Genesis 31:38
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.”
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“I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.”
King James Version · Public Domain“These twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not eaten.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`These twenty years I <FI>am<Fi> with thee: thy ewes and thy she-goats have not miscarried, and the rams of thy flock I have not eaten;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 31:38 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 30:27But Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.”
- Genesis 30:29Then Jacob answered, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care.
- Genesis 30:30Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”
- Exodus 23:26No woman in your land will miscarry or be barren; I will fulfill the number of your days.
- Deuteronomy 28:4The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock— the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
- Ezekiel 34:2“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock?
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