Bible in Basic English
"And Jacob went away secretly, without giving news of his flight to Laban the Aramaean."
— Genesis 31:20, Bible in Basic English
“And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.”
“And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. ”
“Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he didn't tell him that he was running away.”
“Jacob also deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was leaving.”
“And Jacob would not confess to his father-in-law that he was flying away.”
“And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.”
Then Jacob put his wives and his sons on camels;
And sending on before him all his cattle and his property which he had got together in Paddan-aram, he made ready to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
Now Laban had gone to see to the cutting of the wool of his sheep; so Rachel secretly took the images of the gods of her father's house.
And Jacob went away secretly, without giving news of his flight to Laban the Aramaean.
So he went away with all he had, and went across the River in the direction of the hill-country of Gilead.
And on the third day Laban had news of Jacob's flight.
And taking the men of his family with him, he went after him for seven days and overtook him in the hill-country of Gilead.