Genesis 31:24 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Genesis 31:24 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 31:2418 words
וַיָּבֹאwayāvōʾAnd go
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
אֶלʾelNear
לָבָןlāvānLaban
הָאֲרַמִּיhāʾăramîThe Aramite
בַּחֲלֹםbaḥălōmIn dream
הַלָּיְלָהhalāyəlāhThe twist
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
לוֹlwōTo
הִשָּׁמֶרhišāmerHedge
לְךָləḵāTo
פֶּןpenRemoval
תְּדַבֵּרtədabērArrange
עִםʿimWith
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
מִטּוֹבmiṭwōvFrom good
עַדʿadAs far
רָעrāʿBad
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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