Genesis 31:26-28
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
26 Laban said to Jacob, “How could you hoodwink me and carry off my daughters like prisoners of war?[a] 27 Why did you dupe me by stealing away secretly? You did not tell me! I would have sent you off with joyful singing to the sound of tambourines and harps. 28 You did not even allow me a parting kiss to my daughters and grandchildren! Now what you have done makes no sense.
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