Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to come out to the fields where his flocks were. New Living Translation So Jacob called Rachel and Leah out to the field where he was watching his flock. English Standard Version So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was Berean Standard Bible So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were, King James Bible And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, New King James Version So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field, to his flock, New American Standard Bible So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to his flock in the field, NASB 1995 So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to his flock in the field, NASB 1977 So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to his flock in the field, Legacy Standard Bible So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to his flock in the field, Amplified Bible So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to his flock in the field, Christian Standard Bible Jacob had Rachel and Leah called to the field where his flocks were. Holman Christian Standard Bible Jacob had Rachel and Leah called to the field where his flocks were. American Standard Version And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Yaquuv sent and he called Rakhyl and Leah to the field with his flock, Brenton Septuagint Translation And Jacob sent and called Lea and Rachel to the plain where the flocks were. Contemporary English Version Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to meet him in the pasture where he kept his sheep, Douay-Rheims Bible He sent, and called Rachel and Lia into the field, where he fed the flocks, English Revised Version And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, GOD'S WORD® Translation So Jacob sent a message to Rachel and Leah to come out to the open country where his flocks were. Good News Translation So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to meet him in the field where his flocks were. International Standard Version Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come out to the field where his flock was JPS Tanakh 1917 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, Literal Standard Version And Jacob sends and calls for Rachel and for Leah to the field to his flock; Majority Standard Bible So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were, New American Bible So Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to meet him in the field where his flock was. NET Bible So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were. New Revised Standard Version So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was, New Heart English Bible Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flock was, Webster's Bible Translation And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field to his flock, World English Bible Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field to his flock, Young's Literal Translation And Jacob sendeth and calleth for Rachel and for Leah to the field unto his flock; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob Flees from Laban…3Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.” 4So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were, 5and he told them, “I can see from your father’s countenance that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me.… Cross References Genesis 31:3 Then the LORD said to Jacob, "Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you." Genesis 31:5 and he told them, "I can see from your father's countenance that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me. Treasury of Scripture And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field to his flock, Jump to Previous Field Fields Flock Flocks Jacob Leah Rachel WordJump to Next Field Fields Flock Flocks Jacob Leah Rachel WordGenesis 31 1. Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly.19. Rachel steals her father's household gods. 22. Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong. 34. Rachel's plan to hide the images. 36. Jacob's complaint of Laban. 43. The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed. (4) Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah . . . --Rachel is placed first, as the chief wife. The field was probably the pasture where Laban's flocks fed, as they were specially under Jacob's charge; and there, in the open ground, the three would run no risk of having their conversation overheard. Jacob's speech to his wives consists of three parts: first, he tells them of the change in Laban's manner towards him, and his consequent fear of violence; he next justifies his own conduct towards their father, and accuses him of repeated injustice; finally, he announces to them that he had received the Divine command to return to Canaan. As regards the second point, Jacob had undoubtedly used stratagems to increase his wages, and of this his wives must have been well aware. On the other hand, we learn that Laban had openly violated the terms of the bargain; and, whereas all the parti-coloured kids and lambs were to belong to Jacob, no sooner did they increase beyond expectation, than Laban, first, would give him only the speckled, the most common kind, and finally, only the ring-straked, which were the most rare. Of course Jacob would keep all the sheep and goats which he had once made over to the charge of his sons; it would be the additions to them from Laban's flocks which were thus diminished. As regards the vision, it has been thought that Jacob has compressed two occurrences into one narrative; but for insufficient reasons. It was at the breeding-time (Genesis 31:10) that Jacob saw the vision, with its two-fold lesson: the first, that the multiplication of his wages had been God's gift, and not the result of his own artifices; the second, that this bestowal of wealth was to enable him to return to Canaan. His wives heartily concurred in his purpose, but it was not till the time of sheep-shearing came (Genesis 31:19) that he effected his escape. But there is no difficulty in this delay. How large the household of Jacob had become we learn from the greatness of the present he selected for Esau (Genesis 32:13-15), and it could not be removed without preparation. The servants and camels must be gathered in from their trading expeditions, tents must be got ready, and camels' furniture and other requisites obtained; finally, they could not start until the ewes were fit for their journey, and only at a time of year when there would be herbage for the cattle on the march. We find that when they reached the Jabbok, Jacob's flocks and herds were "giving suck" (Genesis 33:13 in the Heb.); but it is not easy to calculate the interval between this and the time when they commenced their journey. Verse 4. - And Jacob went - being unwilling to approach the house lest Laban should discover his design (Rosenmüller) - and called Rachel and Leah - Rachel may be placed first as the beloved wife of Jacob (Wordsworth, Lange), scarcely as the principal wife in comparison with Leah, who was adventitia (Rosenmüller; cf. ver. 14) - to the field unto his flock. The expression "his flock" indicates that Jacob had abandoned Laban's sheep and taken possession of those which belonged to himself - probably in preparation for his departure.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc sent word וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out and called וַיִּקְרָ֖א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read Rachel לְרָחֵ֣ל (lə·rā·ḥêl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7354: Rachel -- a wife of Jacob and Leah וּלְלֵאָ֑ה (ū·lə·lê·’āh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3812: Leah -- 'weary', a wife of Jacob to the field הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7704: Field, land where his flocks were, צֹאנֽוֹ׃ (ṣō·nōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock Links Genesis 31:4 NIVGenesis 31:4 NLT Genesis 31:4 ESV Genesis 31:4 NASB Genesis 31:4 KJV Genesis 31:4 BibleApps.com Genesis 31:4 Biblia Paralela Genesis 31:4 Chinese Bible Genesis 31:4 French Bible Genesis 31:4 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 31:4 Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah (Gen. 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