Genesis 31:9
What does Genesis 31:9 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 31:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So God has taken away your father's cattle and has given them to me.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and God taketh away the substance of your father, and doth give to me.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And God hath taken your father's substance, and given it to me.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890AndGod has taken away the cattle of your father, and given [them] to me.
Context
v.8If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the flock bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy wages; then bare all the flock ringstreaked.
v.9This passage
v.10And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceive, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 31:1
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.
- Esther 8:1
On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
- Genesis 31:16
For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
- Psalms 50:10
For every beast of the forest is mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills.
- Matthew 20:15
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?
- Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
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