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27 Why did you flee secretly and [a]deceive me and not tell me—so that I might have sent you away with gladness and with songs, with (A)tambourine and with (B)lyre— 28 and not allow me (C)to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now you have acted foolishly. 29 It is in my hand to do evil against you, but (D)the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘[b](E)Beware of speaking either good or evil to Jacob.’

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:27 Lit steal me
  2. Genesis 31:29 Lit Take heed to yourself

27 Why did you run off secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me,(A) so I could send you away with joy and singing to the music of timbrels(B) and harps?(C) 28 You didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye.(D) You have done a foolish thing. 29 I have the power to harm you;(E) but last night the God of your father(F) said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’(G)

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