Genesis 31:42
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Unless the God of my father, Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had stood by me, peradventure now thou hadst sent me away naked: God beheld my affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesterday.

Except.

Genesis 31:24,29 And he saw in a dream God, saying to him: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob. . . .

Psalm 124:1-3 A gradual canticle. If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say: . . .

fear.

Genesis 31:53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nachor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac:

Genesis 27:33 Isaac was struck with fear, and astonished exceedingly; and wondering beyond what can be believed, said: Who is he then that even now brought me venison that he had taken, and I ate of all before thou camest? and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.

Psalm 76:11,12 Vow ye, and pay to the Lord your God: all you that are round about him bring presents. To him that is terrible, . . .

Psalm 124:1 A gradual canticle. If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say:

Isaiah 8:13 Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself: and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

hath seen.

Genesis 31:12 And he said: Lift up thy eyes, and see that all the males leaping upon the females, are of divers colours, spotted and speckled. For I have seen all that Laban hath done to thee.

Genesis 11:5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of Adam were building.

Genesis 16:11,13 And again: Behold, said he, thou art with child, and thou shalt bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name Ismael, because the Lord hath heard thy affliction. . . .

Genesis 29:32 And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Ruben, saying: The Lord saw my affliction: now my husband will love me.

Exodus 3:7 And the Lord said to him: I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of the rigour of them that are over the works;

1 Chronicles 12:17 And David went out to meet them, and said: If you are come peaceably to me to help me, let my heart be joined to you: but if you plot against me for my enemies whereas I have no iniquity in my hands, let the God of our fathers see, and judge.

Psalm 31:7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. For thou hast regarded my humility, thou hast saved my soul out of distresses.

Jude 1:9 When Michael the archangel, disputing with the devil, contended about the body of Moses, he durst not bring against him the judgment of railing speech, but said: The Lord command thee.

Context
Laban Pursues Jacob
41And in this manner have I served thee in thy house twenty years, fourteen for thy daughters, and six for thy flocks: thou hast changed also my wages ten times. 42Unless the God of my father, Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had stood by me, peradventure now thou hadst sent me away naked: God beheld my affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesterday.
Cross References
Genesis 29:32
And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Ruben, saying: The Lord saw my affliction: now my husband will love me.

Genesis 31:5
And said to them: I see your father's countenance is not towards me as yesterday and the other day: but the God of my father hath been with me.

Genesis 31:24
And he saw in a dream God, saying to him: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob.

Genesis 31:29
It is in my power to return thee evil; but the God of your father said to me yesterday: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob.

Genesis 31:53
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nachor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac:

Genesis 32:9
And Jacob said: O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac: O Lord who saidst to me, Return to thy land, and to the place of thy birth, and I will do well for thee.

Genesis 35:3
Arise, and let us go up to Bethel, that we may make there an altar to God; who heard me in the day of my affliction, and accompained me in my journey.

Genesis 46:1
And Israel taking his journey, with all that he had, came to the well of the oath, and killing victims there to the God of his father Isaac,

Exodus 3:7
And the Lord said to him: I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of the rigour of them that are over the works;

Daniel 2:23
To thee, O God of our fathers, I give thanks, and I praise thee: because thou hast given me wisdom and strength: and now thou hast shewn me what we desired of thee, for thou hast made known to us the king's discourse.

Lexicon
If the God
אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of my father,
אָבִי֩ (’ā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

the God
אֱלֹהֵ֨י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Abraham
אַבְרָהָ֜ם (’aḇ·rā·hām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation

and the One Feared
וּפַ֤חַד (ū·p̄a·ḥaḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6343: A, alarm

by Isaac,
יִצְחָק֙ (yiṣ·ḥāq)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3327: Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah

had not
לוּלֵ֡י (lū·lê)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3884: If not, unless

been with me,
הָ֣יָה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

surely
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

by now
עַתָּ֖ה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time

you would have sent me away
שִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִי (šil·laḥ·tā·nî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out

empty-handed.
רֵיקָ֣ם (rê·qām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 7387: Emptily, ineffectually, undeservedly

But God
אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

has seen
רָאָ֥ה (rā·’āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

my affliction
עָנְיִ֞י (‘ā·nə·yî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6040: Affliction, poverty

and the toil
יְגִ֧יעַ‪‬ (yə·ḡî·a‘)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3018: Toil, a work, produce, property

of my hands,
כַּפַּ֛י (kap·pay)
Noun - fdc | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan

and last night
אָֽמֶשׁ׃ (’ā·meš)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 570: Yesterday, last night

He rendered judgment.”
וַיּ֥וֹכַח (way·yō·w·ḵaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3198: To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict


Additional Translations
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the One Feared by Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely you had sent me away now empty. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.

Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

Unless I had the God of my father Abraam, and the fear of Isaac, now thou wouldest have sent me away empty; God saw my humiliation, and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesterday.

Had not the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, been with me, it is certain thou wouldest have sent me away now empty. God has looked upon my affliction and the labour of my hands, and has judged last night.

Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac had been with me, surely thou hadst now sent me away empty. God hath seen my affliction, and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night."

unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been for me, surely now empty thou hadst sent me away; mine affliction and the labour of my hands hath God seen, and reproveth yesternight.'
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