Genesis 31:3

mostly for the Lord (had) said to Jacob, Turn again into the land of thy fathers, and to thy generation, (or Return to the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred), and I shall be with thee.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

In Context

2Also Jacob perceived the face of Laban, that it was not against him as yesterday, and the third day ago, (And Jacob saw that Laban’s face was not favourable toward him, like it was yesterday, and the third day ago,)

4(And so) Jacob sent (for), and called Rachel and Leah (out) into the field, where he kept [the] flocks,

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Cross References

Genesis 21:22In the same time, Abimelech, and Phicol, prince of his host, (or Now at that time, Abimelech, with Phicol, the ruler of his army), said to Abraham, God is with thee in all things that thou doest;

Genesis 26:24where the Lord appeared to him in that night; and said, I am [the] God of Abraham, thy father; do not thou dread (or do not fear), for I am with thee, and I shall bless thee, and I shall multiply thy seed for (the sake of) my servant Abraham.

Genesis 28:13and the Lord nighed to the ladder, saying to him, I am the Lord God of Abraham, thy father, and (the) God of Isaac; I shall give to thee and to thy seed the land in which thou sleepest.

Genesis 28:20Also Jacob avowed a vow, and said, If God is with me, and keepeth me in the way in which I go, (or And Jacob vowed a vow, and said, If God is with me, and keepeth me safe on the way in which I go), and giveth to me loaves to eat, and clothes to be clothed with,

Genesis 31:13I am (the) God of Bethel, where thou anointedest a stone, and madest a vow to me. Now therefore rise thou (up), and go out of this land, and turn again into the land of thy birth (or and return to the land of thy birth).

Genesis 32:5I have oxen, and asses, and sheep, and menservants, and handmaids, and I send now a message to my lord, that I find grace in thy sight. (I have oxen, and donkeys, and sheep, and male and female slaves, and I have sent this message to my lord, so that I may find grace in thy sight.)

Matthew Henry on Genesis 31:2-17

Jacob's Departure. ( b. c. 1739.) 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. 2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. 3 And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. 4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, 5 And said unto them, I see your father's… Read the whole commentary →

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