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Nowוְעַתָּהyou have indeed goneהָלֹךְ הָלַכְתָּbecauseכִּיyou longed greatlyנִכְסֹף נִכְסַפְתָּהfor the houseלְבֵיתof your father;אָבִיךָwhyלָמָּהdid you stealגָנַבְתָּmy gods?”אֶת אֱלֹהָי
Genesis 31:30
Study it in the app“Now you have indeed gone because you longed greatly for the house of your father; why did you steal my gods?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 31:30, word by word
- you have indeed goneהָלֹךְhaloch
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “haloch” appears- you longed greatlyנִכְסֹףnichsof
long for
Long for, yearn for strongly.
Where else “nichsof” appears- for the houseבֵיתvet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appears- of your fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- did you stealגָנַבְתָּganavta
steal
To steal something, or kidnap someone.
Where else “ganavta” appears- my godsאֱלֹהָeloha
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “eloha” appears
The context
29It is in the power of my hand to do you harm; but the Elohim of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful not to speak with Jacob either good or bad.’
30 · This verse (above)
31Jacob answered and said to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said to myself, ‘You might take by force your daughters from me.’
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?