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Genesis 31:1–6

Jacob Flees from Laban

31 Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has gained all this wealth.” And Jacob saw athat Laban did not regard him with favor as before. Then the Lord said to Jacob, b“Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”

So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was and said to them, c“I see that your father does not regard me with favor as he did before. But the God of my father dhas been with me. eYou know that I have served your father with all my strength,

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Genesis 31:1–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.” And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been.

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

So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to come out to the fields where his flocks were. He said to them, “I see that your father’s attitude toward me is not what it was before, but the God of my father has been with me. You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength,

Genesis 31:1–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory. And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, And said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me. And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

Genesis 31:1–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

But Jacob soon learned that Laban’s sons were grumbling about him. “Jacob has robbed our father of everything!” they said. “He has gained all his wealth at our father’s expense.” And Jacob began to notice a change in Laban’s attitude toward him.

Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your father and grandfather and to your relatives there, and I will be with you.”

So Jacob called Rachel and Leah out to the field where he was watching his flock. He said to them, “I have noticed that your father’s attitude toward me has changed. But the God of my father has been with me. You know how hard I have worked for your father,

Genesis 31:1–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Now Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has acquired all this wealth.” And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and indeed it was not favorable toward him as before. Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will be with you.”

So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field, to his flock, and said to them, “I see your father’s countenance, that it is not favorable toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me. And you know that with all my might I have served your father.

Genesis 31:1–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

One day Jacob heard Laban’s sons talking. They said, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned, and in this way he has become rich.” Then Jacob noticed that Laban was not as friendly as he had been before. The Lord said to Jacob, “Go back to the land where your ancestors lived, and I will be with you.”

So Jacob told Rachel and Leah to meet him in the field where he kept his flocks. He said to them, “I have seen that your father is not as friendly with me as he used to be, but the God of my father has been with me. You both know that I have worked as hard as I could for your father,

Genesis 31:1–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory. And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as beforetime. And Jehovah said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, and said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but the God of my father hath been with me. And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

Genesis 31:1–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and of what was our father’s he has acquired all this glory. And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and behold, it was not toward him as previously. And Jehovah said to Jacob, Return into the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the fields to his flock, and said to them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as previously; but the God of my father has been with me. And you know that with all my power I have served your father.

Genesis 31:1–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father and has gained all his wealth from him.” He also noticed that Laban did not appear as friendly to him as before. 

Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your ancestors and to your relatives, and I will be with you.” 

So Jacob sent a message to Rachel and Leah to come out to the open country where his flocks were. He said to them, “I have seen that your father isn’t as friendly to me as he was before, but the God of my father has been with me. You know that I have worked as hard as I could for your father.

Genesis 31:1–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Now Jacob heard what Laban’s sons were saying: “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s and has built this wealth from what belonged to our father.” And Jacob saw from Laban’s face that his attitude toward him was not the same.

Then the Lord said to him, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will be with you.”

Jacob had Rachel and Leah called to the field where his flocks were. He said to them, “I can see from your father’s face that his attitude toward me is not the same, but the God of my father has been with me. You know that I’ve worked hard for your father

Genesis 31:1–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s; he has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.” And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him as favorably as he did before. Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your ancestors and to your kindred, and I will be with you.” So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was, and said to them, “I see that your father does not regard me as favorably as he did before. But the God of my father has been with me. You know that I have served your father with all my strength;

Genesis 31:1–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Now he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, “Jacob has taken all that our father has,” and “From that which was our father’s he has gained all this wealth.” Then Jacob saw the face of Laban and, behold, it was not like it had been in the past. And Yahweh said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your ancestors and to your family, and I will be with you.” So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field, to his flocks, and he said to them, “Look, I see the face of your father, that it is not like it has been toward me in the past. But the God of my father is with me. Now you yourselves know that I have served your father with all my strength,

Genesis 31:1–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Jacob heard what Laban’s sons were saying. “Jacob has taken everything our father owned,” they said. “He has gained all of this wealth from what belonged to our father.”

Jacob noticed that Laban’s feelings toward him had changed.

Then the Lord spoke to Jacob. He said, “Go back to your father’s land and to your relatives. I will be with you.”

So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah. He told them to come out to the fields where his flocks were.

He said to them, “I see that your father’s feelings toward me have changed. But the God of my father has been with me. You know that I’ve worked for your father with all of my strength.

Genesis 31:1–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Now Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what belonged to our father he has made all this wealth.”

Jacob saw the attitude of Laban, and behold, it was not friendly toward him as formerly.

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

So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to his flock in the field,

and said to them, “I see your father’s attitude, that it is not friendly toward me as formerly, but the God of my father has been with me.

“You know that I have served your father with all my strength.


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