Geneva Bible Notes: Genesis 31

Genesis 31:1 (!) Labans children murmure against Jaakob.

Genesis 31:1 (a) The children vttered in wordes that which the father dissembled in heart. For the couetous think that whatsoeuer thei cannot snatche, is pluckt from them.

Genesis 31:2 (/) Ebr. and, lo, not be with him, as yesterday and yea yesterday.

Genesis 31:3 (!) God commandeth him to returne to his countrey.

Genesis 31:5 (b) The God whome my father worshipped.

Genesis 31:7 (/) Or, many times.

Genesis 31:9 (/) Or, cattel.

Genesis 31:9 (c) This declareth that the thing which Jaakob did before, was by Gods commandement , & not through deceite.

Genesis 31:13 (d) This Angel was Christ, which appeared to Jaakob in Bethel: & hereby appeareth he had taught his wiues the feare of God: for he talketh as thogh they knewe this thing.

Genesis 31:14 (!) The care of God for Jaakob.

Genesis 31:15 (e) For they were giuen to Jaakob in recompense of his seruice: which was a kinde of sale.

Genesis 31:19 (!) Rahel stealeth her fathers idoles.

Genesis 31:19 (f) For so the worde here signifieth, because Laban calleth them gods, vers. 30.

Genesis 31:20 (/) Or, went awaie priuely from Laban.

Genesis 31:21 (/) Or, Euphrates.

Genesis 31:23 (/) Or, joyned with him.

Genesis 31:23 (!) Laban followeth Jaakob.

Genesis 31:23 (/) Or, kinsfolkes & friends.

Genesis 31:24 (/) Ebr. from good to euil.

Genesis 31:26 (/) Or, conveighed thy selfe away priuely.

Genesis 31:29 (/) Ebr. power is in mine hand.

Genesis 31:29 (g) He was an idolater, and therfore wold not acknollageth the God of Jaakob for his God.

Genesis 31:32 (/) Or, let him dye.

Genesis 31:34 (/) Or, strawe, or, saddle.

Genesis 31:35 (/) Ebr. let not angre be in the eyes of my lord.

Genesis 31:38 (/) Or, bene baren.

Genesis 31:39 (/) Ebr. the torne, or taken by pray.

Genesis 31:40 (/) Or, I slept not.

Genesis 31:42 (h) That is, the God whome Izhak did feare & reuerence.

Genesis 31:44 (i) His conscience reproued him of his mis behauiour toward Jaakob and therfore moued him to seke peace.

Genesis 31:44 (!) The couenant betwene Laban and Jaakob.

Genesis 31:47 (k) The one nameth the place in the Syrian tongue, and the other in the Ebrewe tongue.

Genesis 31:47 (/) Or, the heape of witnes.

Genesis 31:49 (l) To punishe the trespacer.

Genesis 31:49 (/) Or, watch tower.

Genesis 31:50 (m) Nature compelleth him to condemne that vice, whereunto through couetousnes he forced Jaakob.

Genesis 31:53 (n) Behold how the idolaters mingle the true God with their fayned gods.

Genesis 31:53 (o) Meaning, by the true God whome Izhak worshipped.

Genesis 31:54 (/) Or, meat.

Genesis 31:55 (p) Here we se that there is euer some sede of the knollage of God in the hearts of the wicked.