Genesis 31:11

11 The angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob.’ I answered, ‘Here I am.’

Genesis 31:11 in Other Translations

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

11 Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob, ’ and I said, ‘Here I am! ’

11 Then in my dream, the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Yes, here I am.’

11 In the dream an angel of God called out to me, 'Jacob!' "I said, 'Yes?'

11 And the angel of God said unto me in the dream, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.

11 In the dream the Messenger of God called to me, 'Jacob!' And I answered, 'Yes, here I am.'

11 In that dream the Angel of God said to me, 'Jacob!' and I said: Here I am.

11 "The angel of God said to me in the dream, 'Jacob.' I answered, 'Here I am.'

Genesis 31:11 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 31:11

And the Angel of God spake unto me in a dream
In the same dream before related, and to direct him to observe what was presented to him, and to confirm what he saw, and lead him to the design and use of it. This was not a created angel, but the eternal one, the Son of God, and who is afterwards called God, and to whom Jacob had made a vow, which he would never have done to an angel; but to God only, as Ben Melech observes: [saying], Jacob; and I said, here [am] I;
the Angel called him by his name, to which he answered, and signified that he was ready to attend to whatsoever he should say to him.

Genesis 31:11 In-Context

9 So God has taken away your father’s livestock and has given them to me.

10 “In breeding season I once had a dream in which I looked up and saw that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled or spotted.

11 The angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob.’ I answered, ‘Here I am.’

12 And he said, ‘Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled or spotted, for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you.

13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and where you made a vow to me. Now leave this land at once and go back to your native land.’ ”

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 16:7; Genesis 48:16
• 2. S Genesis 20:3
• 3. S Genesis 22:1; S Exodus 3:4