Genesis Chapter 31 verse 27 Holy Bible
Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp;
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Why did you make a secret of your flight, not giving me word of it, so that I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with melody and music?
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Why didst thou flee away covertly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have conducted thee with mirth and with songs, with tambour and with harp;
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Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
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Why didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
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Why did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and didn't tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp;
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Why hast thou hidden thyself to flee, and deceivest me, and hast not declared to me, and I send thee away with joy and with songs, with tabret and with harp,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewWhyלָ֤מָּה (lām·māh)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatdid you run awayלִבְרֹ֔חַ (liḇ·rō·aḥ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 1272: To bolt, to flee suddenlysecretlyנַחְבֵּ֙אתָ֙ (naḥ·bê·ṯā)Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 2244: To withdraw, hideand deceiveוַתִּגְנֹ֖ב (wat·tiḡ·nōḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 1589: To thieve, to deceiveme,אֹתִ֑י (’ō·ṯî)Direct object marker | first person common singularStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative casewithout evenוְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, notellingהִגַּ֣דְתָּ (hig·gaḏ·tā)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 5046: To be conspicuousme?לִּ֔י (lî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's Hebrew I would have sent you awayוָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ֛ (wā·’ă·šal·lê·ḥă·ḵā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularStrong's 7971: To send away, for, outwith joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֥ה (bə·śim·ḥāh)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 8057: Blithesomeness, gleeand singing,וּבְשִׁרִ֖ים (ū·ḇə·ši·rîm)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 7892: A song, singingwith tambourinesבְּתֹ֥ף (bə·ṯōp̄)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 8596: A timbrel, tambourineand harps.וּבְכִנּֽוֹר׃ (ū·ḇə·ḵin·nō·wr)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3658: A harpJump to PreviousCheat Conducted Covertly Deceive Flee Flight Harp Hidden Joy Lyre Melody Mirth Music Outwit Run Secret Secretly Singing Songs Steal Tabret Tambour Tambourine Tambourines Thyself Timbrel Wherefore Word
