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23 so he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob. Laban[a] was on the road for seven days when he finally caught up with Jacob[b] in the hill country of Gilead.

God Warns Laban

24 That night, God appeared to Laban the Aramean[c] in a dream and warned him, “Be careful what you say to Jacob, whether it’s one word good or bad.” 25 Meanwhile, Jacob had pitched his tent on the mountain, where Laban had caught up with him.[d] Laban and his relatives encamped on that same mountain in the hill country of Gilead, too.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:23 Lit. He
  2. Genesis 31:23 Lit. him
  3. Genesis 31:24 In later centuries this region would be called Syria
  4. Genesis 31:25 Lit. Jacob