Genesis 31:24

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and warned him,“Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.”

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  • Gen 20:3 : 3 But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him,“You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else’s wife.”
  • Gen 24:50 : 50 Then Laban and Bethuel replied,“This is the LORD’s doing. Our wishes are of no concern.
  • Gen 31:29 : 29 I have the power to do you harm, but the God of your father told me last night,‘Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.’
  • Gen 31:42 : 42 If the God of my father– the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears– had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”
  • 2 Sam 13:22 : 22 But Absalom said nothing to Amnon, either bad or good, yet Absalom hated Amnon because he had humiliated his sister Tamar.
  • Num 24:13 : 13 ‘If Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD to do either good or evil of my own will, but whatever the LORD tells me I must speak’?
  • Deut 26:5 : 5 Then you must affirm before the LORD your God,“A wandering Aramean was my ancestor, and he went down to Egypt and lived there as a foreigner with a household few in number, but there he became a great, powerful, and numerous people.
  • 1 Kgs 3:5 : 5 One night in Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said,“Tell me what I should give you.”
  • Job 33:15-17 : 15 In a dream, a night vision, when deep sleep falls on people as they sleep in their beds. 16 Then he gives a revelation to people, and terrifies them with warnings, 17 to turn a person from his sin, and to cover a person’s pride.
  • Job 33:25 : 25 then his flesh is restored like a youth’s; he returns to the days of his youthful vigor.
  • Ps 105:14-15 : 14 He let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake, 15 saying,“Don’t touch my chosen ones! Don’t harm my prophets!”
  • Isa 37:29 : 29 Because you rage against me and the uproar you create has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle between your lips, and I will lead you back the way you came.”
  • Hos 12:12 : 12 Jacob in Aram, Israel in Egypt, and Ephraim in Trouble Jacob fled to the country of Aram, then Israel worked to acquire a wife; he tended sheep to pay for her.
  • Matt 1:20 : 20 When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
  • Matt 2:12 : 12 After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back by another route to their own country.
  • Matt 27:19 : 19 As he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him:“Have nothing to do with that innocent man; I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream about him today.”
  • Gen 40:5 : 5 Both of them, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, had a dream the same night. Each man’s dream had its own meaning.
  • Gen 41:1 : 1 Joseph’s Rise to Power At the end of two full years Pharaoh had a dream. As he was standing by the Nile,
  • Num 12:6 : 6 The LORD said,“Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known to him in a vision; I will speak with him in a dream.
  • Num 22:20 : 20 God came to Balaam that night, and said to him,“If the men have come to call you, get up and go with them, but the word that I will say to you, that you must do.”
  • Num 22:26 : 26 Then the angel of the LORD went farther, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left.
  • Gen 28:5 : 5 So Isaac sent Jacob on his way, and he went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean and brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
  • Gen 31:10 : 10 “Once during breeding season I saw in a dream that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled, and spotted.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 31:25-26
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    25Laban overtook Jacob, and when Jacob pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead, Laban and his relatives set up camp there too.

    26“What have you done?” Laban demanded of Jacob.“You’ve deceived me and carried away my daughters as if they were captives of war!

  • Gen 31:29
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    29I have the power to do you harm, but the God of your father told me last night,‘Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.’

  • Gen 31:10-12
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    10“Once during breeding season I saw in a dream that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled, and spotted.

    11In the dream the angel of God said to me,‘Jacob!’‘Here I am!’ I replied.

    12Then he said,‘Observe that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you.

  • Gen 31:20
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    20Jacob also deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was leaving.

  • Gen 46:2
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    2God spoke to Israel in a vision during the night and said,“Jacob, Jacob!” He replied,“Here I am!”

  • Gen 31:1-3
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    1Jacob’s Flight from Laban Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were complaining,“Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father! He has gotten rich at our father’s expense!”

    2When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.

    3The LORD said to Jacob,“Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”

  • Gen 24:50
    73%

    50Then Laban and Bethuel replied,“This is the LORD’s doing. Our wishes are of no concern.

  • Gen 31:22-23
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    22Three days later Laban discovered Jacob had left.

    23So he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob for seven days. He caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.

  • Gen 31:42
    72%

    42If the God of my father– the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears– had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”

  • Gen 31:31-33
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    72%

    31“I left secretly because I was afraid!” Jacob replied to Laban.“I thought you might take your daughters away from me by force.

    32Whoever has taken your gods will be put to death! In the presence of our relatives identify whatever is yours and take it.”(Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.)

    33So Laban entered Jacob’s tent, and Leah’s tent, and the tent of the two female servants, but he did not find the idols. Then he left Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s.

  • Gen 20:6
    71%

    6Then in the dream God replied to him,“Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience. That is why I have kept you from sinning against me and why I did not allow you to touch her.

  • Gen 31:36
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    36Jacob became angry and argued with Laban.“What did I do wrong?” he demanded of Laban.“What sin of mine prompted you to chase after me in hot pursuit?

  • Gen 30:34
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    34“Agreed!” said Laban,“It will be as you say.”

  • Num 22:20
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    20God came to Balaam that night, and said to him,“If the men have come to call you, get up and go with them, but the word that I will say to you, that you must do.”

  • Gen 31:55
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    55(32:1) Early in the morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home.

  • Gen 31:51
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    51“Here is this pile of stones and this pillar I have set up between me and you,” Laban said to Jacob.

  • Gen 35:9
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    9God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan Aram and blessed him.

  • Gen 28:12
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    12and had a dream. He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down it

  • Gen 30:27
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    27But Laban said to him,“If I have found favor in your sight, please stay here, for I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me on account of you.”

  • Gen 32:9
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    9Then Jacob prayed,“O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, O LORD, you said to me,‘Return to your land and to your relatives and I will make you prosper.’

  • Gen 29:13
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    13When Laban heard this news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he rushed out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban how he was related to him.

  • Gen 35:1
    69%

    1The Return to Bethel Then God said to Jacob,“Go up at once to Bethel and live there. Make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”

  • Job 33:15
    69%

    15In a dream, a night vision, when deep sleep falls on people as they sleep in their beds.