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.
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Verse 24 is found in chapter 31 of Genesis. Laban pursues Jacob and they confront their accumulated conflicts. They eventually establish a covenant marking the separation between their two families and allowing Jacob to continue his journey.
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Aber Gott kam zu Laban, dem Syrer, im Traum des Nachts und sprach zu ihm: Hüte dich, daß du mit Jakob nicht anders redest als freundlich.
Y vino Dios a Labán Arameo en sueños aquella noche, y le dijo: Guárdate que no hables a Jacob descomedidamente.
Pero Dios vino a Labán el arameo en un sueño durante la noche y le dijo: «Ten cuidado: no hables a Jacob ni para bien ni para mal».
Mais Dieu apparut la nuit en songe à Laban, l'Araméen, et lui dit: Garde-toi de parler à Jacob ni en bien ni en mal!
Ma Iddio venne a Labano, Sirio, in sogno di notte, e gli disse: Guardati che tu non venga a parole con Giacobbe, nè in bene, nè in male
Veio, porém, Deus a Labão, o arameu, em sonhos, de noite, e disse-lhe: Guarda-te, que não fales com Jacó nem bem nem mal.
夜間,上帝來到 亞蘭 人 拉班 那裏,在夢中對他說:「你要小心,不可對 雅各 說好說歹。」
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