Genesis 31:43
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 31:43 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 31:43 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 31:43 — KJV
“And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?”
— Genesis 31:43 (KJV)
Genesis 31:43 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 31:43
“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:43: children, cattle, mine
“For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:43: children, mine, day
“And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:43: laban, jacob, mine
“And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:43: laban, answered, jacob
“And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. persons: Heb. souls”
Shares key themes with Genesis 31:43: jacob, daughters, cattle
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