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Steal תִּגְנֹ֣ב
We are moving into chapter 31 of Genesis with our word for today used 8 times in the chapter. תִּגְנֹ֣ב the root of our word is גָּנַב steal, to take away by theft, to take without the owner’s consent, deceive. It is used 40 times in the Old Testament. In our chapter we find it used in two different senses as a play on words. Genesis 31:20, 26 And Jacob יִּגְנֹ֣ב tricked Laban the Aramean, by not telling him that he intended to flee. These two verses show it used as deception in our chapter. The rest of the time it refers to actual theft. Genesis 31:19 Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and…
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