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Genesis 31:22

In Genesis 31 of Genesis.

And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

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וַיֻּגַּ֥דvayugadand bewrayנָגַדconjunction, verb, hophal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bewray”, the next action in the storyH5046properly, 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.לְלָבָ֖ןlelavanto Labanלָבָןpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Laban”H3837Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the DesertLaban.בַּיּ֣וֹםbayomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יhashlishithe thirdשְׁלִישִׁיdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the third”, the ordinary formH7992third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)third (part, rank, time), three (years old).כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…בָרַ֖חvarachfleeבָּרַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “flee”, a completed actionH1272to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenlychase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.יַעֲקֹֽבyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it is told to Laban on the third day that Jacob hath fled,

World English Bible

Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had fled.

Darby Translation

And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled.

Douay-Rheims

It was told Laban on the third day that Jacob fled.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But it was told Laban the Syrian on the third day, that Jacob was fled.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀνηγγέλη δὲ Λάβαν τῷ Σύρῳ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ, ὅτι ἀπέδρα Ἰακώβ.

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