Genesis 31:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Jacob stole away unawaresd to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. ”

Genesis 31:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Jacob’s Flight from Haran 19. תרפים t e rāpı̂ym , Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapter, and nowhere else in the Pentate...
Genesis 31:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob's Flight. This section is, for the most part, from E, Genesis 31:1 ; Genesis 31:3 are from J, Genesis 31:18 (after cattle) from P. Jacob realises from the words of Laban's sons (J) and...
Genesis 31:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

unawares to Laban. Hebrew stole the heart. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part), App-6, heart being put for knowledge. Compare Genesis 31:27 . Rachel stole Laban's idols; and Jacob stole La...
Genesis 31:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

20. And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban (94) By the Hebrew form of expression, “stole away the heart of Laban,” Moses shows that Jacob departed privately, or by stealth, unknown to his f...
Genesis 31:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
Genesis 31:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Stole away unawares— Heb. stole the heart of Laban. In Scripture-language the heart frequently signifies the knowledge, the understanding. Ecclesiastes 7:25 compared with Proverbs 7:7 ....
Genesis 31:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. Jacob stole away unawares - literally, deceived the mind of Laban.
Genesis 31:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob's Return from Haran 4-13. Jacob attributes his prosperity to God's favour. 14-16. Rachel and Leah point out that their father had no claim on them, since Jacob had won them by his service...
Genesis 31:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC ( Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29 ). THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS. Abraham begat Isaac — The Tôldôth in its original form gave probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing...
Genesis 31:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jacob Leaves Laban Genesis 31:1-21 Jacob was a remarkable mixture. He had an eminently religious nature, and had intimate dealings with God. Note Genesis 31:3 ; Genesis 31:5 ; Genesis 31:7 ;...
Genesis 31:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the midst of Jacob's success the second divine communication came to him, commanding him to return to the land of his fathers and giving him the promise, "I will be with thee." Thus, after at leas...
Genesis 31:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Observe: the parting of graceless acquaintances is of this kind, in songs and merriment. But gracious souls, when the Lord in his providence calls upon them to separate, take leave of one another in...
Genesis 31:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian ,.... Went away without his knowledge, or giving him any notice of it; he was too cunning for Laban the Syrian; notwithstanding his astrology and su...
Genesis 31:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. Ver. 20. And Jacob stole away. ] God's saints are put upon the use of such means sometimes, for their own s...
Genesis 31:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JACOB'S SECRET DEPARTURE The prosperity of Jacob could not but awaken the envy of Laban's sons. Jacob had gained all of this through his caring for their father's sheep: now the majority of the sh...
Genesis 31:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; 18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gott...
Genesis 31:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Heb. Stole away the heart of Laban, to wit, his daughters, his cattle, and his gods, upon which his heart was vehemently set, as Micah's was, Judges 18:24 . But if this had been meant, it had be...
Genesis 31:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob is Commanded by Yahweh to Return Home and Tries to Slip Away (31:1-21). Genesis 31:1-2 ‘And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father's, a...
Genesis 31:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 31:7 . Changed my wages ten times.] Probably to be understood as a round number, meaning any number of times—as often as he could. The expression “ten times” is used for...
Genesis 31:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 31:1 . He heard the words of Laban's sons. Three causes are assigned for Jacob's abrupt removal: first, the bitter reproaches of Laban's sons: secondly, the consequent change in the counte...
Genesis 31:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then Jacob rose up. Lessons 1. Concurrence of all things with the call of God points out the time of man’s obedience to him. 2. He that hath God’s call for himself and others to any undertak...
Genesis 31:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 31:1 And he —Jacob had now served twenty years with Laban, and must accordingly have been in his ninety-seventh or seventy-seventh year ( vide Genesis 27:1 )— heard th...
Genesis 31:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jacob Flees and is Pursued by Laban
Genesis 31:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

unawares to Laban. Heb. the heart of Laban. See references Genesis 31:20

Genesis 31:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 31:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 31:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Genesis 31:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 31:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 31:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 31:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 31:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 31:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 31:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 31:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 31:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 31:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 31:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 31:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 31:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 31:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 31:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 31:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 31:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 31:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 31:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 31:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 31:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge