Genesis 31:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.”
Genesis 31:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 31:20 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 31:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he didn’t tell him that he was running away.”
Genesis 31:20 — World English Bible
Genesis 31:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. ”
Genesis 31:20 — American Standard Version
Genesis 31:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Jacob deceiveth the heart of Laban the Aramaean, because he hath not declared to him that he is fleeing;”
Genesis 31:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 31:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he did not tell him that he fled. ”
Genesis 31:20 — Darby Translation
Genesis 31:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus Iaakob stole away ye heart of Laban the Aramite: for he told him not that he fled.”
Genesis 31:20 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 31:20 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Jacob stole the heart of Laban the Aramean, by not telling him that he was fleeing.”
Genesis 31:20 — The Living Sword
Genesis 31:20 in Context — Genesis 31
18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan–aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.
20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
22 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
What Does Genesis 31:20 Mean?
Genesis 31:20 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 31. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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