Verse List for GEN 31:24

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OET (OET-RV) But that night God appeared to Lavan the Syrian in a dream and told him, “Watch yourself that you don’t say anything to Yacob, either good or bad.”

OET-LV And_ god _he _came to Lāⱱān the_ʼArammiy in _(the)_dream the_night and_he/it _said to_him/it take _heed to/for_yourself(m) lest you _should _speak with Yaˊₐqoⱱ from_good unto bad.

ULT But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream that night and said to him, “Watch yourself that you do not speak with Jacob either good or bad.”

UST But that night God appeared to Laban in a dream and warned him, “Be sure that you do not threaten Jacob in any way.”

BSB & MSB But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”

OEB But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night, and said to him, ‘Take care that you do not speak to Jacob either good or bad.’

WEBBE & WMBB God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.”

NET But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and warned him, “Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.”

LSV And God comes to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night and says to him, “Take heed to yourself lest you speak with Jacob from good to evil.”

FBV But during the night God came to Laban in a dream and told him, “Watch what you say to Jacob. Don't try to persuade him to come back, and don't threaten him either.”[fn]

T4T Then God appeared to Laban in a dream at night, and said to him, “When you catch up to Jacob, be sure that you do not say anything at all [HYP] to him in an angry manner!”

LEB And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “_⌊Take care_⌋[fn] that you not speak with Jacob, whether good or evil.”

BBE Then God came to Laban in a dream by night, and said to him, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.

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JPS And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night, and said unto him: 'Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.'

ASV And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said unto him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

DRA And he saw in a dream God saying to him: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob.

YLT And God cometh in unto Laban the Aramaean in a dream of the night, and saith to him, 'Take heed to thyself lest thou speak with Jacob from good unto evil.'

Drby And [fn]God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said to him, Take care thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

RV And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said unto him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
(And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said unto him, Take heed to thyself/yourself that thou/you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.)

SLT And God will come to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night and will say to him, Watch to thyself, lest thou shalt speak with Jacob from good to evil.

Wbstr And God came to Laban, the Syrian, in a dream by night, and said to him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

KJB-1769 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.[fn]
(And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou/you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.)

KJB-1611 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dreame by night, and saide vnto him, Take heed that thou speake not to Iacob [fn]either good or bad.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dreame by nyght, and sayd vnto him: take heede that thou speake not to Iacob ought saue good.
(And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him: take heed that thou/you speak not to Yacob ought save good.)

Gnva And God came to Laban the Aramite in a dreame by night, and sayde vnto him, Take heede that thou speake not to Iaakob ought saue good.
(And God came to Laban the Aramite in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou/you speak not to Yacob ought save good.)

Cvdl But God came vnto Laban the Syrian in a dreame by night, & sayde vnto him: Be warre, that thou speake nothinge to Iacob but good.
(But God came unto Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him: Be war, that thou/you speak nothing to Yacob but good.)

Wycl And Laban seiy in sleep the Lord seiynge to him, Be war that thou speke not ony thing sharpli ayens Jacob.
(And Laban see in sleep the Lord saying to him, Be war that thou/you speak not any thing sharpli against Yacob.)

Luth Aber GOtt kam zu Laban, dem Syrer, im Traum des Nachts und sprach zu ihm: Hüte dich, daß du mit Jakob nicht anders redest denn freundlich!
(But God came to/for Laban, to_him Syrer, in_the dream the night and spoke to/for him: Be_careful you/yourself, that you(sg) with Yakob not different talk/speak because/than friendly!)

ClVg Viditque in somnis dicentem sibi Deum: Cave ne quidquam aspere loquaris contra Jacob.
(And_he_saw in/into/on dreams saying to_himself God: Cave not anything rough/harshe speak on_the_contrary Yacob.)

UHB וַ⁠יָּבֹ֧א אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶל־לָבָ֥ן הָ⁠אֲרַמִּ֖י בַּ⁠חֲלֹ֣ם הַ⁠לָּ֑יְלָה וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗⁠וֹ הִשָּׁ֧מֶר לְ⁠ךָ֛ פֶּן־תְּדַבֵּ֥ר עִֽם־יַעֲקֹ֖ב מִ⁠טּ֥וֹב עַד־רָֽע׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἦλθε δὲ ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς Λάβαν τὸν Σύρον καθʼ ὕπνον τὴν νύκτα, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Φύλαξαι σεαυτὸν μή ποτε λαλήσῃς μετὰ Ἰακὼβ πονηρά.

BrTr And God came to Laban the Syrian in sleep by night, and said to him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not at any time to Jacob evil things.