Genesis 31:27

Why didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with simchah, and with shirim (songs), with tof (timbrel, tambourine) and with kinnor (harp)?

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

26And Lavan said to Ya'akov, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my banot, like shevuyot (captives) taken with the cherev?

28And hast not allowed me to kiss my banim (grandchildren) and my banot? Thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:59And they sent away Rivkah their achot, and her nurse, and eved Avraham, and his anashim.

Genesis 31:20Unawares to Lavan HaArami, Ya'akov stole away, in that he told him not that he was fleeing.

Exodus 15:20And Miryam the neviah, the achot Aharon, took the tof (hand drum) in her yad; and all the nashim went out after her with hand-drums and with dancing.

Job 21:11They send forth their little ones like a tzon, 1 and their yeladim jump about. 1

Matthew Henry on Genesis 31:26-36

Laban's Pursuit after Jacob. ( b. c. 1739.) 25 Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead. 26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword? 27 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? 28… Read the whole commentary →

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