Genesis 31:29
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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.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.’
In other translations
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.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.’
Hebrew words
יֶשׁ־yesh-thereH3426לְאֵלle'el[is] to [the] power ofH410יָדִיyadihand myH3027לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto doH6213עִמָּכֶם'imakhemwith youH5973רָעra'harmH7451וֵאלֹהֵיveloheiand [the] God ofH430אֲבִיכֶם'avikhemfather yourH1אֶמֶשׁ׀'emeshlast nightH570אָמַר'amarhe saidH559אֵלַי'elaito meH413לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559הִשָּׁמֶרhishamertake heedH8104לְךָlekhato <the> yourselfמִדַּבֵּרmidaberfrom speakingH1696עִם־'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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People: Jacob