Genesis 31:7
And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
Genesis 31:7 in other translations
| BSB | And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me. |
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| WEB | Your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times, but God didn’t allow him to hurt me. |
| ASV | And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me. |
| YLT | and your father hath played upon me, and hath changed my hire ten times; and God hath not suffered him to do evil with me. |
| DARBY | And your father has mocked me, and has changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me. |
| BBE | But your father has not kept faith with me, and ten times he has made changes in my payment; but God has kept him from doing me damage. |
| Webster | And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times: but God suffered him not to hurt me. |
What does Genesis 31:7 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 31:1-21
The affairs of these families are related very minutely, while (what are called) the great events of states and kingdoms at that period, are not mentioned. The Bible teaches people the common duties of life, how to serve God, how to enjoy the blessings he bestows, and to do good in the various stations and duties of life. Selfish men consider themselves robbed of all that goes past them, and covetousness will even…
Genesis 31:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 31:7
- Zechariah 8:23
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
- Genesis 31:29
It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
- Genesis 31:41
Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
- Nehemiah 4:12
And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
- Numbers 14:22
Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
- Psalms 37:28
For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
- Job 19:3
These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.
- Job 1:10
Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
- Isaiah 54:17
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
- Isaiah 4:1
And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
- Genesis 20:6
And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
- Leviticus 26:26
And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Le 26:26; Nu 14:22; Ne 4:12; Job 19:8; Isa 4:1; Zec 8:23
God.
29; 20:6; Job 1:10; Ps 37:28; 105:14,15; Isa 54:17
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Context
- Genesis 31:6
And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
- Genesis 31:7
And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
- Genesis 31:8
If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.
Genesis 31:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vuestro padre me ha engañado, y me ha mudado el salario diez veces: pero Dios no le ha permitido que me hiciese mal. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et votre père s’est moqué de moi, et a changé dix fois mon salaire; mais Dieu ne lui a pas permis de me faire du mal. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und euer Vater hat mich betrogen und hat meinen Lohn zehnmal verändert; aber Gott hat ihm nicht gestattet, mir Übles zu tun. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sed et pater vester circumvenit me et mutavit mercedem meam decem vicibus: et tamen non dimisit eum Deus ut noceret mihi. |