20Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him he was running away.


In Context

17 Then Jacob put his children and his wives on camels,

18 and he drove all his livestock ahead of him, along with all the goods he had accumulated in Paddan Aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.

19 When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father's household gods.

20 Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him he was running away.

21 So he fled with all he had, and crossing the River, he headed for the hill country of Gilead.

22 On the third day Laban was told that Jacob had fled.

Genesis 31:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:20And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

31:20And Jacob would not confess to his father in law that he was flying away.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

31:20And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:20And Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he did not tell him that he fled.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

31:20And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:20And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he was about to depart.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:20Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he didn't tell him that he was running away.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

31:20and Jacob deceiveth the heart of Laban the Aramaean, because he hath not declared to him that he is fleeing;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:20And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.