Genesis 31:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“This 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.”
Genesis 31:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 31:38 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 31:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““These twenty years I have been with you. Your ewes and your female goats have not cast their young, and I haven’t eaten the rams of your flocks.”
Genesis 31:38 — World English Bible
Genesis 31:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“These twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not eaten. ”
Genesis 31:38 — American Standard Version
Genesis 31:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`These twenty years I <FI>am<Fi> with thee: thy ewes and thy she-goats have not miscarried, and the rams of thy flock I have not eaten;”
Genesis 31:38 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 31:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“These twenty years have I been with thee: thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock I have not eaten. ”
Genesis 31:38 — Darby Translation
Genesis 31:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“This twenty yere I haue bin with thee: thine ewes and thy goates haue not cast their yong, and the rammes of thy flocke haue I not eaten.”
Genesis 31:38 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 31:38 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“These twenty years I have been with you; your ewes and your female goats did not miscarry, and the rams of your flock I did not eat.”
Genesis 31:38 — The Living Sword
Genesis 31:38 in Context — Genesis 31
36 And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?
37 Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.
38 This 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.
39 That 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.
40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
What Does Genesis 31:38 Mean?
Genesis 31:38 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 31. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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