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Genesis 31:11

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And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
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  1. Genesis 31:13Rank 1 from verse 11
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    13I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

  2. Isaiah 58:9Rank 2 from verse 11
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    9Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

  3. 1 Samuel 3:16Rank 3 from verse 11
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    16Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

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    4That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

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    6And the Lord called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

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Genesis 31:11

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angel

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Sense 1: A messenger. Sense 2: A heavenly or spiritual messenger, whether holy or fallen as stated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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dream

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Sense 1: Thoughts, images, or visions experienced in sleep. Sense 2: To experience images or thoughts in sleep, especially a vision in a dream.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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31:1AND he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.

31:2And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

31:3And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

31:4And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

31:5And said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.

31:6And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

31:7And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

31:8If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.

31:9Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

31:10And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.

31:11And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

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31:12And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

31:13I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

31:14And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?

31:15Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.

31:16For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

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