Genesis 31:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.”
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“Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Jacob deceiveth the heart of Laban the Aramaean, because he hath not declared to him that he is fleeing;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 31:20 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 25:20and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
- Genesis 31:27Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.
- Deuteronomy 26:5and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.
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