Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 31:20-24

20Moreover, Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290אֶת־'et-H853deceivedוַיִּגְנֹ֣ב לֵ֥בvai.yig.No levH1589 H3820Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837the Arameanהָאֲרַמִּ֑י עַל־ha.'a.ra.Mi 'al-H761 H5921by notבְּלִי֙be.LiH1097tellingהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046himthatכִּ֥יkiH3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931was running awayבֹרֵ֖חַvo.Re.achH1272.

21So heהוּא֙hu'H1931fledוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his possessionsאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834וַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,crossedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,and headed forוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760אֶת־'et-H853פָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440the hill countryהַ֥רharH2022of Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

22On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Labanלְלָבָ֖ןle.la.VanH3837was informedוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290had fledבָרַ֖חva.RachH1272.

23So he tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853his relativesאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251with himעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973,pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291Jacobאַחֲרָ֔יו דֶּ֖רֶךְ'a.cha.Rav De.rekhH310 H1870for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,and overtookוַיַּדְבֵּ֥קvai.yad.BekH1692himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853in the hill countryבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

24But that nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Labanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837the Arameanהָאֲרַמִּ֖יha.'a.ra.MiH761in a dreamבַּחֲלֹ֣םba.cha.LomH2472and warnedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, “Be carefulהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104notפֶּן־pen-H6435to sayתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696anything toעִֽם־'im-H5973Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,either goodמִטּ֥וֹבmi.TovH2896orעַד־'ad-H5704badרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.”

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