Genesis 31:39

That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I had to bear the loss of it, of my hand didst thou require it, whatever was stolen by day, or stolen by night.

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In The King James Version

That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.

In Context

38These twenty years have I been with thee: thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young; and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

40[Where] I was in the day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from my eyes.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:9(22:8) For all manner of trespass, for ox, for ass, for lamb, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, of which he can say, This is it, before the judges shall come the cause of both parties, and he, whom the judges may condemn, shall pay double unto his neighbor.

Exodus 22:12(22:11) But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.

Leviticus 22:8That which dieth of itself, or is torn by beasts, shall he not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 31:37-43

36 And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me? 37 Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both. 38 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten. 39 That which was torn of beasts I… Read the whole commentary →

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