Genesis 31:5

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 31:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and said unto them, I see your father`s countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but the God of my father hath been with me.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and said unto them, I see your father`s countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but the God of my father hath been with me.
Genesis 31:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 31

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5and said unto them, I see your father`s countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but the God of my father hath been with me.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it [is] not towards me as before, etc.] (See Gill on “<013102>Genesis 31:2”); no notice is taken of what their brethren, the sons of Laban, had said: but the God of my father hath been with me; not only by affording him his gracious presence with him, which supported him under all his troubles; but by his good providence prospering and succeeding him in his outward affairs, as well as he had lately appeared to him, and encouraged him to return to his own country.”
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