Genesis Chapter 31 verse 53 Holy Bible
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the Fear of his father Isaac.
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May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.
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The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us! And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.
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The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
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The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.
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The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." Then Jacob swore by the fear of his father, Isaac.
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the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, doth judge between us -- the God of their father,' and Jacob sweareth by the Fear of his father Isaac.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(53) Judge.--The verb is plural, "be he judges," and as Laban thus joins the name Elohim with a verb plural, it seems as if he regarded Abraham's Elohim as different from the Elohim of Nahor. We ought, therefore, to translate the gods of their father. Apparently, he thought that Abraham took one of Terah's Elohim, and Nahor another. His views were thus polytheistic and so, generally, the ancients regarded the gods as local beings, with powers limited to certain districts. Jacob swears by the one Being who was the sole object of Isaac's worship. (See Note on Genesis 20:13.)Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewMay the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י (’ĕ·lō·hê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeof Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם (’aḇ·rā·hām)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nationand the Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י (wê·lō·hê)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeof Nahor,נָחוֹר֙ (nā·ḥō·wr)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 5152: Nochorthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י (’ĕ·lō·hê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeof their father,אֲבִיהֶ֑ם (’ă·ḇî·hem)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 1: Fatherjudgeיִשְׁפְּט֣וּ (yiš·pə·ṭū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigatebetween us.”בֵינֵ֔ינוּ (ḇê·nê·nū)Preposition | first person common pluralStrong's 996: An interval, space betweenSo Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his descsworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע (way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7650: To seven oneself, swearby the One fearedבְּפַ֖חַד (bə·p̄a·ḥaḏ)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6343: A, alarmby his fatherאָבִ֥יו (’ā·ḇîw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1: FatherIsaac.יִצְחָֽק׃ (yiṣ·ḥāq)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3327: Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and SarahJump to PreviousAbraham Betwixt Fear Isaac Jacob Judge Nahor Oath Sware Sweareth Swore
