SinaiGenesis 31:29
World English Bible
It is in the power of my hand to hurt you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.’
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Genesis 31:29 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 heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
Genesis 31:29 in context
- 27Why did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and didn’t tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp;
- 28and didn’t allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now have you done foolishly.
- 29It is in the power of my hand to hurt you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.’
- 30Now, you want to be gone, because you greatly longed for your father’s house, but why have you stolen my gods?”
- 31Jacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.’