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, Contemporary English Version Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to meet him in the pasture where he kept his sheep, 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 Majority Standard Bible So Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were, NET Bible So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were. 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, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Jacob sends and calls for Rachel and for 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; Smith's Literal Translation And Jacob will send and call to Rachel and to Leah in the field to his sheep. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe sent, and called Rachel and Lia into the field, where he fed the flocks, Catholic Public Domain Version He sent and called for Rachel and Leah, in the field where he pastured the flocks, New American Bible So Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to meet him in the field where his flock was. New Revised Standard Version So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field to his flock, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Yaquuv sent and he called Rakhyl and Leah to the field with his flock, OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, Brenton Septuagint Translation And Jacob sent and called Lea and Rachel to the plain where the flocks were. 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 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. Genesis 12:1 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. Genesis 24:67 And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death. Genesis 29:20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her. Genesis 30:1-2 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob. / Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?” Genesis 35:2 So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments. Exodus 18:5-6 Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses’ wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped at the mountain of God. / He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.” Ruth 1:16-17 But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. / Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.” 1 Samuel 1:8 “Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?” 1 Kings 19:19-21 So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him. / So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?” / So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah. Proverbs 31:10-12 A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. / The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. / She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life. Song of Solomon 2:10-13 My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one. / For now the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. / The flowers have appeared in the countryside; the season of singing has come, and the cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land. ... Matthew 19:5-6 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” Mark 10:7-9 ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, / and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. / Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. 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. So Jacob sent word The phrase "sent word" indicates a deliberate and purposeful action by Jacob. In the Hebrew text, the verb used here is "שָׁלַח" (shalach), which means to send or dispatch. This action reflects Jacob's intention to communicate something significant to Rachel and Leah. In the context of the ancient Near East, sending a message was often a formal act, suggesting the importance of the communication. Jacob's decision to send word rather than speak directly in the household underscores the gravity of the situation and his desire for privacy and discretion. and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were 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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