Genesis 31:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
cameוַיָּבֹ֧א
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to Labanלָבָ֥ן
(la·van)
3837a: father-in-law of Jacobfrom laben
the Arameanהָאֲרַמִּ֖י
(ha·'a·ram·mi)
761: an inhab. of Aram (Syria)from Aram
in a dreamבַּחֲלֹ֣ם
(ba·cha·lom)
2472: a dreamfrom chalam
of the nightהַלָּ֑יְלָה
(hal·la·ye·lah;)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation
and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to him, "Be carefulהִשָּׁ֧מֶר
(hi·sha·mer)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
that you do not speakתְּדַבֵּ֥ר
(te·dab·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
to Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖ב
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
either 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
goodמִטֹּ֥וב
(mit·to·vv)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
orעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
bad."רָֽע׃
(ra.)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa


















KJV Lexicon
And God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to Laban
Laban  (law-bawn')
Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert -- Laban.
the Syrian
'Arammiy  (ar-am-mee')
an Aramite or Aramaean -- Syrian, Aramitess.
in a dream
chalowm  (khal-ome')
a dream -- dream(-er).
by night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him Take heed
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
that thou speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
not to
`im  (eem)
accompanying, against, and, as (long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-)to, with(-al).
Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
either good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
or
`ad  (ad)
especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
bad
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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."

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.

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."

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."

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."

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."

King James 2000 Bible
And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
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