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Indeed,כִּיallכָלthe wealthהָעֹשֶׁרthatאֲשֶׁרElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas taken awayהִצִּילfrom our fatherמֵאָבִינוּbelongs to usלָנוּ הוּאand to our children.וּלְבָנֵינוּSo now,וְעַתָּהwhateverכֹּל אֲשֶׁרElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas toldאָמַרyou,אֵלֶיךָdo.”עֲשֵׂה
Genesis 31:16
Study it in the app“Indeed, all the wealth that Elohim has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So now, whatever Elohim has told you, do.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 31:16, word by word
- the wealthעֹשֶׁרosher
wealth
Wealth, riches.
Where else “osher” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- has taken awayהִצִּילhitsil
take away
To take something from the one who has it, to recover it or give it to another.
Where else “hitsil” appears- from our fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- and to our childrenבָנֵיvane
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vane” appears- has toldאָמַרamar
command
To give someone an order with authority, so that it is done.
Where else “amar” appears- doעֲשֵׂהase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ase” appears
The context
15Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he sold us, and he has also completely eaten up our silver.
16 · This verse (above)
17Then Jacob rose and put his children and his wives on the camels.
To study Genesis 31 in a group
1. What it says
Why did Jacob leave Laban’s house, and what did Elohim say to Laban in a dream (vv. 3, 24)?
2. What it means
What does the heap of stones mean as a witness between Jacob and Laban (vv. 44-50)?
3. How I live it
How can you close a conflict with someone in a clear and peaceful way?