Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
Thus God has taken away your father's livestock, and given them to me.
New American Standard Bible
Thus God has
King James Version
Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
Holman Bible
God has taken away your father’s herds and given them to me.
International Standard Version
"So God has taken away your father's livestock and has given them to me.
A Conservative Version
Thus God has taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
American Standard Version
Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
Amplified
Thus God has taken away the flocks of your father and given them to me.
Bible in Basic English
So God has taken away your father's cattle and has given them to me.
Darby Translation
And God has taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
Julia Smith Translation
And God will take away the cattle of your father and will give them to me.
King James 2000
Thus God has taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
God has taken away your father's livestock and given [them] to me.
Modern King James verseion
And God has taken away the flocks of your father, and has given them to me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thus hath God taken away your father's cattle and given them me.
NET Bible
In this way God has snatched away your father's livestock and given them to me.
The Emphasized Bible
So hath God stripped away the herds of your father, and given them to me.
Webster
Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
World English Bible
Thus God has taken away your father's livestock, and given them to me.
Youngs Literal Translation
and God taketh away the substance of your father, and doth give to me.
Interlinear
'elohiym
Natsal
'ab
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 31:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Flees From Laban
8 If he said this, 'The speckled will be your wages,' then all the flock bore speckled. If he said this, 'The streaked will be your wages,' then all the flock bore streaked. 9 Thus God has taken away your father's livestock, and given them to me. 10 It happened during mating season that I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the male goats which leaped on the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 31:1
He heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, "Jacob has taken away all that was our father's. From that which was our father's, has he gotten all this wealth."
Genesis 31:16
For all the riches which God has taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's. Now then, whatever God has said to you, do."
Esther 8:1-2
On that day, King Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, the Jews' enemy, to Esther the queen. Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was to her.
Psalm 50:10
For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills.
Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
Matthew 20:15
Is not it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?'