35 And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched but found not the images.

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35 And she said to her father, “Let it not displease my lord that I cannot (A)rise before you, for the manner of women is with me.” And he searched but did not find the [a]household idols.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:35 Heb. teraphim

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

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Shun Evil Counsel

(A)My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;

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30 Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

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Futile Confidence in Egypt

30 “Woe to the rebellious children,” says the Lord,
(A)“Who take counsel, but not of Me,
And who [a]devise plans, but not of My Spirit,
(B)That they may add sin to sin;

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:1 Lit. weave a web

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;

That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

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Children and Parents(A)

Children, (B)obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. (C)“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”

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