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Genesis 31:29

I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’

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ASV

It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

KJV

It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יֶשׁ־yesh-thereH3426 →
לְאֵ֣לle.'El[is] to [the] power ofH410 →
יָדִ֔יya.Dihand myH3027 →
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sotto doH6213 →
עִמָּכֶ֖ם'i.ma.Khemwith youH5973 →
רָ֑עRa'harmH7451 →
וֵֽאלֹהֵ֨יve.lo.Heiand [the] God ofH430 →
אֲבִיכֶ֜ם'a.vi.Khemfather yourH1 →
אֶ֣מֶשׁ׀'E.meshlast nightH570 →
אָמַ֧ר'a.Marhe saidH559 →
אֵלַ֣י'e.Laito meH413 →
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
הִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.mertake heedH8104 →
לְךָ֛le.Khato <the> yourself
מִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.Berfrom speakingH1696 →
עִֽם־'im-withH5973 →
יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoJacobH3290 →
מִטּ֥וֹבmi.Tovfrom goodH2896 →
עַד־'ad-untoH5704 →
רָֽע׃Ra'badH7451 →

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Genesis 31:42If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”Genesis 31:53May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.1 Chronicles 16:21He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.Genesis 32:9Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’Joshua 24:2–3And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.Genesis 28:13And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.Genesis 31:24But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”Genesis 31:7And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.Genesis 24:50Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.Acts 9:5“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.Daniel 6:26I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.Daniel 3:28Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.Acts 5:38–39So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.2 Kings 19:10“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.Daniel 2:47The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”Daniel 6:20When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”

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