Genesis 31:29 (KJV)

Words Then and Now

spake spoke Still heard today: Thus Spake Zarathustra, the famous opening music of 2001: A Space Odyssey Webster’s 1828 · Speak
yesternight last night Still heard today: yesterday; yesteryear, yester- is still in use Webster’s 1828 · Yesternight

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

thou one person
you, your more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

Genesis 31:22–35God can put a bridle in the mouth of wicked men, to restrain their malice, though he do not change their hearts. Though they have no love to God's people,...

Thompson Chains

Divine CareSee the chain from Psalms 115:12 · 8 links

Parallel Passages

Genesis 28:13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

Genesis 31:53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
Genesis 31:42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
Genesis 28:13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
Genesis 31:24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
Joshua 24:2–3 And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods. …
2 Kings 19:10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Psalms 52:1 <To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.> Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
Daniel 2:47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
Daniel 3:28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Daniel 6:20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
Daniel 6:26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
John 19:10–11 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee? …
Acts 5:38–39 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: …
Acts 9:5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

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Topics

Chiding Isaac and Laban chide each other
God To Jacob, when he fled from Laban, his father-in-law
Ingratitude Laban to Jacob
Jacob Dissatisfied with Laban’s treatment and returns to the land of Canaan
Laban Pursues Jacob, overtakes him at Mount Gilead, and covenants with him

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1836–1689 BC · Jacob

Bible Dictionary

God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
JacobOne who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Gen 25:26; Gen 27:36; Hos 12:2–4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah....

Hebrew and Strong’s

It is יֶשׁ yeš יֵשׁ Demonstrative
in the power לְאֵל lĕʾēl אֵל Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
of my hand יָדִי yādî יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
to do לַעֲשׂוֹת laʿăśôt עָשָׂה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
you hurt עִמָּכֶם ʿimmākem Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural רָע rāʿ רַע Adjective · masculine singular
but the God וֵאלֹהֵי wēʾlōhê אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with and
of your father אֲבִיכֶם ʾăbîkem אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
spake אָמַר ʾāmar אָמַר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
unto me yesternight אֶמֶשׁ ʾemeš אֶמֶשׁ Adverb אֵלַי ʾēlay Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular
saying לֵאמֹר lēʾmōr אָמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
Take thou heed הִשָּׁמֶר hiššāmer שָׁמַר Verb · niphal imperative, second person masculine singular
that thou speak not לְךָ lĕkā Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine singular מִדַּבֵּר middabbēr דָבַר Verb · piel infinitive construct · with preposition עַד ʿad Preposition
to Jacob עִם ʿim Preposition יַעֲקֹב yaʿăqōb יַעֲקֹב Proper name
either good מִטּוֹב miṭṭôb טוֹב Adjective · masculine singular · with preposition
or bad רָע rāʿ רַע Adjective · masculine singular

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