Scripture · Old Testament
Genesis 31:20
Genesis 31:20 is verse 20 of Genesis chapter 31, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.
Or stole the heart of; also in verses 26 and 27
King James Version
And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
World English Bible
Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he didn’t tell him that he was running away.
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Genesis 31:18–22 · Berean Standard Bible
18 and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.
19 Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
20 Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away.
21 So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
22 On the third day Laban was informed that Jacob had fled.
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