King James Version

Genesis 31:20

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

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וַיִּגְנֹ֣בvayignovand carry awayגָּנַבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry away”, the next action in the storyH1589to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceivecarry away, [idiom] indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.יַעֲקֹ֔בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).לֵ֥בlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…לָבָ֖ןlavanLabanלָבָןnoun, proper name — “Laban”H3837Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the DesertLaban.הָאֲרַמִּ֑יhaaramithe Syrianאֲרַמִּיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Syrian”, the ordinary formH761an Aramite or AramaeanSyrian, Aramitess.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…בְּלִי֙belinotבְּלִיparticle, negative — “not”H1097properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.הִגִּ֣ידhigidbewrayנָגַדverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bewray”, a completed actionH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.ל֔וֹlvotoל֔וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toכִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…בֹרֵ֖חַvorechafleeבָּרַחverb, qal, participle, absolute — “flee”, a verb used as a describing wordH1272to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenlychase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.הֽוּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, in that he told him not that he fled.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he didn’t tell him that he was running away.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, in that he told him not that he fled.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Jacob hid the matter from Laban the Syrian, so as not to tell him that he ran away.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔκρυψε δὲ Ἰακὼβ Λάβαν τὸν Σύρον, τοῦ μὴ ἀναγγεῖλαι αὐτῷ, ὅτι ἀποδιδράσκει.