Verse List for GEN 31:29

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OET (OET-RV) I have the right and the ability to punish you, but last night your father’s god told me, ‘Be careful not to speak either good or bad to Yacob.’

OET-LV There_is to_the _power _of my _hand _of_my for_doing with_you(pl) harm and_the _god _of your _father _of_your(pl) last _night he _said to_me to_say take _heed to/for_yourself(m) from_speaking with Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) from_good unto bad.

ULT It is in the power of my hand to do harm to you, but last night the God of your father said to me, saying, ‘Keep yourself from speaking with Jacob either good or bad.’

UST I have the power to harm all of you, but last night in a dream the God whom your father serves warned me not to threaten you in any way.

BSB & MSB I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’

OEB It was in my power to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night saying, “Take care that you do not speak to Jacob, neither good nor bad.”

WEBBE & WMBB It is in the power of my hand to hurt you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.’

NET I have the power to do you harm, but the God of your father told me last night, ‘Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.’

LSV my hand is to God to do evil with you, but the God of your father last night has spoken to me, saying, Take heed to yourself from speaking with Jacob from good to evil.

FBV I could really punish you badly, but the God of your father spoke to me last night and told me, ‘Watch what you say to Jacob. Don't try to persuade him to come back, and don't threaten him either.’

T4T My relatives and I have the power to harm you, but last night the God whom your father worships said to me in a dream, ‘Be sure that you do not say anything at all to Jacob in an angry way.’

LEB _⌊It is in my power_⌋[fn] to do harm to you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night saying, ‘_⌊Take care_⌋[fn] from speaking with Jacob, whether good or evil.’

BBE It is in my power to do you damage: but the God of your father came to me this night, saying, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt; but the God of your father spoke unto me yesternight, saying: Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

ASV It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

DRA It is in my power to return thee evil: but the God of your father said to me yesterday: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob.

YLT my hand is to God to do evil with you, but the God of your father yesternight hath spoken unto me, saying, Take heed to thyself from speaking with Jacob from good unto evil.

Drby It would be in the power of my hand to do you hurt; but the [fn]God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, Take care that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

RV It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
(It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to thyself/yourself that thou/you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.)

SLT It is for the power of my hand mighty to do with you evil: and the God of your father yesterday spake to me, saying, Watch to thyself from speaking with Jacob from good to evil.

Wbstr It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spoke to me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

KJB-1769 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
(It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou/you heed that thou/you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.)

KJB-1611 It is in the power of my hand to doe you hurt: but the God of your father spake vnto mee yesternight, saying, Take thou heed, that thou speake not to Iacob either good or bad.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For it is in my hand through God to do you hurt: But the God of your father spake vnto me yesternight, saying: Take heede that thou speake not to Iacob ought saue good.
(For it is in my hand through God to do you hurt: But the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying: Take heed that thou/you speak not to Yacob ought save good.)

Gnva I am able to do you euill: but the God of your father spake vnto me yesternight, saying, Take heed that thou speake not to Iaakob ought saue good.
(I am able to do you evil: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed that thou/you speak not to Yacob ought save good.)

Cvdl that I coude haue done you euell: but youre fathers God saide yesterdaye vnto me: Bewarre, that thou speake nothinge vnto Iacob but good.
(that I could have done you evil: but your(pl) fathers God said yesterday unto me: Beware, that thou/you speak nothing unto Yacob but good.)

Wycl And now sotheli myn hond mai yelde yuel to thee, but the God of thi fadir seide to me yisterdai, Be war that thou speke not ony harder thing with Jacob.
(And now truly mine hand may yield evil to thee/you, but the God of thy/your father said to me yesterday, Be war that thou/you speak not any harder thing with Yacob.)

Luth Und ich hätte mit Gottes Hilfe wohl so viel Macht, daß ich euch könnte Übels tun; aber eures Vaters GOtt hat gestern zu mir gesagt: Hüte dich, daß du mit Jakob nicht anders denn freundlich redest!
(And I would_have with God’s help(n) probably/well so many power(n), that I you could evils do/put; but yours(pl) father God has yesterday to/for to_me said: Be_careful you/yourself, that you(sg) with Yakob not different because/than friendly talk/speak!)

ClVg valet manus mea reddere tibi malum: sed Deus patris vestri heri dixit mihi: Cave ne loquaris contra Jacob quidquam durius.
(is_valid hands my to_return to_you evil: but God of_the_father yours yesterday he/she_said to_me: Cave not speak on_the_contrary Yacob anything durius.)

UHB יֶשׁ־לְ⁠אֵ֣ל יָדִ֔⁠י לַ⁠עֲשׂ֥וֹת עִמָּ⁠כֶ֖ם רָ֑ע וֵֽ⁠אלֹהֵ֨י אֲבִי⁠כֶ֜ם אֶ֣מֶשׁ ׀ אָמַ֧ר אֵלַ֣⁠י לֵ⁠אמֹ֗ר הִשָּׁ֧מֶר לְ⁠ךָ֛ מִ⁠דַּבֵּ֥ר עִֽם־יַעֲקֹ֖ב מִ⁠טּ֥וֹב עַד־רָֽע׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ νῦν ἰσχύει ἡ χείρ μου κακοποιῆσαί σε· ὁ δὲ Θεὸς τοῦ πατρός σου χθὲς εἶπε πρός με, λέγων, Φύλαξαι σεαυτὸν μή ποτε λαλήσῃς μετὰ Ἰακὼβ πονηρά.

BrTr And now my hand has power to hurt thee; but the God of thy father spoke to me yesterday, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not evil words to Jacob.