Genesis 31:1

Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were complaining, ¹  “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father! He has gotten rich ²  at our father’s expense!” ³ 

Ge 31:8,9; Ge 45:13; Es 5:11; Job 31:24,25; Job 31:31; Ps 17:14; Ps 49:16,17; Ps 57:4; Ps 64:3,4; Ps 120:3-5; Pr 14:30; Pr 27:4; Ec 4:4; Isa 5:14; Jer 9:23; Eze 16:44; Mt 4:8; 1Ti 6:4; Tit 3:3; 1Pe 1:24

¹ tn Heb “and he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying.”

² sn The Hebrew word translated “gotten rich” (כָּבוֹד, cavod) has the basic idea of “weight.” If one is heavy with possessions, then that one is wealthy (13:2). Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph all became wealthy when they left the promised land. Jacob’s wealth foreshadows what will happen to Israel when they leave the land of Egypt (Exod 12:35-38).

³ tn Heb “and from that which belonged to our father he has gained all this wealth.”