Genesis 31:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.”
Genesis 31:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 31:2013 words
וַיִּגְנֹבwayigənōvAnd thieve
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
אֶתʾet—
לֵבlēvHeart
לָבָןlāvānLaban
הָאֲרַמִּיhāʾăramîThe Aramite
עַלʿalAbove
בְּלִיbəlîFailure
הִגִּידhigîdFront
לוֹlwōTo
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
בֹרֵחַvōrēḥaBolt
הוּאhûʾHe
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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