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Genesis 31:2

And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

KJV

animadvertit quoque faciem Laban, quod non esset erga se sicut heri et nudiustertius,

Vulgate

καὶ εἶδεν Ἰακὼβ τὸ πρόσωπον Λαβάν, καὶ ἰδοὺ οὐκ ἦν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὡς ἐχθὲς καὶ τρίτην ἡμέραν.

LXX

And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as beforetime.

ASV

וַ/יַּ֥רְא יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת פְּנֵ֣י לָבָ֑ן וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה אֵינֶ֛/נּוּ עִמּ֖/וֹ כִּ/תְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People LabanJacobJacob

In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
y'qb
proper_noun · 346×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
לָבָ֖ן
lbn
proper_noun · 55×
עִם
'm
preposition · 1043×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם
shlshvm
noun · 25×
תְּמ֥וֹל
tmvl
adverb · 23×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 18:9 — And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
  • 1Sam 19:7 — And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.
  • Dan 3:19 — Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven time
  • Gen 4:5 — But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
  • Gen 30:27 — And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
  • Gen 31:5 — And said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.