Genesis
Genesis 31:26–27
26Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me and carried off my daughters like captives of war! 27Why 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.
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Genesis 31:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Laban | לָבָן֙ | lā·ḇān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3837 Laban |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Jacob | לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב | lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| What | מֶ֣ה | meh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have you done | עָשִׂ֔יתָ | ‘ā·śî·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| You have deceived | וַתִּגְנֹ֖ב | wat·tiḡ·nōḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1589 steal |
| me | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and carried off my daughters | בְּנֹתַ֔י | bə·nō·ṯay | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H1323 daughter |
| like captives | כִּשְׁבֻי֖וֹת | kiš·ḇu·yō·wṯ | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural construct | H7617 take captive |
| of war | חָֽרֶב׃ | ḥā·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
Genesis 31:27
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | לָ֤מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| did you run away | לִבְרֹ֔חַ | liḇ·rō·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1272 go through, flee |
| secretly | נַחְבֵּ֙אתָ֙ | naḥ·bê·ṯā | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H2244 withdraw, hide |
| and deceive | וַתִּגְנֹ֖ב | wat·tiḡ·nōḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1589 steal |
| me | אֹתִ֑י | ’ō·ṯî | Direct object marker; first person common singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| without even | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| telling | הִגַּ֣דְתָּ | hig·gaḏ·tā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| me | לִּ֔י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| I would have sent you away | וָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ֛ | wā·’ă·šal·lê·ḥă·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| with joy | בְּשִׂמְחָ֥ה | bə·śim·ḥāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H8057 joy, gladness, mirth |
| and singing | וּבְשִׁרִ֖ים | ū·ḇə·ši·rîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H7892 song |
| with tambourines | בְּתֹ֥ף | bə·ṯōp̄ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H8596 timbrel, tambourine |
| and harps | וּבְכִנּֽוֹר׃ | ū·ḇə·ḵin·nō·wr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3658 lyre |
Cross-references
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Genesis 31:26 1 Samuel 30:2 · Genesis 4:10 · 1 Samuel 14:43 · Genesis 3:13 · Genesis 20:9–10 · Genesis 26:10 · 1 Samuel 17:29 · Genesis 12:18 · Genesis 31:16 · Genesis 2:24 · Joshua 7:19 · Genesis 34:29
Genesis 31:27 Exodus 15:20 · Genesis 24:59–60 · Proverbs 26:23–26 · Genesis 4:21 · Genesis 31:20–21 · Job 21:11–14 · Genesis 31:3–5 · Judges 6:27 · Genesis 31:31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.