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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Verse 29 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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Und ich hätte wohl so viel Macht, daß ich euch könnte Übles tun; aber eures Vaters Gott hat gestern zu mir gesagt: Hüte dich, daß du mit Jakob nicht anders als freundlich redest.
Poder hay en mi mano para haceros mal: mas el Dios de vuestro padre me habló anoche diciendo: Guárdate que no hables a Jacob descomedidamente.
Tengo poder para hacerles daño, pero el Dios del padre de ustedes me dijo anoche: “Ten cuidado: no hables a Jacob ni para bien ni para mal”.
Ma main est assez forte pour vous faire du mal; mais le Dieu de votre père m'a dit hier: Garde-toi de parler à Jacob ni en bien ni en mal!
E’ sarebbe in mio potere di farvi del male; ma l’Iddio del padre vostro mi parlò la notte passata, dicendo: Guardati che tu non venga a parole con Giacobbe, nè in bene, nè in male.
Poder havia em minha mão para vos fazer mal, mas o Deus de vosso pai me falou ontem à noite, dizendo: Guarda-te, que não fales com Jacó nem bem nem mal.
我的手本有能力害你,只是你父親的上帝昨夜對我說:『你要小心,不可對 雅各 說好說歹。』
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