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OET (OET-RV)One day, Yacob overheard the words of Lavan’s sons who were saying, “Yacob has taken everything that belonged to our father, and from what originally belonged to our father he has gained all this wealth.”
Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXXἬκουσε δὲ Ἰακὼβ τὰ ῥήματα τῶν υἱῶν Λάβαν, λεγόντων, εἴληφεν Ἰακὼβ πάντα τὰ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐκ τῶν τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν πεποίηκε πᾶσαν τὴν δόξαν ταύτην. (Aʸkouse de Yakōb ta ɽaʸmata tōn huiōn Laban, legontōn, eilaʸfen Yakōb panta ta tou patros haʸmōn, kai ek tōn tou patros haʸmōn pepoiaʸke pasan taʸn doxan tautaʸn. )
BrTrAnd Jacob heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and of our father's property has he gotten all this glory.
ULTThen he heard the words of the sons of Laban, who were saying, “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father, and from what belonged to our father he has gained all this wealth!”
USTThen one day Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were complaining and saying, “Jacob has taken for himself everything that our father owned. In fact, he has gotten all his riches by taking the animals that were our father’s!”
BSB § Now Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father and built all this wealth at our father’s expense.”
OEBNow Jacob heard Laban’s sons say, ‘Jacob has taken all that was our father’s, and from that which was our father’s he has acquired all these riches.’
WEBBEJacob heard Laban’s sons’ words, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s. He has obtained all this wealth from that which was our father’s.”
NETJacob heard that Laban’s sons were complaining, “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father! He has gotten rich at our father’s expense!”
LSVAnd he hears the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken all that our father has; indeed, from that which our father has, he has made all this glory”;
FBVJacob found out that Laban's sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father. All the wealth he has actually came from our father.”
T4TSomeone told Jacob that Laban’s sons were complaining and saying, “Jacob has become very rich by taking everything [HYP] that belonged to our father.”
LEBNow he[fn] heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, “Jacob has taken all that our father has,” and “From that which was our father’s he has gained all this wealth.”
BBENow it came to the ears of Jacob that Laban's sons were saying, Jacob has taken away all our father's property, and in this way he has got all this wealth.
JPSAnd 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 wealth.'
ASVAnd 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.
DRABut after that he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying: Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s, and being enriched by his substance is become great:
YLTAnd he heareth the words of Laban's sons, saying, 'Jacob hath taken all that our father hath; yea, from that which our father hath, he hath made all this honour;'
DrbyAnd he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob has taken away all that was our father's, and of what was our father's he has acquired all this glory.
RVAnd 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.
WbstrAnd 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 obtained all this glory.
KJB-1769And 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. (And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath/has taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath/has he gotten all this glory. )
KJB-1611¶ And he heard the words of Labans sonnes, saying, Iacob hath taken away all that was our fathers; and of that which was of our fathers, hath hee gotten all this glory. (¶ And he heard the words of Labans sons, saying, Yacob hath/has taken away all that was our fathers; and ofthat which wasofourfathers,hath/has he gottenallthis glory.)
BshpsAnd he heard the wordes of Labans sonnes saying, Iacob hath take away all that was our fathers, and of our fathers goodes hath he gotten all his glorie. (And he heard the words of Labans sons saying, Yacob hath/has take away all that was our fathers, and of our fathers goodes hath/has he gotten all his glory.)
GnvaNow he heard the words of Labans sonnes, saying, Iaakob hath taken away all that was our fathers, and of our fathers goods hath he gotten all this honour. (Now he heard the words of Labans sons, saying, Yacob hath/has taken away all that was our fathers, and of our fathers goods hath/has he gotten all this honour. )
CvdlHe herde also of ye wordes of Labans children, that they sayde: Iacob hath brought all or fathers good vnto him self, & of oure fathers good hath he gotten these riches. (He heard also of ye/you_all words of Labans children, that they said: Yacob hath/has brought all or fathers good unto him self, and of our fathers good hath/has he gotten these riches.)
WyclAftir that Jacob herde the wordis of the sones of Laban, that seiden, Jacob hath take awei alle thingis that weren oure fadris, and of his catel Jacob is maad riche, and noble. (After that Yacob heard the words of the sons of Laban, that said, Yacob hath/has take away all things that were our fathers, and of his cattle Yacob is made riche, and noble.)
LuthUnd es kamen vor ihn die Reden der Kinder Labans, daß sie sprachen: Jakob hat alle unsers Vaters Gut zu sich gebracht und von unsers Vaters Gut hat er solchen Reichtum zuwegegebracht. (And it came before/in_front_of him/it the Reden the/of_the children Labans, that they/she/them said: Yakob has all unsers father Gut to itself/yourself/themselves brought and from unsers father Gut has he solchen Reichtum zuwegegebracht.)
ClVgPostquam autem audivit verba filiorum Laban dicentium: Tulit Jacob omnia quæ fuerunt patris nostri, et de illius facultate ditatus, factus est inclytus:[fn] (Postquam however audivit words of_children Laban dicentium: Tulit Yacob everything which fuerunt of_the_father nostri, and about illius facultate ditatus, factus it_is inclytus: )
31.1Postquam autem audivit, etc. Mutavit mercedem, etc. HIERON. in Quæst. Hebr. Pro eo quod posuimus, mutavit mercedem meam decem vicibus, Septuaginta posuerunt decem annis: cum verbum Hebraicum monim numerum magis quam annos sonat; et ex sequentibus is sensus probatur, quod per singulos fetus super Laban conditionem mutaverit. Si videbat varium nasci pecus, dicebat: Volo ut in futuro nascantur mihi varia; tunc Jacob virgas in canalibus non ponebat, ut fetus unicolor nasceretur: quo facto Laban ea pecora suæ parti fieri debere dicebat; sic usque ad decem vices mutata est conditio: et quodcunque proposuerat Laban ut sibi nasceretur, in contrarium colorem vertebatur. Nunc autem in sex annis decem pariendi vices incredibiles viderentur; sed lege Virgilium, in quo dicitur: Bis gravidæ pecudes. Natura autem Italicarum ovium et Mesopotamiæ eadem esse dicitur.
31.1Postquam however audivit, etc. Mutavit mercedem, etc. HIERON. in Quæst. Hebr. Pro eo that posuimus, mutavit mercedem meam ten vicibus, Septuaginta posuerunt decem annis: when/with the_word Hebraicum monim numerum magis how years sonat; and from sequentibus is sensus probatur, that through singulos fetus over Laban conditionem mutaverit. When/But_if videbat varium nasci pecus, dicebat: Volo as in futuro nascantur to_me varia; tunc Yacob rod/staffs in canalibus not/no ponebat, as fetus unicolor nasceretur: quo facto Laban ea pecora suæ parti to_be_done debere dicebat; so until to ten vices mutata it_is conditio: and quodcunque proposuerat Laban as sibi nasceretur, in contrarium colorem vertebatur. Nunc however in sex annis ten pariendi vices incredibiles viderentur; but lege Virgilium, in quo it_is_said: Bis gravidæ pecudes. Natura however Italicarum ovium and Mesopotamiæ eadem esse it_is_said.
31:1-21 Jacob’s return journey precipitated a confrontation with Laban that set a permanent boundary between Israel (Jacob) and Aram (Laban). God kept his word to Jacob by prospering him in Paddan-aram and protecting him on his journey home.
and,from,what to,father,our he/it_had_made DOM all/each/any/every the,wealth the,this
This clause forms a parallelism with the previous clause and emphasizes Laban’s sons’ complaint against Jacob. The phrase all this wealth especially refers to all the livestock that Jacob had gained during the years he worked for Laban.
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
