Genesis 31:24 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 31:24 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּבֹ֧א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֱלֹהִ֛ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
לָבָ֥ן
Lâbân
H3837
Laban
הָאֲרַמִּ֖י
ʼĂrammîy
H761
Syrian
בַּחֲלֹ֣ם
chălôwm
H2472
dream
הַלָּ֑יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֗וֹ
הִשָּׁ֧מֶר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
לְךָ֛
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
תְּדַבֵּ֥ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
עִֽם
ʻim
H5973
with
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
מִטּ֥וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
רָֽע
raʻ
H7451
evil
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World English Bible Public Domain
God came to Laban, the Syrian, in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Take heed to yourself that you don't speak to Jacob either good or bad."
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream that night and said to him, “Watch yourself that you do not speak with Jacob either good or bad.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).