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Read Genesis 31:29 (English Standard Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 31.29, Genesis 31v29, Gen. 31:29. It is in my power to do you harm. But the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’

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29 It is in my power to do you harm. But the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’

Passage themes

The power to harm — It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt
The God of the fathers — the God of your father
God's warning — Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob

Notes and references

31:29 Deut. 28:32; Neh. 5:5 (Heb.); Prov. 3:27; Mic. 2:1
31:29 ver. 42, 53; ch. 28:13
The Hebrew for your is plural here
31:29 ver. 24

Events in this chapter

31.1 — Jacob fuit Laban, retour vers Canaan

Did you know?

Des milliers d'années en 50 chapitres La Genèse couvre plus de temps que tout le reste de la Bible réuni : de la création du monde jusqu'à l'installation en Égypte. Aucun autre livre biblique ne parcourt autant d'histoire en si peu de pages.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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