And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
WEB
Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.
YLT
and Jacob deceiveth the heart of Laban the Aramaean, because he hath not declared to him that he is fleeing;
DBT
And Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he did not tell him that he fled.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)