Genesis 31:40
“Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.”
Genesis 31:40 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Day and night was I parched with heat, and with frost, and sleep departed from my eyes.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.
- DARBYDarby
- Thus it was with me: in the day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- This was my situation: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from my eyes.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- I have been thus: in the day consumed me hath drought, and frost by night, and wander doth my sleep from mine eyes.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- This has been my situation: in the day the heat consumed me, and in the night the cold; my sleep fled from my eyes.
Context: Genesis 31
38This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.
39That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.
40Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
41Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
42Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
About Genesis 31: Jacob's Flight from Laban
Jacob runs away from Laban with his family and possessions. Laban pursues him but they make a covenant and part as friends.
Commentary
Genesis 31 is the story of Jacob's return to his homeland of Canaan after a long period of exile in the land of Laban. After a long and difficult journey, Jacob is reunited with his family and is welcomed back with open arms.