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Berean Standard Bible

“Now Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father and built all this wealth at our father’s expense.””

Genesis 31:1

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After twenty years of working for his uncle Laban, Jacob has grown wealthy in flocks. This verse reports that Jacob hears Laban's sons complaining that he has taken what belonged to their father and built his riches from it.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father and built all this wealth at our father’s expense.”

World English Bible (WEB)

He heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s. He has obtained all this wealth from that which was our father’s.”

King James Version (KJV)

And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he heard the words of Laban`s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father`s; and of that which was our father`s hath he gotten all this glory.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now it came to the ears of Jacob that Laban's sons were saying, Jacob has taken away all our father's property, and in this way he has got all this wealth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y OÍA él las palabras de los hijos de Labán, que decían: Jacob ha tomado todo lo que era de nuestro padre; y de lo que era de nuestro padre ha adquirido toda esta grandeza.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Al tiempo, Jacob se enteró de que los hijos de Labán estaban diciendo: «Jacob se ha ido quedando con todo lo que era de nuestro padre, y por eso se ha hecho rico».

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