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Genesis 31

Speak Neither Tov nor Ra

82 words · November 30, 2025

Then God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.
Genesis 31:24 (NIV)

What's fascinating about this passage is that the "good or bad" is the same "tov" and "ra" from the garden. It points to the deception of the serpent re: the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Laban is called "the Aramean," which we already know refers to his trickery.

Aramean Laban ra serpent tov trickery

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