Genesis
Genesis 31:27
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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| 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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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.