Study it in the app“It is in the power of my hand to do you harm; but the Elohim of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful not to speak with Jacob either good or bad.’”
It is inיֶשׁthe powerלְאֵלof my handיָדִיto doלַעֲשׂוֹתyouעִמָּכֶםharm;רָעbut the Elohimוֵאלֹהֵיof your fatherאֲבִיכֶםspokeאָמַרto meאֵלַיlast night,אֶמֶשׁsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Be carefulהִשָּׁמֶר לְךָnot to speakמִדַּבֵּרwith Jacobעִם יַעֲקֹבeither goodמִטּוֹבor bad.’עַד רָע
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yadi” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appearsharm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “ra” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohe” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appearslast night
Last night; yesterday.
Where else “emesh” appearstake care
To watch out for oneself.
Where else “hishamer” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appearsJacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appearsgood
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears28You did not even let me kiss my sons and my daughters. Now you have acted foolishly.
29 · This verse (above)
30Now you have indeed gone because you longed greatly for the house of your father; why did you steal my gods?”
1. What it says
Why did Jacob leave Laban’s house, and what did Elohim say to Laban in a dream (vv. 3, 24)?
2. What it means
What does the heap of stones mean as a witness between Jacob and Laban (vv. 44-50)?
3. How I live it
How can you close a conflict with someone in a clear and peaceful way?
