I see that your father does not regard me with favor as he did before: see Gen 31.2.

For the God of my father see 26.24; 28.13. God is ʾelohim. This expression may need to be rendered, for example, “the God whom my father worships.”

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .