Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.” New Living Translation But the previous night God had appeared to Laban the Aramean in a dream and told him, “I’m warning you—leave Jacob alone!” English Standard Version But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream by night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.” Berean Standard Bible 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.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version But God had come to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said to him, “Be careful that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad.” New American Standard Bible However, God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night and said to him, “Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob either good or bad.” NASB 1995 God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night and said to him, “Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob either good or bad.” NASB 1977 And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob either good or bad.” Legacy Standard Bible And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night and said to him, “Beware lest you speak to Jacob either good or bad.” Amplified Bible God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob, either good or bad.” Christian Standard Bible But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night. “Watch yourself! ” God warned him. “Don’t say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.” Holman Christian Standard Bible But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night. “Watch yourself!” God warned him. “Don’t say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.” American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And God came upon Laban the Aramaean in a dream of the night and he said to him, “Beware that you do not speak with Yaquuv of good or for evil.” Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Contemporary English Version But God appeared to Laban in a dream that night and warned, "Don't say a word to Jacob. Don't make a threat or a promise." Douay-Rheims Bible And he saw in a dream God saying to him: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, "Be careful not to say anything at all to Jacob." Good News Translation In a dream that night God came to Laban and said to him, "Be careful not to threaten Jacob in any way." International Standard Version That night, God appeared to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, "Be careful what you say to Jacob, whether it's one word good or bad." JPS Tanakh 1917 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.' Literal Standard Version 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.” Majority Standard Bible 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.” New American Bible But that night God appeared to Laban the Aramean in a dream and said to him: Take care not to say anything to Jacob. NET Bible But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and warned him, "Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob." New Revised Standard Version But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream by night, and said to him, “Take heed that you say not a word to Jacob, either good or bad.” New Heart English Bible God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night, and said to him, "Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob either good or bad." Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible 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.” Young's Literal Translation 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.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Laban Pursues Jacob…23So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. 24But 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.” 25Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there as well.… Cross References Genesis 20:3 One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman." Genesis 20:6 Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, "Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her. Genesis 24:50 Laban and Bethuel answered, "This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter. Genesis 31:7 And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me. Genesis 31:11 In that dream the angel of God said to me, 'Jacob!' And I replied, 'Here I am.' Genesis 31:23 So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. Genesis 31:25 Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there as well. Treasury of Scripture And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said to him, Take heed that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad. the Syrian. Genesis 28:5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother. Deuteronomy 26:5 And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous: Hosea 12:12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. dream. Genesis 31:10,29 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled… Genesis 20:3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. Genesis 40:5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. Take heed. Genesis 31:42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight. Genesis 24:50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. Numbers 24:13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak? either good or bad. Jump to Previous Aramaean Aramean Bad Care Careful Dream Either Evil Good Heed Jacob Laban Night Speak Syrian Thyself WordJump to Next Aramaean Aramean Bad Care Careful Dream Either Evil Good Heed Jacob Laban Night Speak Syrian Thyself WordGenesis 31 1. Jacob, displeased with the envy of Laban and his sons, departs secretly.19. Rachel steals her father's household gods. 22. Laban pursues after him, and complains of the wrong. 34. Rachel's plan to hide the images. 36. Jacob's complaint of Laban. 43. The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed. (24) Either good or bad.--Heb., from good to bad: a proverbial expression, rightly translated in the Authorised Version, but conveying the idea of a more absolute prohibition than the phrase used in Genesis 24:50.Verses 24, 25. - And God - Elohim is here employed, neither because the section belongs to the fundamental document (Tuch, Bleek, Colenso, et alii), nor because, though Laban had an outward acquaintance with Jehovah (vide ver. 49), his real religious knowledge did not extend beyond Elohim (Hengstenberg), but simply because the historian wished to characterize the interposition which arrested Laban in his wrath as supernatural (Quarry) - came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, - (cf. Genesis 20:3; Job 33:15; Matthew 1:20). This celestial visitation occurred the night before the fugitives were overtaken (vide ver. 29). Its intention was to guard Jacob, according to the promise of Genesis 28:15, against Laban's resentment - and (accordingly God) said unto him, Take heed - literally, take heed for thyself, the verb being followed by an ethical dative, as in Genesis 12:1; Genesis 21:16, q.v. - that thou speak not to Jacob - literally, lest the, speak with Jacob; μή ποτε λαλήσυς μετὰ Ἰακὼβ (LXX.) either good or bad. Literally, from good to bad, meaning that on meeting with Jacob he should not pass from peaceful greetings to bitter reproaches (Bush, Lunge), or say anything emphatic and decisive for the purpose of reversing what had occurred (Keil); or, perhaps more simply, say anything acrimonious or violent against Jacob (Rosenmüller, Murphy), the expression being a proverbial phrase for opposition or interference (Kalisch). (Cf. Genesis 14:50; 2 Samuel 13:23). Then (literally, and) Laban overtook Jacob. Now (literally, and) Jacob had pitched his tent - this was done by means of pins driven into the ground, the verb תָּקַע signifying to fasten, or fix anything by driving (cf. Judges 4:21; Isaiah 22:23, 25) - in the mount (vide supra, ver. 21): and Laban with his brethren (kinsmen, ut supra) pitched - his tent; not ἔστησε τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς (LXX.) - in the mount of Gilead (vide supra, ver. 21). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But that nightהַלָּ֑יְלָה (hal·lā·yə·lāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity God אֱלֹהִ֛ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative came וַיָּבֹ֧א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Laban לָבָ֥ן (lā·ḇān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob the Aramean הָאֲרַמִּ֖י (hā·’ă·ram·mî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 761: Aramean -- an inhabitant of Aram (Syria) in a dream בַּחֲלֹ֣ם (ba·ḥă·lōm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2472: A dream and warned וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say him, ל֗וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew “Be careful הִשָּׁ֧מֶר (hiš·šā·mer) Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to not פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest to say תְּדַבֵּ֥ר (tə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue anything to עִֽם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with Jacob, יַעֲקֹ֖ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc either good מִטּ֥וֹב (miṭ·ṭō·wḇ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good or עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while bad.” רָֽע׃ (rā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil Links Genesis 31:24 NIVGenesis 31:24 NLT Genesis 31:24 ESV Genesis 31:24 NASB Genesis 31:24 KJV Genesis 31:24 BibleApps.com Genesis 31:24 Biblia Paralela Genesis 31:24 Chinese Bible Genesis 31:24 French Bible Genesis 31:24 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 31:24 God came to Laban the Syrian (Gen. 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