Genesis 31:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Yet your fatherוַאֲבִיכֶן֙
(va·'a·vi·chen)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
has cheated 
 
8524: to mock, deceive, trifle witha prim. root
me and changedוְהֶחֱלִ֥ף
(ve·he·che·lif)
2498: to pass on or away, pass througha prim. root
my wagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖י
(mas·kur·ti)
4909: wagesfrom sakar
tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת
(a·se·ret)
6235: tenfrom an unused word
times;מֹנִ֑ים
(mo·nim;)
4489: a counted number, timefrom manah
however, Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים
(e·lo·him,)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
did not allowנְתָנֹ֣ו
(ne·ta·nov)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
him to hurtלְהָרַ֖ע
(le·ha·ra)
7489a: to be evil, baddenominative verb from ra
me. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And your father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
hath deceived
hathal  (haw-thal')
to deride; by implication, to cheat -- deal deceitfully, deceive, mock.
me and changed
chalaph  (khaw-laf')
to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change
my wages
maskoreth  (mas-koh'-reth)
wages or a reward -- reward, wages.
ten
`eser  (eh'ser)
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen.
times
moneh  (mo-neh')
something weighed out, i.e. (figuratively) a portion of time, i.e. an instance -- time.
but God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
suffered him
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
not to hurt
ra`a`  (raw-ah')
to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
me
`immad  (im-mawd')
along with -- against, by, from, + me, + mine, of, + that I take, unto, upon, with(-in.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times; however, God did not allow him to hurt me.

King James Bible
And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and that he has cheated me and changed my wages 10 times. But God has not let him harm me.

International Standard Version
Even so, your father has cheated me. He broke our wage agreement ten times. However, God didn't allow him to harm me.

NET Bible
but your father has humiliated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not permitted him to do me any harm.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your father has cheated me. He has changed my wages ten times. But God hasn't let him harm me.

King James 2000 Bible
And your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God permitted him not to hurt me.
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