Cross references
Genesis 31:39
I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night.
Genesis 31:39 has 6 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Exodus 22:10–13 (4 votes) and Exodus 22:31 (4 votes). 12 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Genesis 25 to Ephesians 6.
Which verses does Genesis 31:39 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Exodus 22:10–134 votes
If a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching, an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution. …
- Exodus 22:314 votes
You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.
- Leviticus 22:84 votes
He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
- Luke 2:84 votes
And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
- 1 Samuel 17:34–353 votes
David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock, I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it.
- John 10:12–133 votes
The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
Which verses point to Genesis 31:39?
The 10 strongest of 12.