 : 15 Then he blessed Joseph and said,“May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked– the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,
  • Gen 50:17 : 17 ‘Tell Joseph this: Please forgive the sin of your brothers and the wrong they did when they treated you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sin of the servants of the God of your father.” When this message was reported to him, Joseph wept.
  • Gen 31:13 : 13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the sacred stone and made a vow to me. Now leave this land immediately and return to your native land.’”
  • Gen 21:22 : 22 At that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham,“God is with you in all that you do.

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  • Gen 31:6-7
    2 verses
    83%

    6You know that I’ve worked for your father as hard as I could,

    7but your father has humiliated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not permitted him to do me any harm.

  • Gen 31:1-4
    4 verses
    82%

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

    2When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.

    3The LORD said to Jacob,“Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”

    4So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were.

  • Gen 31:42
    81%

    42If the God of my father– the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears– had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”

  • Gen 31:29-30
    2 verses
    78%

    29I have the power to do you harm, but the God of your father told me last night,‘Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.’

    30Now I understand that you have gone away because you longed desperately for your father’s house. Yet why did you steal my gods?”

  • Gen 32:9
    77%

    9Then Jacob prayed,“O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, O LORD, you said to me,‘Return to your land and to your relatives and I will make you prosper.’

  • Gen 30:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29“You know how I have worked for you,” Jacob replied,“and how well your livestock have fared under my care.

    30Indeed, you had little before I arrived, but now your possessions have increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I worked. But now, how long must it be before I do something for my own family too?”

  • Gen 31:11-14
    4 verses
    76%

    11In the dream the angel of God said to me,‘Jacob!’‘Here I am!’ I replied.

    12Then he said,‘Observe that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you.

    13I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the sacred stone and made a vow to me. Now leave this land immediately and return to your native land.’”

    14Then Rachel and Leah replied to him,“Do we still have any portion or inheritance in our father’s house?

  • Gen 31:9
    76%

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

  • Gen 32:20
    76%

    20You must also say,‘In fact your servant Jacob is behind us.’” Jacob thought,“I will first appease him by sending a gift ahead of me. After that I will meet him. Perhaps he will accept me.”

  • Gen 33:10
    75%

    10“No, please take them,” Jacob said.“If I have found favor in your sight, accept my gift from my hand. Now that I have seen your face and you have accepted me, it is as if I have seen the face of God.

  • Gen 32:30
    75%

    30So Jacob named the place Peniel, explaining,“Certainly I have seen God face to face and have survived.”

  • Gen 42:29
    75%

    29They returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan and told him all the things that had happened to them, saying,

  • Gen 44:34
    75%

    34For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see my father’s pain.”

  • Gen 48:11
    75%

    11Israel said to Joseph,“I never expected to see you again, but now God has allowed me to see your children too.”

  • Gen 28:21
    74%

    21and I return safely to my father’s home, then the LORD will become my God.

  • Exod 3:16
    74%

    16“Go and bring together the elders of Israel and tell them,‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, appeared to me– the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob– saying,“I have attended carefully to you and to what has been done to you in Egypt,

  • Gen 42:36
    74%

    36Their father Jacob said to them,“You are making me childless! Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. And now you want to take Benjamin! Everything is against me.”

  • Gen 31:50
    74%

    50If you mistreat my daughters or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one else is with us, realize that God is witness to your actions.”

  • Gen 33:5
    74%

    5When Esau looked up and saw the women and the children, he asked,“Who are these people with you?” Jacob replied,“The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”

  • Gen 33:8
    73%

    8Esau then asked,“What did you intend by sending all these herds to meet me?” Jacob replied,“To find favor in your sight, my lord.”

  • Gen 48:15
    73%

    15Then he blessed Joseph and said,“May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked– the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,

  • Gen 31:53
    73%

    53May 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.

  • Gen 48:21
    73%

    21Then Israel said to Joseph,“I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.

  • Gen 30:27
    73%

    27But Laban said to him,“If I have found favor in your sight, please stay here, for I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me on account of you.”

  • Gen 27:12
    73%

    12My father may touch me! Then he’ll think I’m mocking him and I’ll bring a curse on myself instead of a blessing.”

  • Exod 4:5
    73%

    5“that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

  • Gen 31:16
    72%

    16Surely 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.”

  • Gen 46:3
    72%

    3He 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 26:24
    72%

    24The LORD appeared to him that night 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 45:12
    72%

    12You and my brother Benjamin can certainly see with your own eyes that I really am the one who speaks to you.

  • Gen 43:14
    72%

    14May the Sovereign God grant you mercy before the man so that he may release your other brother and Benjamin! As for me, if I lose my children I lose them.”

  • Gen 29:6
    72%

    6“Is he well?” Jacob asked. They replied,“He is well. Now look, here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep.”

  • Gen 30:25
    72%

    25The Flocks of Jacob After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban,“Send me on my way so that I can go home to my own country.

  • Exod 3:6
    72%

    6He added,“I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

  • Gen 33:1
    72%

    1Jacob Meets Esau Jacob looked up and saw that Esau was coming along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.

  • Gen 44:23
    72%

    23But you said to your servants,‘If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.’