Genesis 31

1:1 God (a-4) Heb. Elohim , the plural of Eloah , ’the Supreme’. It is Deity in the absolute sense. Elohim will, in the text, appear only in the name of Jehovah Elohim ; moreover, when Elohim following immediately on Jehovah has a grammatical adjunct, its place will be taken by the English word ‘God’. see Genesis 9:26 and 24.7. Other Hebrew divine names translated as ‘God’ will be indicated as follows. Eloah +God; El , , *God. For the meaning of Jehovah, , the ever-existing One, see Exodus 3:14 ,Exodus 3:15 ; Isaiah 40:28 . For Jah , the existing One objectively, see Exodus 15:2 ; Psalms 68:4 . The name seems to express absolute rather than continuous existence. For Adonai (a name of God, not merely a title), translated ‘Lord’, see Ezekiel 2:4 .

Genesis 31:2

31:2 previously. (d-16) Lit. ‘yesterday [and] the day before;’ and so often.

Genesis 31:3

31:3 kindred; (e-16) Or ‘birthplace.’ see ch. 24.4,7.

Genesis 31:5

31:5 previously; (d-17) Lit. ‘yesterday [and] the day before;’ and so often.

Genesis 31:19

31:19 teraphim (a-13) Household images.

Genesis 31:20

31:20 deceived (b-3) Lit. ‘stole the heart of.’ so ver. 26.

Genesis 31:29

31:29 hand (c-9) Lit. ‘my hand is as (serves for) God .’

Genesis 31:40

31:40 me. (a-5) Lit. ‘Thus I was.’

Genesis 31:42

31:42 judged (b-45) Or ‘rebuked [thee].’

Genesis 31:47

31:47 Jegar-sahadutha, (c-5) Galeed. (c-10) The one is Aramaic, the other Hebrew. both meaning, ‘Heap of witness.’

Genesis 31:49

31:49 Mizpah; (d-3) Watch-tower.

Genesis 31:54

31:54 bread. (a-15) See Deuteronomy 33:19 .