GENESIS 31:24

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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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.”

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Genesis 31:24 Translation & Meaning

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And God אֱלֹהִ֛ים Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative God
came וַיָּבֹ֧א To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) came
to אֶל Near, with or among; often in general, to to
Laban לָבָ֥ן Laban, a Mesopotamian Laban
the Syrian הָֽאֲרַמִּ֖י An Aramite or Aramaean Syrian
in a dream בַּֽחֲלֹ֣ם A dream dream
by night, הַלָּ֑יְלָה Properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity night
and said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
unto him, Take heed הִשָּׁ֧מֶר Properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc Take heed
that פֶּן Properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest that
thou speak תְּדַבֵּ֥ר Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue speak
not to עִֽם Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) not
Jacob יַעֲקֹ֖ב Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch Jacob
either good מִטּ֥וֹב Good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) either good
or עַד As far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) or
bad. רָֽע׃ Bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) bad

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  • 22  And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

  • 23  And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

  • 24  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.

  • 25  Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.

  • 26  And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?




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