Genesis 31:24
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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.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.”
In other translations
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.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.”
Hebrew words
וַיָּבֹאvaiyavo'and he cameH935אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430אֶל־'el-toH413לָבָןlavanLabanH3837הָאֲרַמִּיha'aramithe ArameanH761בַּחֲלֹםbachalomin [the] dream ofH2472הַלָּיְלָהhalayelahthe nightH3915וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לוֹloto <the> himהִשָּׁמֶרhishamertake heedH8104לְךָlekhato <the> yourselfפֶּן־pen-lestH6435תְּדַבֵּרtedaberyou should speakH1696עִם־'im-withH5973יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290מִטּוֹבmitovfrom goodH2896עַד־'ad-untoH5704רָע׃ra'badH7451
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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