Genesis 31:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. ”

Genesis 31:3 - 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 31:3 - 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 31:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. And the Lord said unto Jacob. The timidity of the holy man is here more plainly seen; for he, perceiving that evil was designed against him by his father-in-law, still dared not to move a...
Genesis 31:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return - and I will be with thee - I will take the same c...
Genesis 31:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. The Lord said ... Return. Notwithstanding the ill-usage he had received, Jacob...
Genesis 31:3 - 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 31:3 - 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 31:3 - 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 31:3 - 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 31:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Sweet thought! When we can trace all our mercies into God's gifts, and all events which concern us, into God's ordination. See Genesis 45:7-8 .
Genesis 31:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Lord said unto Jacob ,.... In answer to a prayer of his; or seeing what difficulties and discouragements Jacob laboured under, he appeared unto him for his encouragement and instruction how...
Genesis 31:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. Ver. 3. Return unto the land of thy fathers. ] Laban's frowns were a grief to Jacob;...
Genesis 31:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord said unto Jacob, Return God, who orders all things aright, having blessed Jacob with greater substance in the house of Laban than he could have obtained in his father's house, without grea...
Genesis 31:3 - 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 31:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jacob's Departure. B. C. 1739. 1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob h...
Genesis 31:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Genesis 31:3 - 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 31:3 - 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 31:3 - 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 31:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers Jacob’s departure for Canaan I. IT WAS HASTENED BY PERSECUTION. II. IT WAS PROMPTED BY A SENSE OF OFFENDED JUSTICE. III....
Genesis 31:3 - 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 31:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Plan to Flee
Genesis 31:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Return. Genesis 28:15 Genesis 28:20 Genesis 28:21 #ff. Genesis 32:9 Genesis 35:1 Genesis 46:2 Genesis 46:3 Genesis 50:24 Psalms 46:1 Psalms 50:15 Psalms 90:15 land. Genesis 31:...
Genesis 31:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The Lord said unto Jacob, Return and I will be with thee — though Jacob had met with very hard usage, yet he would not quit his place 'till God bid him. He came thither by orders from heaven, and t...

Genesis 31:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 31:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 31:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 31:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 31:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 31:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 31:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 31:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 31:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 31:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 31:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 31:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 31:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 31:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 31:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 31:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 31:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 31:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 31:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 31:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 31:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 31:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 31:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 31:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes