Genesis 31:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Jacob went away secretly, without giving news of his flight to Laban the Aramaean.

Additional Resources

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 31:21-27
    7 verses
    85%

    21So he went away with all he had, and went across the River in the direction of the hill-country of Gilead.

    22And on the third day Laban had news of Jacob's flight.

    23And taking the men of his family with him, he went after him for seven days and overtook him in the hill-country of Gilead.

    24Then God came to Laban in a dream by night, and said to him, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.

    25Now when Laban overtook him, Jacob had put up his tent in the hill-country; and Laban and his brothers put up their tents in the hill-country of Gilead.

    26And Laban said to Jacob, Why did you go away secretly, taking my daughters away like prisoners of war?

    27Why did you make a secret of your flight, not giving me word of it, so that I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with melody and music?

  • Gen 31:18-19
    2 verses
    83%

    18And sending on before him all his cattle and his property which he had got together in Paddan-aram, he made ready to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

    19Now Laban had gone to see to the cutting of the wool of his sheep; so Rachel secretly took the images of the gods of her father's house.

  • Gen 31:30-34
    5 verses
    78%

    30And now, it seems, you are going because your heart's desire is for your father's house; but why have you taken my gods?

    31And Jacob, in answer, said to Laban, My fear was that you might take your daughters from me by force.

    32As for your gods, if anyone of us has them, let him be put to death: make search before us all for what is yours, and take it. For Jacob had no knowledge that Rachel had taken them.

    33So Laban went into Jacob's tent and into Leah's tent, and into the tents of the two servant-women, but they were not there; and he came out of Leah's tent and went into Rachel's.

    34Now Rachel had taken the images, and had put them in the camels' basket, and was seated on them. And Laban, searching through all the tent, did not come across them.

  • Gen 31:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1Now it came to the ears of Jacob that Laban's sons were saying, Jacob has taken away all our father's property, and in this way he has got all this wealth.

    2And Jacob saw that Laban's feeling for him was no longer what it had been before.

  • Gen 31:36
    75%

    36Then Jacob was angry with Laban, and said, What crime or sin have I done that you have come after me with such passion?

  • Gen 28:5
    74%

    5So Isaac sent Jacob away: and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

  • Gen 27:43
    73%

    43So now, my son, do what I say: go quickly to Haran, to my brother Laban;

  • Gen 29:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah, went running to give her father news of it.

    13And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.

  • Gen 29:25
    72%

    25And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?

  • Gen 30:25
    72%

    25Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.

  • Gen 28:7
    71%

    7And that Jacob had done as his father and mother said and had gone to Paddan-aram;