KJV King James Version
Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
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Genesis 31:27
Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.
WEB World English Bible
Why did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and didn’t tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp;
ASV American Standard Version
Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Why hast thou hidden thyself to flee, and deceivest me, and hast not declared to me, and I send thee away with joy and with songs, with tabret and with harp,
Surrounding context — Genesis 31
24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
25 Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives [taken] with the sword?
27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in [so] doing.
29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
30 And now, [though] thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, [yet] wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
לָ֤מָּהH4100 · mahwhat?נַחְבֵּ֙אתָ֙H2244 · cha.vato hideלִבְרֹ֔חַH1272 · ba.rachto fleeוַתִּגְנֹ֖בH1589 · ga.navto stealאֹתִ֑יH853 · et[Obj.]וְלֹא־H3808 · lonotהִגַּ֣דְתָּH5046 · na.gadto tellלִּ֔יH9030 · nimeוָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ֛H7971 · sha.lachto send: departבְּשִׂמְחָ֥הH8057 · sim.chahjoyוּבְשִׁרִ֖יםH7892 · shirsongבְּתֹ֥ףH8596 · tophtambourineוּבְכִנּֽוֹר׃H3658 · kin.norlyre
Cross-references
Exodus 15:20And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.Job 21:11-14They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.Genesis 4:21And his brother’s name [was] Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.Proverbs 26:23-26Burning lips and a wicked heart [are like] a potsherd covered with silver dross.Genesis 31:3-5And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.Genesis 31:20-21And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.Genesis 31:31And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.Genesis 24:59-60And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.Judges 6:27Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and [so] it was, because he feared his father’s household, and the men of the city, that he could not do [it] by day, that he did [it] by night.
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