Then said he unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not towards me [a]as it was wont, and the [b]God of my father hath been with me.

And ye know that I have served your father with all my might,

But your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages [c]ten times: but God suffered him not to hurt me.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:5 Hebrew, as yesterday and before yesterday.
  2. Genesis 31:5 The God whom my father worshipped.
  3. Genesis 31:7 Or, many times.

He said to them, “I see that your father’s(A) attitude toward me is not what it was before,(B) but the God of my father has been with me.(C) You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength,(D) yet your father has cheated(E) me by changing my wages(F) ten times.(G) However, God has not allowed him to harm me.(H)

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