Genesis 31:26-28
New English Translation
26 “What have you done?” Laban demanded of Jacob. “You’ve deceived me[a] and carried away my daughters as if they were captives of war![b] 27 Why did you run away secretly[c] and deceive me?[d] Why didn’t you tell me so I could send you off with a celebration complete with singing, tambourines, and harps?[e] 28 You didn’t even allow me to kiss my daughters and my grandchildren[f] goodbye. You have acted foolishly!
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- Genesis 31:26 tn Heb “and you have stolen my heart.” This expression apparently means “to deceive” (see v. 20).
- Genesis 31:26 tn Heb “and you have led away my daughters like captives of a sword.”
- Genesis 31:27 tn Heb “Why did you hide in order to flee?” The verb “hide” and the infinitive “to flee” form a hendiadys, the infinitive becoming the main verb and the other the adverb: “flee secretly.”
- Genesis 31:27 tn Heb “and steal me.”
- Genesis 31:27 tn Heb “And [why did] you not tell me so I could send you off with joy and with songs, with a tambourine and with a harp?”
- Genesis 31:28 tn Heb “my sons and my daughters.” Here “sons” refers to “grandsons,” and has been translated “grandchildren” since at least one granddaughter, Dinah, was involved. The order has been reversed in the translation for stylistic reasons.
Genesis 31:26-28
New International Version
26 Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done?(A) You’ve deceived me,(B) and you’ve carried off my daughters like captives in war.(C) 27 Why did you run off secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me,(D) so I could send you away with joy and singing to the music of timbrels(E) and harps?(F) 28 You didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye.(G) You have done a foolish thing.
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