Genesis 31:3

3 Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”

Genesis 31:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
ESV
3 Then the LORD said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you."
NLT
3 Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your father and grandfather and to your relatives there, and I will be with you.”
MSG
3 That's when God said to Jacob, "Go back home where you were born. I'll go with you."
CSB
3 Then the Lord said to him, "Go back to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will be with you."

Genesis 31:3 In-Context

1 Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.”
2 And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude toward him was not what it had been.
3 Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”
4 So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to come out to the fields where his flocks were.
5 He said to them, “I see that your father’s attitude toward me is not what it was before, but the God of my father has been with me.

Cross References 2

  • 1. ver 13; Genesis 32:9; Deuteronomy 30:3; Isaiah 10:21; Isaiah 35:10; Jeremiah 30:3; Jeremiah 42:12
  • 2. S Genesis 21:22; S Genesis 26:3; Genesis 28:15
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