“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
31:3 The Lord said unto Jacob, Return and I will be with thee - though Jacob had met with very hard usage, yet he would not quit his place 'till God bid him. He came thither by orders from heaven, and there he would slay 'till he was ordered back. The direction he had from heaven is more fully related in the account he gives of it to his wives, where he tells them of the dream he had about the cattle, and the wonderful increase of those of his colour; and how the angel of God in that dream instructed him that it was not by chance, nor by his own policy, that he obtained that great advantage but by the providence of God, who had taken notice of the hardships Laban had put upon him, and in performance of his promise.
31:4 And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to the field - That he might discourse with them more privately.
And said vnto them, I see your fathers countenance, that it is not toward mee as before: but the God of my father hath bene with me.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
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.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he said to them, It is clear to me that your father's feeling is no longer what it was to me; but the God of my father has been with me
- Basic English Bible
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.
- Darby Bible
And said to them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not towards me as before: but the God of my father hath been with me.
- Webster's Bible
and said to them, "I see the expression on your father's face, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.
- World English Bible
and saith to them, `I am beholding your father's face -- that it is not towards me as heretofore, and the God of my father hath been with me,
- Youngs Literal Bible
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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible